Robert Wilcox (center) is the new athletic director and head football coach for Kingsville Independent School District. Standing alongside Wilcox are KISD athletic secretary Jan Seyfors and interim AD Douglas Kent. KISD names Round Rock

A $40 million bond issue to build a new H.M King High School was easily approved Saturday by voters residing within the Kingsville Independent School District.

The vote was 970 in favor and 612 against. School officials said more than 40 percent of the cost of the bonds could be funded by a state school infrastructure grant.

Riviera ISD Bonds

In stark contrast to KISD voters, Riviera Independent School District voters overwhelmingly were against a proposition authorizing $18.5 million worth of bonds for new school buildings and a proposition that would have raised the cap on taxes for maintenance and operations of the school district.

On proposition 1 to raise the tax cap, the vote was only 50 in favor and 439 against.

On proposition 2 to authorize $18.5 million worth of bonds, the vote was only 43 in favor and 450 against.

Kingsville ISD Trustees

Melissa Ann Windham is the apparent winner in a six-person race for Place 1 on the board of trustees for the Kingsville Independent School District.

Candidates for Place 1 included Johnny Sandoval, 302 votes; Windham, 621; Ruben G. Soliz, 60 votes; Marty A. Ontiveros, 10 votes; John Edward Moreno, 60 votes; and Alberto Ruiz, 602 votes.

In Place 2, incumbent Annabelle M. Garza, with 822 votes, defeated and Rudy Macareno, with 715votes.

In Place 3, challenger Luis “LG” Canales, with 661 votes, lost to incumbent Joe R. Trevino, with 800 votes.

Kingsville City Commission

All incumbents on the Kingsville City Commission were re-elected to another two-year term.

Mayor Sam Fugate, running unopposed, received 867 votes.

Only one challenger, Tomas Sanchez Jr., ran against the incumbents for a position on the city commission.

Incumbent Al Garcia received the most votes with 622; incumbent Charlie Wilson, 609: Sanchez, 479; incumbent Arturo Pecos, 541; and incumbent Stanley Laskowski, 569.

Emergency District

The vote was almost unanimous to create Emergency District 6 with taxing power, which would provide much needed ambulance service for Bishop, Driscoll and Petronila.

The vote was 411 in favor and only 5 against.