School shutdowns, dwindling enrollment shape EPISD trustee elections in Austin, El Paso, Bowie high areas

School shutdowns, dwindling enrollment shape EPISD trustee elections in Austin, El Paso, Bowie high areas

As it prepares to shutter schools amid declining enrollment and broader financial challenges, the May 3 school board election for El Paso Independent School District will determine who will govern the district for the next four years.EPISD has seven single-member district seats, four of which are on the ballot this year with candidates hoping to either shift or maintain the majority between two factions within the board. The factions were create…