Voter turnout is heavy – at least for an off-year, special election – in several rural communities to the north and west of
Those communities all fall in the county commission district of Oscar Vasquez Butler, the most outspoken opponent of the spaceport tax.
Whether that means those voters oppose the tax isn’t yet known. But
None of those communities are the rural colonias that make up the majority of
“I hope they follow their leadership, and that’s me,” he said. “But this is really up to the voters.”
No matter what happens,
“It’s empowered many communities,” he said. “It’s great to see that we’re a worthy opponent. And that we’re a worthy opponent means we’ve won already. If we win the election, that’s frosting on the cake.”