The early voting period in the Democratic Primary will run through Friday, July 10, at three locations in Bandera County before election day is held in the runoff on Tuesday, July 14. The Democratic Party has two runoffs on the ballot in Bandera County – for the nomination to face incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-San Antonio, in the November general election and for the nomination to seek a Texas Railroad Commission seat in November. Royce West, a Texas state senator from Dallas, is in a runoff against Mary “MJ” Hegar, a U.S. Air Force officer who received the Purple Heart, for ...