
Every election year in Texas, David Alcantar transforms from a mild-mannered artist into Superman.
At 46, Alcantar isn’t leaping any tall buildings. But in blue leggings, red shorts and a tight T-shirt with Superman's crest splashed across the chest, Alcantar has become an Election Day fixture in San Antonio, running near polling stations with a white “Vote!” flag in hopes of unleashing what he believes is everyone’s superpower: casting a ballot.