The county’s chief finance officer responsible for safekeeping and investment of funds.

Harris

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2026 Texas Primary Election

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Corruption

Financial Management

County Treasurer

Administration

Ethics & Conduct

District Clerk

- County Party Chairs appoint and oversee local election officials and workers, manage candidate filings and ballot placement for county offices, serve on the county election board, and help certify local election results.
- The County Party Chair is elected in a partisan primary election to a two-year term. Candidates must be accepted to vote in the selected party’s primary election or take an oath of affiliation with the party.
- County Party Chairs may receive payment, but only after the county party’s final cost report has been received on time and approved by the Secretary of State.

Ensures your party is represented in the primary elections. 

Election Oversight

Voting & Elections

County Party Chair

Legal Experience

Judicial Administration

Judicial Philosophy

Community Involvement

County Criminal Court at Law Judge

- Justices of the Peace oversee Justice Courts, trial courts for civil cases up to $20,000, and misdemeanor cases punishable only by fine. They also perform marriages, issue warrants, conduct preliminary hearings, and serve as notaries.
- Texas has 835 Justice Courts, each presided over by a single judge. Every county has between one and eight precincts based on the county's population, each with its own Justice Court.
- Justices of the Peace are elected through partisan, precinct-wide election to four-year terms. 
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a district resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that precinct.
- The annual salary for Justices of the Peace ranges from $19,207 to $151,805 and is by the county's Commissioners Court.


Presides over civil cases and fine-only misdemeanor cases.

Judicial Efficiency

Policing

Justice of the Peace

County Civil Court at Law Judge

School Curriculum

School Facilities & Resources

Student Wellbeing

Teachers

Access to Education

County Department of Education Board Member

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Wolfe City

Josephine

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Campbell

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Uhland

Lockhart

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Victoria

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2026 Texas candidates

Harris County Treasurer, Democratic Primary

1 candidate

Harris District Clerk, Republican Primary

1 candidate

Harris County Party Chair, Republican Primary

3 candidates

Harris County Criminal Court at Law Judge, Democratic Primary

1 candidate

Harris Justice of the Peace, Justice Precinct 5, Democratic Primary

2 candidates

How this impacts you

Harris Justice of the Peace, Justice Precinct 2, Democratic Primary

2 candidates

How this impacts you

Harris County Civil Court at Law Judge, Democratic Primary

2 candidates

Harris County Criminal Court at Law Judge, Republican Primary

1 candidate

Harris County Criminal Court at Law Judge, Democratic Primary

1 candidate

Harris County Department of Education Board Member, Democratic Primary

2 candidates