2026 Texas General Election

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Julie is a longtime Plano resident who has lived in the district since 1981. She is a graduate of Plano Senior High, and she and her husband raised two sons here. She holds a bachelor's degree from Stephen F. Austin State University.

About | Julie Holmer for Commissioner

Julie Holmer has lived in Plano and the district since 1981. She holds a bachelor's degree from Stephen F. Austin State University. She and her husband raised two sons in Plano.

Julie Holmer has lived in Plano since 1981. She holds a bachelor's degree from Stephen F. Austin State University. She and her husband raised two sons together.

Julie is a marketing and branding professional. Her career background also includes IT consulting, restaurants and human resources.

Holmer said Collin County’s rapid growth has also driven her decision to run, particularly to address the county’s growing needs with transportation, water infrastructure and health care. Holmer, who has a background in social work and previously worked at the Columbia Medical Center of McKinney, said seeing the region evolve while many needs went unaddressed also inspired her decision to run.

Plano City Council member Julie Holmer resigns to pursue county seat | Community Impact

Julie Holmer is a marketing and branding professional. Her career background includes IT consulting, restaurants, and human resources. She also has a background in social work and previously worked at the Columbia Medical Center of McKinney.

FINAL: Shelby Williams wins Collin County commissioner primary race

Plano City Council members formally accepted Holmer’s resignation at their Oct. 27 meeting. Council members are expected to call a special election to fill Holmer’s seat at their Nov. 10 meeting, officially creating the vacancy. Holmer was first elected to Plano City Council’s Place 7 seat in 2021 following a five-way race and runoff election.

City Council called a special election to fill the vacancy in City Council, Place 7 after Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Julie Holmer resigned to launch her campaign for Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 4. The special election date is set for January 31, 2026.

Plano, Texas Council Calls Special Election | State and Federal Communications

Julie previously served on the Plano City Council, representing Place 7. She was first elected in 2021 and later resigned to campaign for Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 4.

Plano, Texas Council Calls Special Election

As property values rise, tax bills can spike even without a rate increase. We must fund essentials without overburdening families and small businesses. My plan: Keep the rate in check by considering rate adjustments when valuation growth would otherwise increase typical bills.

Record & Priorities | Julie Holmer for Commissioner

My plan: Keep the rate in check by considering rate adjustments when valuation growth would otherwise increase typical bills; Show homeowners the real impact of any rate or bond proposal, with no surprises; Make growth pay for growth by using impact fees and cost-sharing so new development covers its fair share.

As a marketing consultant and longtime Chamber participant, I have helped local enterprises grow. On the Plano City Council and through community service, I built coalitions that connect employers, educators, and neighborhoods. I owned a restaurant and I understand the challenges of being a small business owner. I want to look to local small businesses whenever possible to keep our local dollars supporting our local businesses.

My plan: Target technology, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and logistics aligned with regional strengths; Expand county supplier outreach, mentorship, and procurement access for local entrepreneurs; Partner with Collin College and employers on training and apprenticeships so residents can step into high-quality jobs.

My plan: Target technology, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and logistics aligned with regional strengths; Expand county supplier outreach, mentorship, and procurement access for local entrepreneurs; Partner with Collin College and employers on training and apprenticeships so residents can step into high-quality jobs; Tie support to wages, benefits, local hiring, and community investment.

Plans to tie economic support to wages, benefits, local hiring, and community investment.

Plans to consider property tax rate adjustments when valuation growth would otherwise raise typical tax bills.

Plans to show homeowners the effects of proposed tax rate or bond changes.

Wants to use local small businesses whenever possible for county spending.

Proposes targeting technology, advanced manufacturing, health care, and logistics industries aligned with regional strengths.

Plans to expand county supplier outreach, mentorship, and procurement access for local entrepreneurs.

Plans to partner with Collin College and employers on job training and apprenticeships.

- Plans to consider property tax rate adjustments when valuation growth would otherwise raise typical tax bills.
- Plans to show homeowners the effects of proposed tax rate or bond changes.
- Wants to use local small businesses whenever possible for county spending.
- Proposes targeting technology, advanced manufacturing, health care, and logistics industries aligned with regional strengths.
- Plans to expand county supplier outreach, mentorship, and procurement access for local entrepreneurs.
- Plans to partner with Collin College and employers on job training and apprenticeships.

Economy

What I stand for: Countywide access to trails and recreation; Collaboration with arts and nonprofit partners to broaden access and economic impact.

My plan: Leverage grants and partnerships for trails, parks, and programs; Support events and programming that bring neighbors together and boost local business.

Supports countywide access to trails and recreation.

Plans to use grants and partnerships for trails, parks, and programs.

Supports events and programs intended to connect residents and support local businesses.

- Supports countywide access to trails and recreation.
- Plans to use grants and partnerships for trails, parks, and programs.
- Supports events and programs intended to connect residents and support local businesses.

Public Services

My plan: Keep the rate in check by considering rate adjustments when valuation growth would otherwise increase typical bills; Show homeowners the real impact of any rate or bond proposal, with no surprises; Make growth pay for growth by using impact fees and cost-sharing so new development covers its fair share; Expand the tax base by adding employers and good jobs.

My plan: Tie support to wages, benefits, local hiring, and community investment; Encourage mixed-use, reinvestment, and amenities that shorten commutes and attract talent.

My plan: Use smart signals/traffic management; strengthen drainage, water, and grid resilience; expand broadband; Encourage a range of housing options, including workforce housing, so employees can live near work, easing commutes and supporting employers; Use impact fees and utility districts so existing taxpayers are not left holding the bag.

My plan: Encourage a range of housing options, including workforce housing, so employees can live near work, easing commutes and supporting employers; Use impact fees and utility districts so existing taxpayers are not left holding the bag.

Proposes impact fees and cost-sharing so new development pays its share of growth-related costs.

Encourages mixed-use development, reinvestment, and amenities intended to shorten commutes and attract workers.

Encourages a range of housing options, including workforce housing near jobs.

Proposes using impact fees and utility districts to avoid shifting development costs to existing taxpayers.

- Proposes impact fees and cost-sharing so new development pays its share of growth-related costs.
- Encourages mixed-use development, reinvestment, and amenities intended to shorten commutes and attract workers.
- Encourages a range of housing options, including workforce housing near jobs.
- Proposes using impact fees and utility districts to avoid shifting development costs to existing taxpayers.

Housing & Urban Development

My plan: Keep the Sheriff’s Office, EMS, and courts appropriately staffed and competitive; Invest in training, technology, facilities, and data-driven approaches; Expand co-responder models, juvenile programs, and community partnerships to reduce recidivism.

My plan: Invest in training, technology, facilities, and data-driven approaches; Expand co-responder models, juvenile programs, and community partnerships to reduce recidivism; Strengthen countywide emergency preparedness and regional coordination; Support body-cams, clear standards, and transparent data.

My plan: Expand co-responder models, juvenile programs, and community partnerships to reduce recidivism; Strengthen countywide emergency preparedness and regional coordination; Support body-cams, clear standards, and transparent data.

My plan: Strengthen countywide emergency preparedness and regional coordination; Support body-cams, clear standards, and transparent data.

My plan: Support clinic expansions and telehealth in underserved areas of Collin County; Fund mobile crisis response, school-based support, and diversion programs; Promote countywide wellness and chronic disease programs that reduce long-term costs.

Plans to keep the Sheriff's Office, emergency medical services, and courts appropriately staffed and competitive.

Plans to invest in public-safety training, technology, facilities, and data-driven approaches.

Plans to expand co-responder models, juvenile programs, and community partnerships to reduce recidivism.

Plans to strengthen countywide emergency preparedness and regional coordination.

Supports body cameras, clear standards, and transparent data.

Supports funding mobile crisis response, school-based support, and diversion programs.

- Plans to keep the Sheriff's Office, emergency medical services, and courts appropriately staffed and competitive.
- Plans to invest in public-safety training, technology, facilities, and data-driven approaches.
- Plans to expand co-responder models, juvenile programs, and community partnerships to reduce recidivism.
- Plans to strengthen countywide emergency preparedness and regional coordination.
- Supports body cameras, clear standards, and transparent data.
- Supports funding mobile crisis response, school-based support, and diversion programs.

Public Safety

My plan: Work with TxDOT, NCTCOG, and cities to fix congestion and safety hot spots; Explore a cost-effective transit program that uses Collin College campuses and major healthcare facilities as hubs, with local circulators and regional connectors to link communities across Collin County and to adjacent counties.

My plan: Work with TxDOT, NCTCOG, and cities to fix congestion and safety hot spots; Explore a cost-effective transit program that uses Collin College campuses and major healthcare facilities as hubs, with local circulators and regional connectors to link communities across Collin County and to adjacent counties; Blend bonds, grants, and public-private partnerships; insist on efficient maintenance, not just new build.

My plan: Explore a cost-effective transit program that uses Collin College campuses and major healthcare facilities as hubs, with local circulators and regional connectors to link communities across Collin County and to adjacent counties; Blend bonds, grants, and public-private partnerships; insist on efficient maintenance, not just new build; Improve arterials where needed and expand sidewalks, bike routes, trails, and transit connections to job centers.

My plan: Blend bonds, grants, and public-private partnerships; insist on efficient maintenance, not just new build; Improve arterials where needed and expand sidewalks, bike routes, trails, and transit connections to job centers; Use smart signals/traffic management; strengthen drainage, water, and grid resilience; expand broadband.

My plan: Improve arterials where needed and expand sidewalks, bike routes, trails, and transit connections to job centers; Use smart signals/traffic management; strengthen drainage, water, and grid resilience; expand broadband; Encourage a range of housing options, including workforce housing, so employees can live near work, easing commutes and supporting employers.

Plans to work with the Texas Department of Transportation, North Central Texas Council of Governments, and cities on congestion and safety hot spots.

Proposes exploring a transit program using Collin College and health care facilities as hubs, with local and regional connections.

Plans to combine bonds, grants, and public-private partnerships for infrastructure while prioritizing efficient maintenance.

Plans to improve arterial roads and expand sidewalks, bike routes, trails, and transit connections to job centers.

Plans to use smart traffic signals, strengthen drainage, water and grid resilience, and expand broadband.

- Plans to work with the Texas Department of Transportation, North Central Texas Council of Governments, and cities on congestion and safety hot spots.
- Proposes exploring a transit program using Collin College and health care facilities as hubs, with local and regional connections.
- Plans to combine bonds, grants, and public-private partnerships for infrastructure while prioritizing efficient maintenance.
- Plans to improve arterial roads and expand sidewalks, bike routes, trails, and transit connections to job centers.
- Plans to use smart traffic signals, strengthen drainage, water and grid resilience, and expand broadband.

Transportation & Infrastructure

My plan: Coordinate with NTMWD and cities on water supply and conservation; Prioritize high-risk areas and design for the bigger storms we are seeing; Use trees, open space, and trails to reduce heat and improve drainage.

Plans to coordinate with the North Texas Municipal Water District and cities on water supply and conservation.

Plans to prioritize high-risk areas and infrastructure designed for larger storms.

Plans to use trees, open space, and trails to reduce heat and improve drainage.

- Plans to coordinate with the North Texas Municipal Water District and cities on water supply and conservation.
- Plans to prioritize high-risk areas and infrastructure designed for larger storms.
- Plans to use trees, open space, and trails to reduce heat and improve drainage.

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- Plans to consider property tax rate adjustments when valuation growth would otherwise raise typical tax bills.
- Plans to show homeowners the effects of proposed tax rate or bond changes.
- Wants to use local small businesses whenever possible for county spending.
- Proposes targeting technology, advanced manufacturing, health care, and logistics industries aligned with regional strengths.
- Plans to expand county supplier outreach, mentorship, and procurement access for local entrepreneurs.
- Plans to partner with Collin College and employers on job training and apprenticeships.
- Plans to tie economic support to wages, benefits, local hiring, and community investment.

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Shelby Williams has a bachelor's degree in information technology from Western Governors University and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin. He lives with his wife, Mariya, and children in Plano.

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Shelby previously served as a member of the Plano City Council for Place 5. He was elected to two terms and served from 2019 to 2025.

Shelby currently works as a senior advisor at Endeavor Management. He previously worked as the chief executive officer at Agency 50, vice president of digital selections at Seota Digital Marketing, enterprise demand manager at the Toyota Financial Services Corporation, manager at Deloitte Digital, consultant at Shelby Williams Consulting, project manager at Perot Systems, and owner of SIlverstar Fantasy.

As a member of the Plano City Council, did not increase property taxes for four years.

- As a member of the Plano City Council, did not increase property taxes for four years.

As of July 22, 2026, Shelby Williams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Said he "[c]hampioned development of new Plano Comprehensive Plan and Citizen Comprehensive Plan Review Committee."

As a member of the Plano City Council, "[m]anaged growth and limited additional apartments."

Plans to "work with cities, residents, businesses, and developers to help ensure smart, attractive, and vibrant growth and development."

- Said he "[c]hampioned development of new Plano Comprehensive Plan and Citizen Comprehensive Plan Review Committee."
- As a member of the Plano City Council, "[m]anaged growth and limited additional apartments."
- Plans to "work with cities, residents, businesses, and developers to help ensure smart, attractive, and vibrant growth and development."

Said he "voted to authorize [Plano's] new Fire Training Center, and voted to OVERfund the police," as a member of the Plano City Council.

- Said he "voted to authorize [Plano's] new Fire Training Center, and voted to OVERfund the police," as a member of the Plano City Council.

Said he "[l]ed streambank stabilization initiative."

- Said he "[l]ed streambank stabilization initiative."

Supports increasing water distribution capacity and using nuclear power to increase energy capacity.

- Supports increasing water distribution capacity and using nuclear power to increase energy capacity.

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- County commissioners vote on the budget and appropriations, which fund essential county services like road maintenance.
- They create and enforce civil and criminal laws that align with state regulations, including land use and construction codes.
- Commissioners implement state and federal mandates while overseeing county agencies and public buildings.
- They also set tax rates for the county and its subdivisions.
- Each Texas county has four commissioners and a county judge, forming the local governing body known as the Commissioners Court.

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