Cameron County, Texas: 2026 Voter Guide

✅ Checked against the official county sample ballot (Oct 18, 2026). See your exact ballot on Texas My Voter Portal.

Official sample ballot · Cameron County Elections Department: (956) 544-0809

Statewide races (every Texas voter)

U.S. SenateJames Talarico D Donors1% from progressive-cause donorsKen Paxton R Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsTed Brown L Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

GovernorGina Hinojosa D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsGreg Abbott R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsPat Dixon L Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Lieutenant GovernorVikki Goodwin D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsDan Patrick R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAnthony Cristo L Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsKevin McCormick G Donors

Attorney GeneralMayes Middleton R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsNathan Johnson D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsTom Oxford L Donors

Comptroller of Public AccountsDon Huffines R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsSarah Eckhardt D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsVAV. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza L DonorsShehla Faizi G Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Commissioner of the General Land OfficeDawn Buckingham R Donors2% from progressive-cause donorsBenjamin Flores D Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsNSNeill Snider L Donors

Commissioner of AgricultureNate Sheets R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsClayton Tucker D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsAustin R. Kelly L Donors

Railroad CommissionerBo French R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJon Rosenthal D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsArthur DiBianca L Donors

Chief Justice, Supreme CourtJimmy Blacklock R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMaggie Ellis D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 (Unexpired Term)James P. Sullivan R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsChari Kelly D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7Kyle Hawkins R DonorsKristen Hawkins D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8Brett Busby R DonorsGisela D. Triana D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3Thomas Smith R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsOkey Anyiam D DonorsMark Ash L Donors

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4Kevin Patrick Yeary R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAudra Riley D Donors

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9John Messinger R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsHolly Taylor D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals DistrictSBScott Brister R DonorsJerry Zimmerer D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 2Scott K. Field R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsTBTom Baker D Donors

Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 3AFApril Farris R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMMMarc M. Meyer D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Congress, Legislature & district races in Cameron County

U.S. House, District 34Eric Flores R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsVicente Gonzalez D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsChris Royal L DonorsEddie Espinoza G Donors

State Board of Education, District 2Victoria Hinojosa R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsThomas Ray Garcia D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 35OROscar Rosa R DonorsOscar Longoria D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 37Janie Lopez R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsOziel "Ozzie" Ochoa, Jr D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 38Laura E. Cisneros R DonorsErin Elizabeth Gamez D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 13th Court of Appeals District, Place 6Clarissa Silva R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJohn Ball D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

District Judge, 107th Judicial DistrictFLFrank Lozano R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsNGNoe Garza D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: District Judge, 103rd Judicial District — Janet L. Leal; District Judge, 197th Judicial District — Adolfo E. Cordova, Jr; District Judge, 357th Judicial District — Juan A. Magallanes; District Judge, 484th Judicial District — Adela Kowalski-Garza

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 — Arturo A. (Art) McDonald, Jr (Democratic); Judge, County Court at Law No. 2 — Laura (Lori) Betancourt (Democratic); Judge, County Court at Law No. 3 — David Gonzales, III (Democratic); District Clerk — Laura Perez-Reyes (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, Place 3 — Mary Esther Sorola (Democratic) [Not on the official county sample ballot (listed in the state certification): Ricardo Alejandro.]; Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 — Juan Mendoza (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 5, Place 2 — Eloy Cano, Jr (Democratic); Cameron Appraisal District, Board of Directors, Place 1 — Alejandro Garcia-Moreno; Cameron Appraisal District, Board of Directors, Place 3 — Philip T. Cowen; Laguna Madre Water District, Board of Directors, Place 1 — Jason Starkey; Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District, Board of Trustees, Place 4 — Jesus Amaya; Brownsville Independent School District, Board of Trustees, Place 1 — Carlos A. Elizondo; Santa Maria Independent School District, Board of Trustees, Place 2 — Javier Jimenez, Jr.; San Benito Municipal Utility District No. 1, Directors — Debra G. Flores, Marte A. Mireles, Jeanette Rodriguez; La Feria Independent School District, Board of Trustees, Place 4 — Lisa Ayala Montalvo; La Feria Independent School District, Board of Trustees, Place 6 — Katie Johnson; La Feria Independent School District, Board of Trustees, Place 7 — Juan "Johnny" Briones

Ballot questions

• City of Brownsville Proposition A: Shall Article V, Section 3 of the City Charter of the City of Brownsville be amended to require that a City Commissioner automatically forfeits their office if he or she lacks at any time during the term of office any qualification for holding the office prescribed by the Charter or by law; fails to meet the residency requirements for election to office; is convicted of a felony; fails to attend three consecutive … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• City of Brownsville Proposition B: Shall Article V, Section 3 of the City Charter of the City of Brownsville be amended to state that if the Mayor or a City Commission Member is convicted of any criminal offense other than a felony or Class C Misdemeanor, the City Attorney shall file a petition for Declaratory Judgment with the District Courts of Cameron County for a determination on whether the crime is one involving moral turpitude; and if it is … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• City of Brownsville Proposition C: Shall Article V, Section 4 of the City Charter of the City of Brownsville be amended to require a candidate for City Commission, or a current office holder, to not be personally delinquent in the payment of any taxes or other liability due the city or be disqualified by reason of any provision of any other section of the City Charter? (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• City of Brownsville Proposition D: Shall Article V, Section 13 of the City Charter of the City of Brownsville be amended to provide that the mayor’s annual pay be set at the rate of sixty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($62,500) and that the city commissioners’ annual pay be set at the rate of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), with such compensation applicable only to individuals elected to office for the first time after the effective date of … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• City of Brownsville Proposition E: Shall the City Charter of the City of Brownsville be amended by adding section 21-B to Article V, providing for the appointment of a City Secretary and defining the duties and powers of the Office of the City Secretary, including the obligation to attend all meetings of the City Commission and keep accurate minutes of its proceedings; engross and enroll all laws, resolutions and ordinances of the City Commission; … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• City of Brownsville Proposition F: Shall the City Charter of the City of Brownsville be amended by adding section 21-C to Article V, providing for the appointment and removal of a City Auditor and defining the duties and powers of the Office of the City Auditor, including the obligation to conduct, or cause to be conducted, financial, fiscal compliance, and financial procedure audits, as well as performance, investigative, and other audits, of all … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• City of Brownsville Proposition G: Shall Article V of the City Charter of the City of Brownsville be amended to add Section 22-B, Merit Hiring to add that city employees or appointed officials shall be selected or hired on the basis of the merit principle? (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• City of Brownsville Proposition H: Shall Article V, Section 28(A) of the City Charter of the City of Brownsville be amended to allow the City Commission to appoint 7 members instead of 5 members to the Audit and Oversight Committee, with each City Commissioner making a nomination for appointment to the Committee when a vacancy exists by virtue of a term-limit, resignation, death, or other incapacity? (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• City of Brownsville Proposition I: Shall Article V, Section 28(A) of the City Charter of the City of Brownsville be amended to authorize the Audit and Oversight Committee to engage external auditors, as the committee requires, in carrying out its responsibilities to include the authority to hire and terminate external auditors and advisors, as well as the responsibility to approve services and fees paid to such resources? (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• City of Brownsville Proposition J: Shall Article V of the City Charter of the City of Brownsville be amended to add Section 35, Municipal Campaign Finance, to require the City Commission to enact new laws, consistent with federal and state law, that regulate campaign finances for locally elected City office by: (1) requiring candidates and candidate committees to disclose campaign contribution amounts, donor information, campaign expenditures, and … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• City of Brownsville Proposition K: Shall Article V of the City Charter of the City of Brownsville be amended to add Section 36, Code of Ethics; Ethics Board, requiring the City Commission to create an Ethics Board and adopt conflict of interest and disclosure rules via ordinance through the adoption of an Ethics Code for elected officials, appointed officials, and city employees? (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• City of Brownsville Proposition L: Shall Article VII of the City Charter of the City of Brownsville be amended to add Section 3-A, Initiative, establishing an initiative process allowing qualified voters of the City to propose ordinances not in conflict with the Charter or state law; requiring that an initiative petition be signed by at least ten percent of the registered voters of the City; establishing petition-circulation, affidavit, and filing … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• City of Brownsville Proposition M: Shall Article VII of the City Charter of the City of Brownsville be amended to add Section 3-B, Referendum, establishing a referendum process that allows qualified voters to require that ordinances of a general nature be submitted for voter approval before taking effect; requiring that a referendum petition be signed by at least ten percent of the registered and qualified voters of the City; providing procedures for … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• City of Brownsville Proposition N: Shall the City Charter of the City of Brownsville be amended by adding Section 35 to Article V, to be entitled the “Brownsville First Jobs & Contracts Policy,” to establish requirements and guidelines for City-funded contracts, including provisions related to contractor compliance with applicable laws, safety training, documentation of good-faith efforts to hire local workers, preferences permitted by state law for … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• City of Brownsville Proposition O: Shall the City’s Charter Article I through VII, except Article VI, Utilities Board, of the City of Brownsville, be amended to revise or eliminate provisions that have been superseded by state law and to update or eliminate archaic language to current usage? (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 7.)
• San Benito Municipal Utility District No. 1 Proposition A: Confirmation of San Benito Municipal Utility District No. 1. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 40.)

Sources: Cameron County official sample ballots, Nov 3, 2026 General and Special Elections (all 142 ballot styles in the county's all-ballots PDF, with local contests attributed via the county's per-entity ballot files) · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (Cameron County section)