Medina County, Texas: 2026 Voter Guide

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Official county election notice · Medina County Elections Office: (830) 741-6009

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 Medina County

U.S. House, District 23Brandon Herrera R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsKaty Padilla Stout D Donors10% from progressive-cause donorsBen Mendoza I Donors

Texas Senate, District 24Pete Flores R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJoe Paz Herrera D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 53Wes Virdell R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsKathryn Hartmann D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Chief Justice, 4th Court of Appeals DistrictBert Richardson R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAntonia "Toni" Arteaga D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: County Judge — Keith A. Lutz (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law — Mark Cashion (Republican); District Clerk — Cindy Fowler (Republican); County Clerk — Cindy Modgling Everett (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 4 — Danny Lawler (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — Bill Terry Tschirhart, Jr (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 — Teresa Koch (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 — Tomas "Tommy" Ramirez, III (Republican); Medina Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District Permanent Directors — Matthew Allen, Louis Espinar, Robert David Oestreich, Ricky Shumake, Wayne Springer

Ballot questions

• Northside Independent School District Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. "Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.0349 per $100 valuation in Northside Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 4.49% in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the district for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $21,533,914." (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Northside Independent School District Proposition B: THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. "The issuance of not to exceed $764,745,000 of Northside Independent School District school building bonds for the purposes of designing, constructing, renovating, improving, upgrading, updating, acquiring, and equipping school facilities in the District, the purchase of the necessary sites for school facilities, the purchase of new buses and vehicles, and the retrofitting of buses … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Northside Independent School District Proposition C: THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. "The issuance of not to exceed $56,000,000 of Northside Independent School District school building bonds for the purposes of acquiring and updating instructional technology equipment and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the cost of any credit agreements." (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Northside Independent School District Proposition D: THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. "The issuance of not to exceed $65,500,000 of Northside Independent School District school building bonds for the purposes of designing, constructing, renovating, improving, upgrading, updating, expanding, replacing, acquiring, and equipping natatoriums in the District (and any necessary or related removal of existing facilities), including replacing the George Block Aquatics Center, … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Medina Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District Proposition A: Confirming Creation of Medina Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Medina Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District Proposition B: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; an operation and maintenance tax for the district not to exceed one dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) per one hundred dollars ($100) valuation of taxable property. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Medina Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District Proposition C: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; the issuance of $400,000,000 bonds for water, wastewater and drainage system facilities, and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Medina Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District Proposition D: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; the issuance of $150,000,000 bonds for roads, and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Medina Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District Proposition E: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; the issuance of $600,000,000 bonds for refunding water, wastewater and drainage system facilities bonds (including refunding bonds issued therefor) issued pursuant to Section 59, Article XVI of the Texas Constitution, and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Medina Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District Proposition F: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; the issuance of $225,000,000 bonds for refunding road bonds (including refunding bonds issued therefor) issued pursuant to Section 52, Article III of the Texas Constitution, and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)

Sources: Medina County Elections official sample ballots, Nov 3, 2026 Joint General Election (8 posted ballot styles) · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (Medina County section)