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Collin County Commissioner

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A county commissioner is one of four precinct members of the commissioners court, which sets the county budget and tax rate and oversees county roads and services.

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Shelby Williams

Republican

Business consultant; former Plano City Council member

The gist

  • Supports faster building of water infrastructure to match growth.
  • Supports bond funding for growth instead of raising property taxes.
  • Supported keeping Plano property taxes flat four years.
  • Supported limiting additional apartments in Plano.
  • Led a multi-city push for DART reform.
  • Supports public safety; endorsed by Plano, Dallas police groups.
More about Shelby
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  1. Supports faster building of water infrastructure to match growth.

    Shelby Williams for Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 4

    Campaign website · Shelby Williams Campaign · shelbyhwilliams.com

    “We are not building infrastructure fast enough to keep pace with our growth.”

  2. Supports bond funding for growth instead of raising property taxes.

    Collin County primary elections voter guide: What's at stake

    News coverage · KERA News · Feb 10, 2026 · keranews.org

    “The way to do that without raising property taxes, Williams said, is with bond funds.”

  3. Supported keeping Plano property taxes flat four years.

    About Shelby - Shelby Williams

    Campaign website · Shelby Williams Campaign · shelbyhwilliams.com

    “Kept Plano property taxes flat 4 years in a row”

  4. Supported limiting additional apartments in Plano.

    About Shelby - Shelby Williams

    Campaign website · Shelby Williams Campaign · shelbyhwilliams.com

    “Managed growth and limited additional apartments”

  5. Led a multi-city push for DART reform.

    About Shelby - Shelby Williams

    Campaign website · Shelby Williams Campaign · shelbyhwilliams.com

    “Leading voice for DART reform, for which we now have a multi-city coalition”

  6. Supports public safety; endorsed by Plano, Dallas police groups.

    Shelby Williams for Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 4

    Campaign website · Shelby Williams Campaign · shelbyhwilliams.com

    “I'm proud to have earned the endorsements of both the Plano and Dallas Police Associations”

Julie Holmer

Democratic

Small business owner; marketing professional

The gist

  • Supports county-city coordination to avoid duplicated services.
  • Proposes the county examine a county hospital for uninsured residents.
More about Julie
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  1. Supports county-city coordination to avoid duplicated services.

    Collin County primary elections voter guide: What's at stake

    News coverage · KERA News · Feb 10, 2026 · keranews.org

    “We want to make sure we're not duplicating efforts with our cities so that we can maximize our tax dollars”

  2. Proposes the county examine a county hospital for uninsured residents.

    Collin County primary elections voter guide: What's at stake

    News coverage · KERA News · Feb 10, 2026 · keranews.org

    “It's a very large county to not have any kind of health care or county hospital,”

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