Denton County Judge · Texas 2026 General Election

Nick Pappas

Democratic

Retired Marine Corps veteran

The gist

Proposes a public county hospital with mental health treatment.
Proposes three free daily meals for every county child.
Proposes defunding the county's 287(g) immigration task force agreement.
Proposes removing Flock surveillance cameras from county property.
Opposes county tax breaks for data centers.
Proposes a county homeless outreach program.
Proposes livestreaming meetings and publishing all county contracts.

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Proposes a public county hospital with mental health treatment.
Nick Pappas for Denton County Judge
Campaign website · Pappas For Denton · pappasfordenton.com
“A public county hospital and health campus, with mental health and addiction treatment on the same ground.”
Proposes three free daily meals for every county child.
Nick Pappas for Denton County Judge
Campaign website · Pappas For Denton · pappasfordenton.com
“Three free meals a day for every kid in Denton County, using federal grant money we already paid for.”
Proposes defunding the county's 287(g) immigration task force agreement.
Nick Pappas for Denton County Judge
Campaign website · Pappas For Denton · pappasfordenton.com
“Defund 287(g) immigration enforcement outside the jail.”
Priorities & Ethos – Nick Pappas for Denton County Judge
Campaign website · Pappas For Denton · pappasfordenton.com
“We defund the part that is a choice, and we publish what the part that isn't a choice actually costs.”
Proposes removing Flock surveillance cameras from county property.
Nick Pappas for Denton County Judge
Campaign website · Pappas For Denton · pappasfordenton.com
“Get Flock cameras off county property and out of the county budget.”
Opposes county tax breaks for data centers.
Nick Pappas for Denton County Judge
Campaign website · Pappas For Denton · pappasfordenton.com
“No county tax breaks for data centers.”
Proposes a county homeless outreach program.
Nick Pappas for Denton County Judge
Campaign website · Pappas For Denton · pappasfordenton.com
“A county homeless outreach program that gets people to resources and back on their feet.”
Proposes livestreaming meetings and publishing all county contracts.
Priorities & Ethos – Nick Pappas for Denton County Judge
Campaign website · Pappas For Denton · pappasfordenton.com
“Livestream and archive every Commissioners Court meeting. Publish agendas and supporting documents in advance.”

Andy Eads

RepublicanIncumbent

Denton County Judge · Flower Mound

The gist

Pledges to keep the county property tax rate low.
Supported a senior tax freeze and homestead exemption.
Supports county partnership with TxDOT on state highway projects.
Supports funding law enforcement; cites a county human trafficking unit.
Pledges to recruit employers to expand or relocate here.

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Pledges to keep the county property tax rate low.
Top Priorities – Andy Eads for Denton County Judge
Campaign website · Friends of Andy Eads · andyeads.com
“In the 2023 fiscal year, I voted to drop the tax rate to the lowest rate since 1986.”
Supported a senior tax freeze and homestead exemption.
About Andy – Andy Eads for Denton County Judge
Campaign website · Friends of Andy Eads · andyeads.com
“we provided property tax relief to our taxpayers with a senior tax freeze and adopting a homestead exemption”
Supports county partnership with TxDOT on state highway projects.
About Andy – Andy Eads for Denton County Judge
Campaign website · Friends of Andy Eads · andyeads.com
“Anytime TxDOT needs a partner to improve a state highway, farm-to-market road or interstate highway in Denton County, we stand ready to do our part”
Supports funding law enforcement; cites a county human trafficking unit.
Top Priorities – Andy Eads for Denton County Judge
Campaign website · Friends of Andy Eads · andyeads.com
“Denton County Commissioners Court created a human trafficking unit to help protect those most vulnerable”
Pledges to recruit employers to expand or relocate here.
Top Priorities – Andy Eads for Denton County Judge
Campaign website · Friends of Andy Eads · andyeads.com
“Attracting employers to Denton County has been a top priority”