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Tarrant County Judge
- Vote for
- 1
- Term
- 4 years
- Candidates
- 2
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: The county judge presides over the commissioners court, which sets the county budget and tax rate and runs county government; in Tarrant County the office is administrative.
Taxes & budget
Alisa SimmonsDemocratic
- Supports fiscal stability, mental health care and jail accountability.
Tim O'HareRepublican
- Supports county tax rates below the no-new-revenue rate.
Public safety
Alisa SimmonsDemocratic
- Proposes independent investigations of every county jail death.
Tim O'HareRepublican
- Secured pay raises for county law enforcement officers.
Housing
Alisa SimmonsDemocratic
No documented position found.
Tim O'HareRepublican
- Led adoption of the county's maximum homestead exemption.
Health & human services
Alisa SimmonsDemocratic
- Proposes expanding youth mental health services countywide.
- Supports adequate funding for MHMR and JPS Health facilities.
Tim O'HareRepublican
- Secured state mental health funding for Tarrant County.
Government & transparency
Alisa SimmonsDemocratic
- Proposes public notice within 24 hours of in-custody deaths.
Tim O'HareRepublican
- Led more than $70 million in county operating budget cuts.
- Supports ending internet-based election results transmission.
- Supported ending mandatory DEI training for county employees.
Courts & justice
Alisa SimmonsDemocratic
- Supports pre-arrest diversion for people in mental health crises.
Tim O'HareRepublican
No documented position found.
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