County

Uvalde 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 serves as the county's chief executive.

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John Yeackle

Republican

County commissioner, Pct. 1

The gist

Pledges to cut budget inefficiencies to avoid tax increases
Proposes resuming county budget workshops open to the public
Supports term limits for elected officials
Proposes long-term planning and expanding existing county facilities

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Pledges to cut budget inefficiencies to avoid tax increases
Candidate announcement: Republican John Yeackle seeking county judge role
News coverage · Uvalde Leader-News · Feb 15, 2026 · uvaldeleadernews.com
“finding inefficiencies in the budget to avoid raising taxes whenever possible”
Proposes resuming county budget workshops open to the public
Candidate announcement: Republican John Yeackle seeking county judge role
News coverage · Uvalde Leader-News · Feb 15, 2026 · uvaldeleadernews.com
“He wants to resume holding budget workshops the public can attend, if he is elected”
Supports term limits for elected officials
Candidate announcement: Republican John Yeackle seeking county judge role
News coverage · Uvalde Leader-News · Feb 15, 2026 · uvaldeleadernews.com
“I’m a firm believer in term limits, and I think 12 years is reasonable.”
Proposes long-term planning and expanding existing county facilities
Candidate announcement: Republican John Yeackle seeking county judge role
News coverage · Uvalde Leader-News · Feb 15, 2026 · uvaldeleadernews.com
“his priorities include long term planning by looking 10 to 20 years into the future, expanding existing county facilities”

Lalo Diaz

Democratic

Justice of the peace

The gist

Proposes a county water resource task force
Proposes town halls and evening commissioners court meetings
Proposes digitizing county filing and accounting systems

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Proposes a county water resource task force
JP Lalo Diaz seeks county judge role
News coverage · Uvalde Leader-News · Aug 9, 2026 · uvaldeleadernews.com
“he would establish a county water resource task force to help coordinate information on water resources throughout the county”
Proposes town halls and evening commissioners court meetings
JP Lalo Diaz seeks county judge role
News coverage · Uvalde Leader-News · Aug 9, 2026 · uvaldeleadernews.com
“he would hold regular town halls with citizens, explore moving commissioners court meetings to evening hours so more working families can participate”
Proposes digitizing county filing and accounting systems
JP Lalo Diaz seeks county judge role
News coverage · Uvalde Leader-News · Aug 9, 2026 · uvaldeleadernews.com
“As judge, he said he would look to digitize filing systems and accounting software to assist with budget reports.”

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