Neil Snider is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives, having served from 1983 to 1985. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Snider was born on December 14, 1946, in Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969. Snider worked as a businessman before entering politics.

Neil Snider (Texas)

Neill Snider attended the University of Texas at Austin and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969.

Neil Snider (Texas) - Ballotpedia

I’m Neill Snider of Waco, Texas—a mechanical contractor, small cattle operation owner, and Libertarian candidate for Texas Land Commissioner. For nearly four decades, I’ve worked in the trades, managed projects, met payroll, and dealt with government regulations. I understand the value of hard work, private property rights, and responsible stewardship of land and resources.

Vote Neill Snider

Neill works as a mechanical contractor and owns a small cattle operation.

Neill previously served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1983 to 1985.

2026 Texas General Election

Priorities
Reduce Burden On Taxpayers

Texas owns millions of acres of land and mineral rights through the General Land Office. Those assets should be managed efficiently and transparently to maximize revenue for Texas taxpayers and public schools, or should be sold.

My family also operates a small cattle farm in Texas, and I’ve invested in oil and gas interests in East Texas. Those experiences have given me firsthand insight into the challenges faced by landowners, farmers, ranchers, and energy producers across our state.

I believe Texans deserve a Land Commissioner who respects private property, supports responsible use of our natural resources, and understands that government works best when it stays focused, transparent, and accountable. I’m running to offer Texans a practical, freedom-minded alternative that puts individual rights and common sense first.

Energy Production

As Land Commissioner, I would support responsible energy production, fair leasing practices, and reducing wasteful spending within the General Land Office itself. More revenue from state lands can help reduce pressure for higher taxes on Texas families and businesses.

Proposes either managing state land and mineral assets efficiently and transparently to maximize revenue for taxpayers and public schools or selling them.

Believes the land commissioner should respect private property and support responsible use of natural resources.

Supports responsible energy production, fair leasing practices, and reducing wasteful spending within the General Land Office.

- Proposes either managing state land and mineral assets efficiently and transparently to maximize revenue for taxpayers and public schools or selling them.
- Believes the land commissioner should respect private property and support responsible use of natural resources.
- Supports responsible energy production, fair leasing practices, and reducing wasteful spending within the General Land Office.

Energy & the Environment

As of September 11, 2026, Neill Snider’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Services

Transparency

The General Land Office should focus on its core responsibilities, operate with transparency, and avoid political favoritism and unnecessary spending. Texans work hard for their money, and state government should do the same.

Calls for the General Land Office to focus on core responsibilities, operate transparently, and avoid political favoritism and unnecessary spending.

- Calls for the General Land Office to focus on core responsibilities, operate transparently, and avoid political favoritism and unnecessary spending.

Administration

Neill Snider

- Believes the land commissioner should respect private property and support responsible use of natural resources.
- Supports responsible energy production, fair leasing practices, and reducing wasteful spending within the General Land Office.

Mauricio Mendez

Buket Urgen

Benjamin Flores

Dawn Buckingham

- The land commissioner is Texas’ chief land manager, running the General Land Office and overseeing many public lands and natural resources.
- They lease state lands (like coastal and mineral lands) to businesses, which generates revenue for things like public schools.
- The commissioner helps allocate disaster recovery funds and support Texans after storms, floods, and other emergencies.
- The commissioner is elected by voters statewide for a four-year term and can be re-elected indefinitely.
- The annual salary for the office is about $140,938.

Oversees public lands and natural resources.