2026 Texas General Election

Outside of public service, Deakle is a wife, mother, and grandmother.

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Lila Deakle is a wife, mother, and grandmother.

Before taking public office, Lila served in the U.S. Navy.

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Lila has a degree in business administration and management from Northwood University. She previously served as a chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy.

Lila is currently the Parker County Clerk. She was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022.

Lila currently serves as the Parker County Clerk. She was first elected in 2018 and is serving her second term. 

Promises to enhance efficiency and technology in the Clerk’s Office while maintaining Parker County’s heritage, hometown character, and commitment to transparency and respect.

Values efficiency and new technology while preserving the heritage and character of Parker County. 

Prioritizes continuous education, collaboration with other counties, and responsible use of resources.

Partnered with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association to pilot electronic marks and brands for livestock.

- Values efficiency and new technology while preserving the heritage and character of Parker County. 
- Prioritizes continuous education, collaboration with other counties, and responsible use of resources.
- Partnered with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association to pilot electronic marks and brands for livestock.

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- Serves as clerk of county’s commissioners court, attending and recording all sessions, as well as holding all records associated with the Court. Also assists county judge in court agenda preparation and posting notice for each meeting, along with other services requested by the Court.
- Works with judges, defendants, jurors, and attorneys of various courts, doing things like filing cases, issuing processes, maintaining minutes of court proceedings, collecting costs and fines, and arranging for commitments and appeals.
Administers all county and state elections as chief elections officer, except when the Commissioners Court has the tax assessor-collector or county elections administrator do that.
- Can serve as county recorder, where they determine whether a document is suitable for filing.They maintain documents like birth, death, and marriage certificates and real estate records, and act as a liaison to the Vital Statistics Section of the Texas Department of State Health Services.
- County clerks are elected through partisan, county-wide elections to four-year terms. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a county resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that county.
- The annual salary for county clerks range from $42,000 to $183,999, set by the county’s commissioners court.

Serves as clerk of county court and commissioners court.

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