2026 Texas General Election

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Heather Jefts

Heather Jefts is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has a bachelor's degree in sustainability and economics from the University of Texas. She and her husband, Richard, live in Cedar Park, Texas.

Heather is a small business owner. She previously worked as a veterinary surgical technician and at the University of Texas in the Genomic Sequencing Analysis Facility. 

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Heather is a small business owner and previously served four terms on the Cedar Park City Council. 

Supports balancing public safety and infrastructure needs with efficient and responsible government spending in response to rapid growth.

Commits to ensuring a diverse economy and supporting businesses that provide quality jobs for all.

Supports the preservation of parks and open spaces, emphasizing their importance for community connection and a healthy county.

As of July 22, 2026, Heather Jefts’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports championing solutions to improve safety, air quality, and reduce congestion in car-centric communities.

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Buket Urgen

Heather Jefts is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has a bachelor's degree in sustainability and economics from the University of Texas. She and her husband, Richard, live in Cedar Park, Texas. They have two adult sons.

Heather is a small business owner. She previously worked as a veterinary surgical technician and at the University of Texas in the genomic sequencing analysis facility. 

Heather is a former member of the Cedar Park City Council. She served on the council for four terms. 

Economy

Supports the installation of water bottle filling stations, recycling receptacles, and trash cans in public spaces, and has proposed a waste diversion study to address the needs of continued growth.

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Public Safety

Supports championing solutions that address safety, air quality, and congestion in car-centric communities.

Supports increased connectivity of sidewalks and bike trails, and improved safe paths to schools for children.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Education

Public Health

Energy & the Environment

Steve Snell

- Presides over commissioners court, county’s policy-making body. Helps adopt county budget, sets county tax rates, oversees building and maintaining county infrastructure, and other county government operations.
- Serves as judge of county court, taking on misdemeanor criminal and small civil cases, probate matters, and appeals from the justice of the peace court.
- Performs administration duties, ranging from hearings for beer and wine license applications to calling elections. Can serve as budget officer in counties with a smaller population.
- Serves as county’s emergency management director, with authority to designate an assistant to emergency management issues as emergency management coordinator.
- Represents county at ceremonial occasions and on various boards and committees, including Election Commission, Workforce Governing Board, and Bail Bond Board.
- County Judges are elected in a partisan, county-wide election to a four-year term. 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 judges range from $47,425 to $198,921, set by the county’s commissioners court.

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