Rooted in Texas, Driven by Community

I’m Jessi Cowart, a lifelong resident of Montgomery County and candidate for Texas House District 15.

About – Cowart For Texas

My roots here run deep — three generations of my family have called this community home since my grandfather built his first house here in 1970. My husband, Bobby, and I are both graduates of Oak Ridge High School, where we met, and our children are second-generation War Eagles.

Cowart For Texas – Cowart For Texas

Jessi Cowart is a lifelong resident of Montgomery County. She graduated from Oak Ridge High School. She is married to Bobby and has children.

I’m also an IT Project Manager, which means I understand what it takes to cut costs, balance budgets, and manage priorities efficiently — skills Texas desperately needs in government.

I’m not running to add to the noise — I’m running to bring balance back to Austin with a voice of reason, respect, and liberty.

Jessi Cowart works as an IT project manager.

2026 Texas General Election

Eliminate Property Taxes
True Ownership Means Freedom

Texans deserve to own their property — not rent it from the government year after year. I support the eventual elimination of property taxes because home and business owners should not be forced to pay for the privilege of keeping what’s already theirs.

I will champion legislation to leverage our state budget surplus to buy down school district M&O tax rates and set Texas on a path toward true property ownership.

Issues – Cowart For Texas

I will champion legislation to leverage our state budget surplus to buy down school district M&O tax rates and set Texas on a path toward true property ownership.

Additionally, I support ending taxpayer-funded lobbying, where local governments use public money to pay lobbyists who often advocate for laws that raise taxes or limit our freedoms. Our tax dollars should defend our rights — not undermine them.

Texas government spending is out of control. The 89th Texas Legislature began with a $24 billion surplus — money that should have gone back to taxpayers. Instead, the legislature passed a $338 billion budget for 2026–2027, expanding government faster than both population and inflation.

I will vote to reduce the size of government, limit unnecessary spending, and return Texas to fiscal responsibility. I’ll also support local-level legislation that ensures counties and cities stay accountable to the taxpayers who fund them.

Supports eventually eliminating property taxes.

Supports ending taxpayer-funded lobbying by local governments.

Plans to reduce the size of government and limit unnecessary spending.

- Supports eventually eliminating property taxes.
- Supports ending taxpayer-funded lobbying by local governments.
- Plans to reduce the size of government and limit unnecessary spending.

Economy

Flock is simply the latest evolution, and a warning of where this continually expanding path leads.

Jessi believes Texans have an inherent right to privacy and should not be forced to surrender it simply because technology makes mass surveillance economical. Government should investigate people suspected of crimes, not build systems capable of tracking everyone and search for the crime later.

No Texan should lose their property without being convicted of a crime. Yet under current law, law enforcement can seize assets based merely on suspicion — a direct violation of individual rights and due process.

Civil asset forfeiture is nothing short of legalized theft, and I will fight to abolish this unconstitutional practice. Property seized should only ever be used for victim restitution — never to fund agencies or fill government coffers.

Modern military deployments have drifted far from the Constitution’s intent. Too often, the Texas National Guard is sent into combat zones without a formal declaration of war from Congress.

I support Defend the Guard legislation to ensure that no Texas National Guard unit can be deployed to active combat unless Congress lawfully declares war — as required by the U.S. Constitution.

Our Guard members serve Texas — not political agendas. It’s time to bring them home and keep them under state authority, where they belong.

Montgomery County’s jail is overcrowded and overburdened. Instead of spending $400 million on a new facility, we should address the problem at its root — by ending the criminalization of victimless “crimes.”

I propose decriminalizing non-violent, victimless offenses so law enforcement can focus on protecting citizens from true threats: violent crime, theft, and harm. This not only saves taxpayer dollars but also restores fairness to our justice system.

We must shift from punishment for its own sake to policies that respect individual freedom and prioritize public safety.

Believes government should investigate people suspected of crimes rather than build systems capable of tracking everyone.

Supports abolishing civil asset forfeiture and limiting the use of seized property to victim restitution.

Supports Defend the Guard legislation requiring a congressional declaration of war before Texas National Guard units enter active combat.

Proposes decriminalizing nonviolent, victimless offenses to focus law enforcement on violent crime, theft, and harm.

- Believes government should investigate people suspected of crimes rather than build systems capable of tracking everyone.
- Supports abolishing civil asset forfeiture and limiting the use of seized property to victim restitution.
- Supports Defend the Guard legislation requiring a congressional declaration of war before Texas National Guard units enter active combat.
- Proposes decriminalizing nonviolent, victimless offenses to focus law enforcement on violent crime, theft, and harm.

Public Safety

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

Healthcare

Texans deserve to own their property — not rent it from the government year after year. I support the eventual elimination of property taxes because home and business owners should not be forced to pay for the privilege of keeping what’s already theirs.

I will champion legislation to leverage our state budget surplus to buy down school district M&O tax rates and set Texas on a path toward true property ownership.

Additionally, I support ending taxpayer-funded lobbying, where local governments use public money to pay lobbyists who often advocate for laws that raise taxes or limit our freedoms.

Plans to use the state budget surplus to reduce school district maintenance and operations (M&O) tax rates.

- Plans to use the state budget surplus to reduce school district maintenance and operations (M&O) tax rates.

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