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2026 Texas General Election

2026 Texas Primary Election

Democrat

Republican

2026 Texas Primary Runoff

Andrea Townsend

Walter Ley

Andrea is from Muenster, Texas. She attended Texas A&M University. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Texas A&M University. She has a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Texas Tech School of Law. She lives with her husband, Aaron, and their two children, Beckett and Bellamy, in Muenster. She attends Sacred Heart Church.

Cooke County, Texas

Andrea is the First Assistant County Attorney at the Cooke County Attorney’s Office. She previously worked as a prosecutor at the Grayson County District Attorney’s Office, the Ellis County District Attorney’s Office, the Denton County District Attorney’s Office, and the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, and she co-founded a law firm in Fort Worth where she and her partners represented people accused of crimes and victims seeking justice.

Andrea Townsend is currently a Trustee on the Muenster Independent School District School Board.

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As an assistant district attorney, worked on cases including drug possession, driving while intoxicated, assault, family violence, sexual assault of a child, stalking, aggravated robbery, murder, and capital murder.

Legal Experience

As of January 22, 2026, Andrea Townsend’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Judicial Philosophy

Judicial Administration

Ethics & Conduct

Community Involvement

- A County Court-At-Law judge handles misdemeanors, such as assault of a family member, property theft between $750 and $2,500, and using force against a law enforcement officer. They also handle civil cases where the amount in question does not exceed $200,000. 
- County Court-At-Law judges conduct arraignments, pre-trial hearings, and jury trials, as well as accept guilty pleas. 
- They are elected in a partisan, county-wide election to a four-year term. 
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 25 years old, have been a Texas and county resident for at least 24 consecutive months, a practicing lawyer and/or judge in Texas for at least four years, and registered to vote in that county.
- The annual salary for County Court-At-Law Judges ranges from $174,000 to $244,500, depending on years of service and how much they receive as a county supplement.

Handles civil and criminal cases from District Courts.