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2026 Texas General Election

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Tyra McCollum

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Tyra is from Lafayette, Louisiana. She attended Willowridge High School. She has a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Texas at Austin and a juris doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center. She lives with her husband and their three sons in Fort Bend County.

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Running for Office | Fort Bend County

Tyra McCollum is currently the Number 2 judge of the Fort Bend County Court at Law in Texas. She was elected in 2022 and is serving her first term.

For Candidate Tyra McCollum on Issue legal-experience:  
Served as Chief of the Juvenile Division at the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office for 19 years, handling the prosecution of major violent crimes.

Legal Experience

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

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Ethics & Conduct

Serves on the Community Advisory Board for Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital and the Board of Directors for the Exchange Club of Fort Bend; involved with Jack and Jill of America, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and Links, Incorporated.

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.