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2026 Texas General Election

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Bruce W Dawsey

Bruce Dawsey is from South Louisiana. He has lived in Grayson County since 1998. He and his wife, Jackie, have been married for 32 years and have two children.

Grayson County Texas

Bruce is the Grayson County Judge. He previously worked as an assistant chief for the Sherman Police Department for 24 years and served seven years with the Houston Police Department. Before joining law enforcement, he spent four and a half years in the U.S. Army as a military policeman. 

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Bruce is currently the Grayson County Judge. He was sworn in in January 2023. Before that, he served one term on the Van Alstyne City Council and nine years on the Howe ISD School Board. 

As an Assistant Chief with the Sherman Police Department for 24 years and a former officer with the Houston Police Department for 7 years, Dawsey has extensive law enforcement experience.

As of January 22, 2026, Bruce W Dawsey’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Served nine years on the Howe ISD School Board and one term on the Van Alstyne City Council.

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- 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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