Atascosa County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District, Chief Justice, Texas Senate and Texas House and more, and where they stand on schools, health care and taxes.
Judges
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District, Chief JusticeAntonia "Toni" Arteaga (Democrat) · Bert Richardson (Republican)
Antonia "Toni" Arteaga (Democrat) and Bert Richardson (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District, Chief Justice.
Antonia "Toni" Arteaga
Antonia "Toni" Arteaga is a sitting judge of the 57th District Court in Bexar County, first elected in 2008 and now serving her fifth term, per her campaign site. She is running for Chief Justice of the Texas 4th Court of Appeals, which covers 32 counties in South and Central Texas, per the campaign site. She has served as Past President of the Texas Association of District Judges and as a founding member of Texas Latinx Judges, per the campaign site.
Bert Richardson
Bert Richardson is the Republican candidate for Chief Justice of the Fourth Court of Appeals. He has served as a judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 2015 and previously spent ten years as judge of the 379th District Court after appointment by Governor Bush, following earlier service as an assistant U.S. attorney and assistant district attorney in Bexar County, per his campaign site. He has 37 years of experience as a trial and appellate lawyer and judge and is board certified in criminal law.
Elected by the voters of the 4th Court of Appeals District, which covers 32 counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. District lines are set by Texas Government Code section 22.201.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Atascosa County is split across 2 Texas Senate districts.
Find your districts by addressTexas Senate: 2 districtsDistricts 19, 24
Texas Senate District 19Roland Gutierrez (D) · Marcus Cardenas (R)
Roland Gutierrez
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Gun violence prevention
- Public education
- Healthcare access
About Roland Gutierrez
Roland Gutierrez is the Democratic incumbent for Texas Senate District 19. He is an attorney and founder of the Gutierrez Law Firm, which specializes in immigration law, according to his official Senate biography. He earned a BA in political science from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1995 and a law degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in 1998, and previously served as a state representative from 2008 to 2021 and on the San Antonio City Council.
Marcus Cardenas
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Property tax relief for working families, per San Antonio Report
- Expand career and technical education in trades such as HVAC and plumbing, per San Antonio Report
- Attract new industries and support small businesses, per San Antonio Report
About Marcus Cardenas
Marcus Cardenas owns Vertex Concrete, a concrete furniture business, and previously worked in his family's plumbing business, according to the San Antonio Report. A native of San Antonio's Southside, he is the Republican nominee for Texas Senate District 19, challenging Democratic incumbent Roland Gutierrez.
Roland Gutierrez (Democratic), Marcus Cardenas (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas Senate District 19; Roland Gutierrez is the sitting member, per the Texas Senate' official roster. Nominees were chosen at the March 3 primary (or a May 26 runoff) or advanced unopposed; the field is the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageTexas Senate District 24Joe Paz Herrera (D) · Pete Flores (R)
Joe Paz Herrera
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Addressing food affordability for Texas families
- Supporting local business owners, farmers and volunteer firefighters
- Expanding access to healthcare in rural areas and lowering property taxes
About Joe Paz Herrera
Joe Paz Herrera is the Democratic candidate for Texas Senate District 24 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Herrera has worked in the food manufacturing industry, including for The Hershey Company, Bimbo Bakeries, and Ferrara Candy, per campaign site. He holds a degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio and an MBA from Our Lady of the Lake University, and was the Democratic nominee for Texas House District 53 in 2020, 2022 and 2024, per campaign site.
Pete Flores
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Public safety
- Conservative fiscal budgeting
- Constitutional governance
About Pete Flores
Pete Flores is the Republican incumbent for Texas Senate District 24. He is a retired Texas Game Warden who served 27 years, retiring in 2012 as the first Hispanic Texas Game Warden Colonel in history, according to his official Senate biography. He chairs the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice, co-founded the Texas Hispanic Republican Caucus in 2024, and has held the seat since a 2018 special election.
Joe Paz Herrera (Democratic), Pete Flores (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas Senate District 24; Pete Flores is the sitting member, per the Texas Senate' official roster. Nominees were chosen at the March 3 primary (or a May 26 runoff) or advanced unopposed; the field is the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageTexas House District 80Cecilia Castellano (D) · Don McLaughlin (R)
Cecilia Castellano
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Investing in public schools, opposing vouchers and raising teacher pay
- Expanding Medicaid and protecting rural hospitals
- Supporting small business growth and broadband and water infrastructure funding
About Cecilia Castellano
Castellano is a third-generation Texan from Atascosa County and president of AZTECA Designs & Construction, per the campaign site. She has served as a Bible instructor at New Life Christian Center since 2014, per the campaign site. She is married to Antonio Castellano and has two children, per the campaign site.
Don McLaughlin
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Water infrastructure
- Keeping families safe
- Property tax relief
About Don McLaughlin
Don McLaughlin represents Texas House District 80, was elected in November 2024 and served as mayor of Uvalde for nearly a decade, per the campaign site. McLaughlin is a small business owner with over 100 employees and a founding member of the Cactus Jack Foundation, per the campaign site.
Cecilia Castellano (Democratic), Don McLaughlin (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas House District 80; Don McLaughlin is the sitting member, per the Texas House of Representatives' official roster. Nominees were chosen at the March 3 primary (or a May 26 runoff) or advanced unopposed; the field is the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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