Burnet County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District, Chief Justice, Texas Senate and Texas House, and where they stand on housing, taxes and public safety.
Judges
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District, Chief JusticeCory Liu (Republican) · Darlene Byrne (Democrat)
Cory Liu (Republican) and Darlene Byrne (Democrat) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District, Chief Justice.
Cory Liu
Cory Liu is the Republican candidate for Chief Justice of the Third Court of Appeals. He currently serves as a district judge in Travis County and previously worked in legal roles for Texas state leaders, per his campaign site. He holds degrees from the University of Chicago and Harvard Law School.
Darlene Byrne
Darlene Byrne is Chief Justice of the Third Court of Appeals of Texas, elected to the court in 2020, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, she served 20 years as presiding judge of the 126th District Court of Travis County, graduated from the University of Houston Law Center, and has served as President of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
Elected by the voters of the 3rd Court of Appeals District, which covers 24 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.
Find your districts by addressTexas 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 19Tom Luck (D) · Ellen Troxclair (R)
Tom Luck
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Get dark money out of politics and support term limits, per Community Impact
- End school vouchers and fully fund public schools, per Community Impact
- Expand affordable, accessible health care, per Community Impact
About Tom Luck
Tom Luck is the Democratic candidate for Texas House District 19 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Was ordained in the Episcopal Church for 45 years and retired from parish ministry in 2014, per Community Impact. A sixth-generation Texan who served congregations in Texas, New England and New York, per Fredericksburg Standard. Lives in Fredericksburg, within House District 19, per Fredericksburg Standard. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Ellen Troxclair
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Border security and election integrity
- Property tax relief
- Education policy and parental rights
About Ellen Troxclair
Ellen Troxclair is the Republican incumbent for Texas House District 19, covering Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Kendall, and part of Travis counties. She previously served on the Austin City Council as its youngest-ever elected woman and managed a residential real estate business, according to her official biography, and has also worked as a Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation and a Fox News contributor.
Tom Luck (Democratic), Ellen Troxclair (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas House District 19; Ellen Troxclair 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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Who is on the ballot in Burnet County, Texas on November 3, 2026?
Burnet County sample ballot 2026: see where the texas court of appeals, texas senate and texas house candidates stand on housing, taxes and public safety. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Texas?
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