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2 candidates are tracked for Tarrant County Commissioner, Precinct 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Tony Tinderholt and Jared Williams. Candidate information follows official Tarrant County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
An open seat after Alisa Simmons entered the county judge race; the Commissioners Court's 2025 mid-decade redistricting of this precinct was central to the campaigns, per KERA. The Democratic nomination was decided in the May 26 runoff.
Tony Tinderholt is a six-term Texas House member from Arlington who left his seat to run, and a retired U.S. Army major and Bronze Star recipient with 21 years of combined military service, per his campaign site and NBC DFW.
2026 priorities
- Reducing the property tax burden, per the campaign site
- Fully funding law enforcement, per the campaign site
- Eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in county government, per the campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-04.
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Jared Williams is a two-term Fort Worth City Council member with more than 15 years of nonprofit experience, and a current seminarian at Brite Divinity School, per KERA.
2026 priorities
- Ending unfair property tax appraisals and increasing homeownership opportunities, per the campaign site
- Improving wages, benefits, and childcare access for families and county workers, per the campaign site
- Investing in safe roads, public transit, and affordable healthcare at public hospitals, per the campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-04.
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