Fort Bend County
County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Grady Prestage
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- GRADY PRESTAGE
- Current role
- Fort Bend County Commissioner, Precinct 2 (elected November 1990; in office since 1991)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, Southern University in Baton Rouge (1980)
- Registered professional engineer in Texas
- Former civil engineer, oil and gas companies and consulting engineering firms
- Experience
- First African American on the Commissioners Court since the Reconstruction period (per official biography)
- Initiated the county's community development department, toll road authority and parks department (per official biography)
- President, Texas Organization of Black County Commissioners (per official biography)
- Top priorities
- "I will pursue infrastructure funding, strengthen emergency power for critical facilities, and press utilities and regulators for a more reliable, resilient electric grid"
- Supports "transparent, performance-based incentives tied to quality jobs and measurable community benefits"
- Names "access to quality-of-life services in Fresno and basic utility service along the FM 521 corridor" as pressing issues
- Working "to expand access to safe drinking water, expand the wastewater treatment plant"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: His campaign site says: "Since 1991, he has cut the county tax rate by 37%."
- Growth and infrastructure: In a League of Women Voters questionnaire: "I will pursue infrastructure funding, strengthen emergency power for critical facilities, and press utilities and regulators for a more reliable, resilient electric grid."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
Claims and the record- 2026 commissioners court boycott: Boycotted commissioners court meetings from June 2026 while Daniel Wong presided, disputing the validity of Wong's interim appointment; returned for votes Aug. 24 and Sept. 10. The county attorney's suit over Wong's authority is pending (Oct. 2026). Prestage wrote: "we don't believe we can participate in the Commissioners Court proceedings consistent with that oath."
- Endorsements
- Fort Bend Business Coalition
- Houston Chronicle editorial board (primary)
- Campaign website
- gradyprestage.com
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