Uvalde County
County Judge
John Yeackle
Republican- On ballot as
- JOHN YEACKLE
- Current role
- Uvalde County Commissioner, Precinct 1 (holdover since filing for county judge)
- Background
- Graduate of Del Rio High School (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Attended Southwestern University in Georgetown (per Leader-News)
- Former police officer, New Mexico, about two years (per Leader-News)
- Has run Uvalde businesses including Golden Chick, which he sold in 2021 (per Leader-News)
- Manages rental properties (per Leader-News)
- Recent director, Uvalde chamber of commerce (per Leader-News, February 2026)
- Experience
- Filing for county judge triggered his resignation as commissioner under state law (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Remains in the seat as a holdover (per Leader-News)
- Precinct 1 county commissioner: elected November 2020 as a Democrat (per official county results); reelected 2024 as a Republican (per Leader-News)
- Uvalde City Council member (2004–2010) (per Leader-News)
- Top priorities
- Long-term planning looking 10 to 20 years ahead (per Uvalde Leader-News, Feb. 2026)
- Wants to expand existing county facilities and find budget inefficiencies to avoid raising taxes whenever possible (per Leader-News)
- Wants to resume budget workshops the public can attend (per Leader-News)
- "there's an opportunity for us to chart a new path and to be a lot more collaborative and a lot more transparent."
- "I'm a firm believer in term limits, and I think 12 years is reasonable."
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: "I've been very consistent on keeping the tax burden as low as possible and being as loud an advocate as I can for transparency while I'm in office"
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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