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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Judge, County Court at Law No. 1

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Bexar County
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Bob BehrensRepublican
Helen Petry StoweHelen Petry StoweDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Bob Behrens
Helen Petry Stowe
Current role
Attorney, Law Office of Robert D. Behrens
Judge, Bexar County Court at Law No. 1 (appointed to a vacancy 2018; elected twice since; per San Antonio Report)
Background
  • Law degree, St. Mary's University (1994)
  • Master's degree in public affairs (per San Antonio Report)
  • Licensed Texas attorney (since 1994)
  • GED; began college at 17 as a young single mother (per candidate)
  • B.A. in English, UTSA
  • Law degree, St. Mary's University School of Law (2007) (per candidate)
  • Former 8th grade English teacher, San Antonio ISD (before law school)
  • Native San Antonian
Experience
  • Judge, Bexar County Court at Law No. 15 (elected 2014; lost reelection 2018)
  • TRAC-D, a DWI specialty court (taken on summer 2020) (per campaign)
  • Assistant District Attorney, Bexar County (more than ten years; included felony prosecution)
Top priorities
Not found
  • "I care deeply about due process and the rule of law"
  • Says restitution owed to a complainant "is one of the most important conditions" of probation "and should be a top priority"
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: No public statement found
  • Judicial philosophy: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: "I care deeply about due process and the rule of law"
  • Court administration: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: "I also preside over a specialty court that focuses on drug and alcohol recovery."
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

Bob Behrens

Republican
On ballot as
Bob Behrens
Current role
Attorney, Law Office of Robert D. Behrens
Background
  • Law degree, St. Mary's University (1994)
  • Master's degree in public affairs (per San Antonio Report)
  • Licensed Texas attorney (since 1994)
Experience
  • Judge, Bexar County Court at Law No. 15 (elected 2014; lost reelection 2018)
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Helen Petry Stowe

Helen Petry Stowe

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Helen Petry Stowe
Current role
Judge, Bexar County Court at Law No. 1 (appointed to a vacancy 2018; elected twice since; per San Antonio Report)
Background
  • GED; began college at 17 as a young single mother (per candidate)
  • B.A. in English, UTSA
  • Law degree, St. Mary's University School of Law (2007) (per candidate)
  • Former 8th grade English teacher, San Antonio ISD (before law school)
  • Native San Antonian
Experience
  • TRAC-D, a DWI specialty court (taken on summer 2020) (per campaign)
  • Assistant District Attorney, Bexar County (more than ten years; included felony prosecution)
Top priorities
  • "I care deeply about due process and the rule of law"
  • Says restitution owed to a complainant "is one of the most important conditions" of probation "and should be a top priority"
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: "I care deeply about due process and the rule of law"
  • Court administration: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: "I also preside over a specialty court that focuses on drug and alcohol recovery."
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
judgehelenpetrystowe.com