Uvalde County
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Joe Tom HabyRepublican
Ronald "ronnie" GarzaDemocratic
On ballot as
JOE TOM HABY
RONALD "RONNIE" GARZA
Current role
Owner, Joe Tom's Catering; real estate broker
Uvalde County Commissioner, Precinct 4 (elected November 2018) (per official county results); property manager
Background
- Social science degree, Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College (2013) (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Owner-operator, Joe Tom's Catering, with his wife, for 30 years (per Leader-News, February 2026)
- Has served on the chamber of commerce board (per Leader-News)
- Was a volunteer fireman for about four years (per Leader-News)
- Assistant superintendent on the swine committee for the livestock show (per Leader-News)
- Uvalde High School graduate (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Associate degree, Southwest Texas Junior College (per Leader-News)
- Master of Business Administration, Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College (per Leader-News)
- Manages rental properties with his father (per Leader-News)
- Former college administrator, job placement coordinator and VA certifying official (per Leader-News)
- Taught business courses in prison education (per Leader-News)
Experience
Not found
- Not seeking reelection as county commissioner (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Former trustee, Southwest Texas Junior College (he told the Leader-News)
Top priorities
- Top priorities include integrity, respect and transparency (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- "I am there to be the justice of the peace. I will stay in my lane."
- Would take each case as a separate matter (he told the Leader-News)
- Would set bail case by case, based on circumstances (he told the Leader-News)
- If his personal views conflict with the law, will put them aside and follow the law (he told the Leader-News)
- "My intentions are to initiate a dialogue with UCISD and our county attorney to address the truancy issue that currently plagues our community"
- Will remain accessible, listen to people's concerns and process cases quickly and fairly (he told the Uvalde Leader-News)
- "to have a sensitive ear to the voice of the community and always support the community"
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: On learning the job: "It's my duty to stay up to date for it, I'm sure I'm going to have continuing education"
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: "My intentions are to initiate a dialogue with UCISD and our county attorney to address the truancy issue that currently plagues our community"
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Not found
Joe Tom Haby
Republican- On ballot as
- JOE TOM HABY
- Current role
- Owner, Joe Tom's Catering; real estate broker
- Background
- Social science degree, Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College (2013) (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Owner-operator, Joe Tom's Catering, with his wife, for 30 years (per Leader-News, February 2026)
- Has served on the chamber of commerce board (per Leader-News)
- Was a volunteer fireman for about four years (per Leader-News)
- Assistant superintendent on the swine committee for the livestock show (per Leader-News)
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- Top priorities include integrity, respect and transparency (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- "I am there to be the justice of the peace. I will stay in my lane."
- Would take each case as a separate matter (he told the Leader-News)
- Would set bail case by case, based on circumstances (he told the Leader-News)
- If his personal views conflict with the law, will put them aside and follow the law (he told the Leader-News)
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: On learning the job: "It's my duty to stay up to date for it, I'm sure I'm going to have continuing education"
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Ronald "ronnie" Garza
Democratic- On ballot as
- RONALD "RONNIE" GARZA
- Current role
- Uvalde County Commissioner, Precinct 4 (elected November 2018) (per official county results); property manager
- Background
- Uvalde High School graduate (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Associate degree, Southwest Texas Junior College (per Leader-News)
- Master of Business Administration, Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College (per Leader-News)
- Manages rental properties with his father (per Leader-News)
- Former college administrator, job placement coordinator and VA certifying official (per Leader-News)
- Taught business courses in prison education (per Leader-News)
- Experience
- Not seeking reelection as county commissioner (per Uvalde Leader-News)
- Former trustee, Southwest Texas Junior College (he told the Leader-News)
- Top priorities
- "My intentions are to initiate a dialogue with UCISD and our county attorney to address the truancy issue that currently plagues our community"
- Will remain accessible, listen to people's concerns and process cases quickly and fairly (he told the Uvalde Leader-News)
- "to have a sensitive ear to the voice of the community and always support the community"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: "My intentions are to initiate a dialogue with UCISD and our county attorney to address the truancy issue that currently plagues our community"
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
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