Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1 (Hays County)

Beth Smith is the incumbent Justice of the Peace for Hays County Precinct 2, Place 1, whose precinct includes Kyle, Mountain City and Uhland²⁶. Her campaign site says she was first elected to the Precinct 2 Justice Court in 1999⁶. She is the Democratic nominee and faces Republican Janie Flores¹.

• Justice of the Peace, Hays County Precinct 2, since first being elected in 1999; at a Sept. 15, 2026 forum she cited 28 years of experience and round-the-clock availability for warrants and death inquests³⁶
• First mayor of Mountain City, elected in 1984 and served 14 years; studied criminal justice at Austin Community College and Southwest Texas State University⁶
• Reports more than 600 hours of continuing education as a Justice of the Peace and municipal judge⁶
• First elected in 1999 per her campaign site⁶. She was the only candidate in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary, with 6,926 votes in the official county results⁴; Hays Free Press lists her as the incumbent⁵.