Commissioner, Precinct 2, Montgomery County

Charlie Riley has been Montgomery County Precinct 2 Commissioner since January 1, 2015, after 13 years as the operations manager for his predecessor, Commissioner Craig Doyal². He is a past president of the Magnolia ISD school board². He is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat¹.

Where they stand 1 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Property taxesAllow increases when needed for schools, police and roadslow

  Official action · low confidence

  • The official Commissioners Court minutes of August 13, 2026 record Riley moving the motion, and voting Aye, to approve a proposed 2026 county tax rate of $0.3860 per $100 (Maintenance and Operations .3415, Debt Service .0445). The roll call was Aye: Keough, Riley, Walker; Nay: Wheeler, Gray. The minutes list the adopted 2025 rate as $0.3770 and the no-new-revenue rate as $0.3706. (2026-08) source
  • The official minutes of September 8, 2026 record Riley moving the motions to adopt the FY2026-27 budget ($546,808,952) and the 2026 tax rate of $0.3860, with Aye votes from Riley, Keough and Walker and Nay votes from Gray and Wheeler on each. Community Impact reported the adopted budget included pay parity for law enforcement. (2026-09) source

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