Who is running for County Judge (Collin County, Texas) in 2026?

Attorney (Plano)

John R. "Buster" Brown is a Plano attorney, listed with the State Bar of Texas with practice areas that include business, consumer, creditor-debtor, environmental, ethics and malpractice law². He ran unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary and faces Republican incumbent Chris Hill on November 3²³¹. He did not respond to Community Impact's candidate questionnaire⁴.

No public position found on: Immigration, AI data centers, Property taxes, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Redistricting, Death penalty.

Collin County Judge

Chris Hill has been Collin County Judge since January 2019 and was a Collin County Precinct 3 commissioner before that³². He is a certified public accountant and former executive pastor and corporate controller⁴. He won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary with 78.31 percent and faces Democrat John R. "Buster" Brown on November 3⁵¹.

Where they stand 2 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Property taxesKeep cutting them and cap how fast they can riselow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Moved at the August 31, 2026 Commissioners Court meeting to direct all departments to cut their budgets by 2.76 percent to avoid a tax increase and keep the effective tax rate. The motion failed for lack of a second. He also moved to lower the employee pay target from the 75th to the 50th percentile, which also failed for lack of a second. (2026-08-31) source
  • Voted against the FY2026-27 tax rate increase to $0.151414 per $100 and against the budget; both passed 4 to 1. Community Impact reports he made two failed motions before the vote, one asking each department to cut its budget by 2.76 percent. (2026-09-14) source
  • At a Republican candidate forum he said property taxes would likely go up again and, "if we do, I'm going to vote no." (2026-02) source
  • Said at the September 14 vote, "I'd like to see us not raise the tax rate," noting the county has not raised the rate since 1993. (2026-09-14) source
  • As county judge, voted against the FY2025-26 total tax rate and its maintenance and operations part, and against the interest and sinking part; the rate was left unchanged at $0.149343 per $100 (Commissioner Cheryl Williams also voted no on the first two). (2025-08-25) source
  • In his Community Impact Q&A he said he promised limited government and low taxes and listed low taxes among the Texas values he champions. (2026-01) source
• Election rulesNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Said moving to hand-marked paper ballots is about restoring trust and strengthening election integrity, as the court unanimously approved equipment for hand-marked paper ballots for in-person voting. (2025-06-23) source

No public position found on: Immigration, AI data centers, Policing and crime, Judges, Redistricting, Death penalty.