I bring hands-on, community-rooted experience shaped by years of problem solving, accountability, and service. As a Realtor and small-business owner, I work directly with land use, water availability, infrastructure, contracts, and local regulations, helping families navigate complex systems and real consequences of county decisions. I’ve held and created community clubs, organized civic engagement, and built collaborative spaces rooted in listening, data, and transparency. I prepare thoroughly, seek expert input, and lead with humility, discipline, and follow-through.
The most important responsibility of a County Commissioner is to responsibly steward public resources while representing all residents with fairness and transparency. This means setting priorities for infrastructure, water, public safety, and services using data, long-term planning, and community input. Commissioners must balance growth with sustainability, ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely, and remain accessible and accountable to the people they serve.
My top priorities would be protecting long-term water supply, improving and maintaining roads, and managing growth responsibly. This includes safeguarding aquifer recharge zones, aligning development approvals with verified water availability, and investing in infrastructure that matches growth. I would prioritize transparent budgeting, fiscal responsibility, coordination with first responders, collaboration with water districts and regional partners, ensuring residents have clear access to county services, and meaningful access to county decision-making.
I would support a long-term, data-driven approach that protects aquifer recharge zones, aligns development approvals with verified water availability, and prioritizes conservation, reuse, and rainwater harvesting. This includes regional coordination among water districts, infrastructure planning that matches growth, and transparent evaluation of supply and demand. Protecting water resources requires proactive planning, fiscal responsibility, and decisions that prioritize long-term sustainability over short-term expansion.
I hold both bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from Texas State University, where I am currently a Graduate Advisor and Assoc. Prof. of Instruction. With more than 40 years of professional experience in banking, real estate, education, and community service, I feel well qualified to take on the role of managing Hays County's business. I bring strengths in budget analysis, organizational management, the ability to absorb and apply new information using critical thinking skills, and working respectfully and collaboratively with colleagues and staff.
Along with the County Judge and other members of the court, my most important responsibility is to transact the business of Hays County in a way that is both fair and transparent to all the residents of the county. In particular, I will represent the constituents in Precinct 4 and address their concerns, and find solutions that balance the county's growth with its beauty and natural resources. Working as a county commissioner will become my top priority, as I will retire from Texas State University in December 2026.
Finding ways to manage growth in a sustainable way - this includes studying the subdivision rules and looking for ways to encourage conservation, and to better protect water resources through working with local groundwater districts, public water suppliers and developers.
Seeking traffic and safety improvements, looking at options for traffic congestion relief, and ensuring public input and awareness regarding roadway expansion programs.
Stewarding the county budget and tax rate with an attentive, skilled eye, and finding a solid balance when growth and property values are fluctuating.
I suggest we take a very close look at how to restrict new development that is dependent on groundwater. The current drought and climate change should inform our growth patterns.
I would like to see water and landscaping conservation standards included in all new development and retrofits where possible. According to a new study by Meadows Center at TXST, rainwater harvesting can be a reliable water supply in all parts of Texas, even in drought. Let's grow rainwater harvesting solutions in Hays County.
I support Hays Trinity GCD to receive additional TX Water Code Chapter 36 authorities.
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BS Texas Tech
Construction Contractor
8 years City of Dripping Springs Councilman
9 years Board of Directors Dripping Springs Water Supply corp
Head of Transportation Committe 4 years (TXDOT and Hays Country monthly meeting)
Served on numerous city Development Working Groups
Transportation Alternativel set aside Grants
City's South Water Reclamation Projects
Landscape and Tree Preservation Ordinance committe member
Roadways/Bridges
Water
Setting Presidence for County Policies
Listening to public input
All the responsibilities that were listed above
We need to look at all available water resources.
Utilmately, in my opinion, we will need state guidance. Either with a water desalination plant, Corizo Wilcox water available , or the LCRA. This will be a long term solution for tomorrow's needs.
