Republican incumbent Chris Hill faces Democrat John R. Buster Brown for Collin County judge in the Nov. 3, 2026, election, according to the state’s certified ballot.
Experience
The county’s biography says Hill was elected county judge in 2018 after winning elections as Precinct 3 commissioner in 2012 and 2016.
His campaign biography describes a background in accounting and financial management. It identifies his undergraduate institution as Texas A&M University at Commerce, rather than simply Texas A&M University.
Taxes and government
Hill’s campaign emphasizes limited government, private property rights, limited regulation, low property taxes and transparency. The reviewed page does not lay out a new tax rate, a list of proposed spending cuts or a complete costed plan for the next term.
Claims that the county is more efficient than others or that particular tax policies will produce savings require evidence beyond campaign descriptions; this profile does not present them as independently established findings.
Authority and local effects
The county judge presides over Commissioners Court and works with the four precinct commissioners on county budgets, tax rates and other county business. The title does not make the holder a district court judge, and Hill cannot unilaterally set the county budget or every local property tax bill.
County decisions affect roads, public safety, courts and other services. City, school district and other taxing authorities make separate decisions affecting residents’ bills.
This profile uses the certified ballot, county biography and Hill’s campaign materials. Unverified endorsements and conflicting family-history details have been excluded.
The Prosper-Celina Journal did not receive a direct questionnaire response from the candidate and does not endorse candidates.
