Tom Green County Appraisal District, Place 1
Who is on the ballot for Tom Green County Appraisal District, Place 1 in Tom Green County, Texas, on November 3, 2026? This guide lists 3 people running for Tom Green County Appraisal District, Place 1: Jay Garrett; Lyleann McClellan Thee; and Walter Houk Jr. The names come from a county sample ballot.
People running in this race. Party is shown when the official list names one.
This race is on every sample ballot the county posted for November 3, 2026. The list is on the county sample ballots page.
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Prior races for Lyleann McClellan Thee
Prior races
Earlier vote totals from the linked reports, newest first. The page does not say who won unless the report does.
Year Race Election Votes in the report Source 2014 County Treasurer March 4, 2014 primary - No party on the line.
- Lyleann McClellan Thee: 1,774.
- Dianna M. Spieker: 5,958.
- Tom Green County votes only. Not a district or statewide total.
2014 results
No party is printed on these local races, so none is stated.
No bond, tax-rate, or charter measure is in these notes, so none is added.
Names are from the county sample-ballot page, checked October 1, 2026: https://www.tomgreencountytx.gov/page/ele.SampleBallots Filings, where any exist, are from the county campaign-finance page, checked the same day: https://www.tomgreencountytx.gov/page/ele.CampFinReports
Places 1, 2, and 3 are on every November 3 sample-ballot style. No party label is printed. This page does not endorse anyone.
Lyleann McClellan Thee
Lyleann McClellan Thee is printed for Place 1. Her appointment of a campaign treasurer, filed with the county, names Mrs. Lyleann McClellan Thee. That form name is what the form says. The office-held line is blank. The office-sought line says "At Large Director, Tom Green County Appraisal District." It does not say Place 1. The county lists that filing under Board of Directors, Place 1.
Jay Garrett
Jay Garrett is printed for Place 1. His appointment of a campaign treasurer, received August 17, 2026, names Jay S. Garrett. That form name is what the form says. The office-held line is blank. The office-sought line reads "TGAD Place 1 Elected Director." The county lists the filing under Board of Directors, Place 1.
Walter Houk Jr.
Walter Houk Jr. is printed for Place 1. The county campaign-finance page has no filing in the name Houk. A filing for Walter G. Holik Jr. is on that page and was not used, because the last name does not match. The appraisal district board page lists Walter Holik, not Walter Houk Jr.
What this job is
An appraisal district board governs the office that appraises property for local property taxes. The Texas Comptroller's guide says the board sets up that office, hires the chief appraiser, adopts the district's yearly budget, and meets at least once each quarter.
The same guide says that in counties it calls populous, voters elect three directors. It does not say whether Tom Green County is one of those counties. This race is for Place 1.
Source: Texas Comptroller, appraisal district board
The area
This board is for the Tom Green County Appraisal District. The numbers and the map below are for Tom Green County, Texas.
The U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 population estimate for Tom Green County, Texas is 120,103. The Comptroller's rural snapshot says the 2020 census count was 120,003, and that San Angelo is the county seat. The city's 2024 population estimate is 100,159. The same snapshot says the median income for a household in the county is $59,853. It does not say which year that income figure is from.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 county population estimates; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 city and town population estimates; Texas Comptroller, Tom Green County rural snapshot; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 cartographic boundaries; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 TIGER/Line roads; U.S. Geological Survey, Global Map 1:1,000,000-scale rivers and lakes
Main industries here
The Comptroller's 2025 productivity report classifies 660,291 acres in Tom Green County, Texas as native pasture and 166,059 acres as dry crop. Those are land classes, not a count of jobs.
The Comptroller's West Texas report covers 30 counties, including Tom Green County, Texas, and the Midland and Odessa metro areas. In that region, the largest industries by employment were oil and gas extraction, support activities for mining, restaurants and other eating places, public education, and construction. The report does not publish a separate industry list for Tom Green County, Texas.
Sources: Texas Comptroller, 2025 productivity values for Tom Green County; Texas Comptroller, West Texas region
Who holds it now
The Tom Green County appraisal board page lists members and does not give place numbers, so this page does not name who holds Place 1.
Source: Tom Green County Appraisal District board
Who held this seat
The board page lists members and does not assign them to place numbers. Wikipedia does not publish a place-by-place history. Walter Houk Jr. on the sample ballot and Walter Holik on a filing are not treated as the same person, and neither is listed here as the holder.
Source: Tom Green County Appraisal District board
No earlier holders are listed. A name is added when a source names that person for this seat. If that source is not an official page, the note above says so.