Democrat Nick Pappas faces Republican incumbent Andy Eads in the Nov. 3, 2026, election for Denton County judge, according to the state’s certified ballot.
Pappas describes himself in his campaign biography as a retired Marine Corps veteran with combat deployments.
Public access and services
His platform calls for weekend Commissioners Court sessions, published contracts and budgets, and regular public reporting on federal funds.
He proposes expanding shelter capacity with nonprofit partners and using county land for affordable housing. He also calls for better disaster planning, transportation and drainage infrastructure, and support for first responders.
Healthcare and funding
Pappas proposes a public county hospital with mental-health and addiction-treatment facilities, using local, state and federal money. He says new taxes should begin with businesses and should not increase costs for people making under $100,000.
The platform does not supply a complete capital budget or a legal mechanism showing how that household-income protection would work. Those promises therefore do not establish what an individual resident would pay.
What the office can do
The county judge presides over the five-member Commissioners Court, Denton County’s governing body. County budgets and major projects require action by that court within state law. The judge could not create a hospital, change taxes or commit the county to major spending alone.
This profile uses the certified ballot, county information and Pappas’s campaign statements.
The Flower Mound Times did not receive a direct questionnaire response from the candidate and does not endorse candidates.
