Democrat Gisela D. Triana faces Republican incumbent Brett Busby in the Nov. 3, 2026, election for Place 8 on the Texas Supreme Court, according to the state’s certified ballot.
Experience
Triana serves on the 3rd Court of Appeals. She joined that court in 2019 after serving as a Travis County district judge from 2005 through 2018, according to Ballotpedia’s judicial profile.
She earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1985 and her law degree at the University of Texas at Austin in 1988. Her earlier experience includes trial-court service, prosecution and work in the Texas secretary of state’s elections division.
What the court does
The Texas Supreme Court is the state’s highest appellate court for civil and juvenile matters. Criminal appeals are handled by a separate court, as the Texas Judicial Branch’s court overview explains.
Its decisions can affect civil disputes involving businesses, property, family matters and government action across Texas. A justice decides cases with other members of the court rather than enacting legislation or setting local tax rates.
Platform information
No detailed current policy platform, implementation plan or funding proposal was verified in the materials reviewed for this profile. It does not infer positions from Triana’s party affiliation or predict how she would rule in a particular case.
This profile draws on the certified ballot, judicial information and publicly available biographical records.
The Flower Mound Times did not receive a direct questionnaire response from the candidate and does not endorse candidates.
