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Texas Municipal Courts Association

Board Elections 2026

The Nominating Committee invites all members in good standing to submit recommendations for nomination for the upcoming election to be held May 1 through June 25, 2026, for a term beginning September 1, 2026 for the following offices:


President-Elect (statewide board position)

Second Vice President (statewide board position)

Treasurer (statewide board position)

Region 2 Regional Director

Region 4 Regional Director

Region 6 Regional Director

Region 8 Regional Director

Region 10 Regional Director


Names for the above positions may be placed in nomination by petitions signed by at least twenty (20) TMCA members for statewide board positions and ten (10) TMCA members for regional board positions.


All petitions must contain the required number of valid signatures along with the printed name of the members signing the petition for proper verification by the Nominating Committee.  All nominees must be employed or serving in a municipal court at the time of nomination.  Petitions must be received by the Nominating Committee no later than March 31st.


All qualified persons who have submitted valid petitions shall have their names placed on the ballot.  A member may not petition to have his or her name placed in nomination for more than one office during any election year.  Neither the Nominating Committee, nor any member thereof, shall promise any member that his or her name will be placed in nomination.


A completed petition must be received no later than March 31st.


Petitions must be mailed to:


Hon. Wayne Frost

Board Member - President Elect

Committee Chair

Midland Municipal Court

201 E Texas Ave

Midland, TX 79701


or emailed to Judge Teresa Evans at wfrost@midlandtexas.gov.  The subject line should read "2026 TMCA Petition".


No member of the Nominating Committee may be nominated for any position on the Board of Directors during their service on the Nominating Committee.  No member of the Nominating Committee shall sign a petition for any person running for a board position.


The names and address of the members of the Nominating Committee are:

1)  Hon. Wayne Frost

Board Member - President Elect

Committee Chair

Midland Municipal Court

201 E Texas Ave

Midland, TX 79701


2)  Tiffany Bagwell* 

Weatherford Municipal Court

303 Palo Pinto St

Weatherford, TX 76086


3)  Hon. Teresa Evans

Board Member - President

Weatherford Municipal Court

303 Palo Pinto St

Weatherford, TX 76086


4) Caroline Kelley*

Point Venture Municipal Court

549 Venture Boulevard South

Point Venture, TX 78645


5) Hon. Jan Blacklock Matthews

Board Member- First Vice President

Idalou Municipal Court

301 Main St

Idalou, TX 79329



Nomination Petition


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