Travis Ransom

Published an article on August 20, 2026 arguing for a 1.75% county sales tax in the parts of Cass County outside city limits. The commissioners court placed the county assistance district that collects the tax on the November 2026 ballot. County documents estimate it brings in $5,000 to $10,000 a month for county roads.

August 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: ketk.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted for the Cass County budget for 2025-2026 on September 9, 2025. The order records a 5-0 vote, with Ransom and all four commissioners voting for it. The budget raised property tax revenue by $781,300, a 6.98% increase over the year before.

September 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: co.cass.tx.us · researched September 6, 2026

Signed the Cass County order setting the property tax rate for 2026 on September 9, 2025. The court set the total rate at 0.462009 per $100 of value, down from 0.463000 the year before.

September 9, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: co.cass.tx.us · researched September 6, 2026

Signed a commissioners court order on May 12, 2026 that granted a petition to create Cass County Emergency Services District No. 9. The order placed the new district, and a property tax of up to 10 cents per $100 of value inside it, on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

May 12, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: co.cass.tx.us · researched September 6, 2026

Issued a countywide burn ban in Cass County during a drought, reported on October 16, 2024. He pointed to the 2011 Bear Creek fire, which burned tens of thousands of acres in the county, and asked residents to stop burning trash and lighting campfires.

October 16, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: ksla.com · researched September 6, 2026

Issued a disaster declaration for Cass County on June 5, 2024 after weeks of heavy rain and flooding.

June 5, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: texarkanagazette.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted for a County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas resolution on March 2, 2026 that asked the state to keep funding county road grants. It passed with no votes against. Ransom argued the state's Lateral Road Fund, set in 1954, sends Cass County only $37,000 a year to help maintain almost 1,000 miles of county road.

March 2, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: countyprogress.com · researched September 6, 2026

Issued a disaster declaration for Cass County on January 25, 2026 after Winter Storm Fern, and closed county offices the following day.

January 25, 2026

Source: texarkanagazette.com · researched September 6, 2026

Selected as the senior enlisted leader of the U.S. Army Reserve's Military Intelligence Readiness Command, reported on October 30, 2025. The post made him one of 38 one-star command sergeants major in the Army Reserve.

October 30, 2025

Source: texarkanagazette.com · researched September 6, 2026

Testified in favor of House Bill 1109 before the Texas House Ways and Means Committee on March 17, 2025. He was the only person who spoke on the bill, and the witness list records him speaking for Cass County and the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas. The bill exempts counties from state motor fuel taxes on gasoline and diesel they buy for their own use.

March 17, 2025

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched September 6, 2026

Named a fellow of the Texas Judicial Academy by the Texas Association of Counties, reported on November 19, 2023. The association gives the honor to county judges who complete extra training beyond what the state requires.

November 19, 2023

Source: texarkanagazette.com · researched September 6, 2026

Called to active duty in October 2020 while serving as mayor of Atlanta, Texas, reported on October 15, 2020. He served as command sergeant major of the 321st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion in Afghanistan, and the mayor pro tem ran city council meetings while he was away.

October 15, 2020

Source: ktbs.com · researched September 6, 2026