Rodger G. McLane
Republican · TX · Panola County Judge
Rodger G. McLane is the Panola County Judge. He presides over the commissioners court, which sets the county budget and tax rate, and leads county emergency management.
Where Rodger G. McLane stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Moved to turn down a Johnson Controls proposal to replace the heating and cooling systems at the Panola County Detention Center. The court agreed without opposition on January 28, 2025.
January 28, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted on August 15, 2023 to raise more money from property taxes than Panola County collected the year before, and to set the 2023 county tax rate. Both votes passed without opposition.
August 15, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Moved to approve an agreement between Panola County and the City of Carthage to build a new outdoor fire training facility for city and county volunteer fire departments. The court approved it without opposition on September 26, 2023.
September 26, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Issued a disaster declaration for Panola County after severe storms and tornadoes, then amended it. The commissioners court entered the amended declaration into the county record on July 3, 2023. Texas law lets the county judge declare a local disaster on his own.
July 3, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Moved to approve a Schumacher Construction Services estimate to repair the Panola County Airport at Sharpe Field and replace hangars. The court approved it without opposition on November 5, 2024.
November 5, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 4 records
Defended Panola County's rewritten trash transfer station agreement with the City of Carthage in an interview published August 11, 2026. He said the change cut waste going through the station from nearly 800 tons a month to about 260 tons and saved the county about $8,000 a month.
August 11, 2026
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Amended the proposed Panola County budget for 2026 from the bench, shifting the money for a secretary into a floating secretary position inside the county judge's own budget. The court then adopted the budget without opposition on August 26, 2025.
August 26, 2025
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Completed 46.5 hours of approved judicial study in fiscal year 2024 and was named a Fellow of the Texas Judicial Academy by the Texas Association of Counties. The commissioners court entered the certificate and the announcement into the county record on May 6, 2025.
May 6, 2025
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Took office as interim Panola County Judge on November 22, 2022. The commissioners court appointed him without opposition to serve the rest of the term through December 31, 2022, after Judge David L. Anderson stepped down.
November 22, 2022
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Race Rodger G. McLane is in:
- County Judge · November 3, 2026 · Panola County, Texas · incumbent
Profile last researched September 6, 2026.