Hoppy Haden
Republican · TX · Caldwell County Judge
Hoppy Haden is the Caldwell County Judge and runs a construction business and a working cattle ranch with his wife. His priorities are budgets that protect taxpayers and support for law enforcement and first responders.
Where Hoppy Haden stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Declared a local disaster over the New World screwworm, a pest that eats the flesh of livestock. He urged ranchers to check herds daily and report cases.
June 11, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: cbsaustin.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes to set the county property tax rate at 43.91 cents per $100 of value. This was the no-new-revenue rate. The roll call was 5-0.
September 10, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: co.caldwell.tx.us
Voted yes to adopt the county budget for 2024-25. It gave patrol deputies a 13% raise and jailers an 8% raise. The roll call was 5-0.
September 10, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: co.caldwell.tx.us
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted yes to adopt the county budget for 2024-25. It gave patrol deputies a 13% raise and jailers an 8% raise. The roll call was 5-0.
September 10, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: co.caldwell.tx.us
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Testified to a Texas Senate committee about data centers. He said every data center company had bought land and talked to the power company before coming to the county.
September 1, 2026
Source: thetexan.news
Voted with the full court to stop offering tax breaks to large data centers and battery storage sites. The pause lasts until the next state legislative session ends.
August 13, 2026
Source: co.caldwell.tx.us
Told the court he had signed a deal that could sell his ranch land for a data center project. A county lawyer signed a similar deal and was fired.
July 23, 2026
Source: co.caldwell.tx.us
Voted yes on a building deal for a data center on about 206 acres near Lockhart. The deal passed 4-1.
April 23, 2026
Source: co.caldwell.tx.us
Said a tax break for a $7.3 billion data center campus would help county finances. The court approved the tax break 4-1.
March 26, 2026
Source: co.caldwell.tx.us
Backed changes to the county's immigration disaster resolution. The changes removed wording about COVID-19 and stopping disease. He said the new version fit the times better.
October 8, 2024
Source: caldwellcounty.texas.gov
Past race Hoppy Haden ran in:
- Caldwell County Judge · November 3, 2026 · Caldwell County, Texas · incumbent