Ryan Thomason
TX
Ryan Thomason was a general contractor for 20 years and served six years on the San Marcos City Council until 2015, after three years on the Planning and Zoning Commission. His priorities are basic city services like safe roads, public safety and clean water, and lower impact fees for new housing.
Where Ryan Thomason stands, based on their records
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted to ban smoking in sidewalk cafes while the council set new rules for sidewalk cafes and parklets on public streets. The smoking ban passed 4-3.
January 6, 2015Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Moved to drop a requirement that floodway and water-quality zones stay marked as open space on a 216-acre tract near the Blanco River. The developer had asked to delay that rule; his change passed 6-1.
July 1, 2014Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Voted for a 10-year deal to refund part of the new property and sales taxes from redeveloping the Springtown Shopping Center to its owner. He opposed cutting the sales tax refunds from the deal, which passed 4-3.
July 21, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Voted to raise council members' pay from $950 to $1,450 a month and the mayor's pay from $1,200 to $1,700 a month. The raise passed 5-2.
April 21, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Voted for the city's $173 million budget for 2014-15 and for a property tax rate of 53.02 cents per $100 of value. The minutes call the rate an effective 4.2 percent tax increase; it passed 5-2.
September 2, 2014Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 16 records
Received the endorsement of Mayor Jane Hughson for mayor on the first day of the 2026 filing period. Hughson did not run for a fifth term.
August 10, 2026
Source: sanmarcosrecord.com
Was appointed as San Marcos's representative on the Capital Area Housing Finance Corporation board.
November 14, 2023
Source: sanmarcostx.gov
Voted to annex about 965 acres in 13 areas into the city, after backing a change that dropped one area from the first year. The annexation passed 7-0; he had voted against it at first reading.
September 1, 2015
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against putting a citizen petition to stop adding fluoride to city water on the November 2015 ballot, after a judge ruled the petition valid. The council approved it 5-1.
August 18, 2015
Source: communityimpact.com
Voted for a 10-year deal to refund part of the new property and sales taxes from redeveloping the Springtown Shopping Center to its owner. He opposed cutting the sales tax refunds from the deal, which passed 4-3.
July 21, 2015
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Voted against giving Uber's local company a city permit to run a ride-hailing service in San Marcos. The permit passed 5-2.
July 7, 2015
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Moved to approve the city's economic development contract with the Greater San Marcos Partnership. He voted against requiring the partnership to hold its board meetings under the Texas Open Meetings Act; that change failed 3-4, and so did the contract.
May 5, 2015
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Voted for a council resolution opposing Texas Senate Bill 343 and other state bills that sought to limit the self-government powers of home-rule cities. It passed 7-0.
March 17, 2015
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Stepped aside from the council's discussion of letting the Concho Commons downtown high-rise grow from 13 to 15 stories, citing a possible conflict of interest. The request failed.
January 6, 2015
Source: communityimpact.com
Voted against leasing the city's right to pump 885 acre-feet of Edwards Aquifer water for 2014 to Martin Marietta Materials for $347,805. The lease passed 4-3.
October 21, 2014
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against backing the La Cima development, a deal that delayed annexing a 635-acre tract until its owners filed development plans. The resolution passed 5-1, with one abstention.
September 2, 2014
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against the city's new plan for annexing land and managing its extraterritorial area, the zone just outside city limits. The plan passed 6-1.
September 2, 2014
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against requiring fire sprinkler systems and stricter fire-safety rules for cottage-style apartment buildings. The rule passed 6-1.
July 1, 2014
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Cast the only vote against new extra design standards for apartment complexes in the city's development code. The standards passed 6-1.
July 1, 2014
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Made the motion to reopen talks with the developer of the Lazy Oaks Ranch land west of Wonder World Drive and to form a three-member council team to negotiate. He was named to that team, and the motion passed 7-0.
June 3, 2014
Source: legistar2.granicus.com
Voted against denying outdoor live amplified music at Zelicks Icehouse, a downtown patio bar, after neighbors appealed its permit. He and Jude Prather were the only council members opposed; the council majority banned the music.
February 19, 2013
Source: communityimpact.com
Past race Ryan Thomason ran in:
- San Marcos Mayor · November 3, 2026 · San Marcos city, Texas