What is Civic Mirror?

Civic Mirror is a civic technology platform designed to make government easier to understand, research and engage with. It brings together information about elected offices, public spending, legislation, judicial decisions and civic events into a single, searchable interface. The goal is to reduce fragmentation and help people see how public institutions function in practice, not just in theory.

What problem is Civic Mirror trying to solve?

Most public information already exists, but it is scattered across dozens of websites, written in technical language, and difficult to connect across roles, agencies and decision-making processes. Civic Mirror focuses on aggregation, context and clarity — helping users understand who is responsible for what, how decisions are made, and how those decisions connect over time.

Is Civic Mirror affiliated with a political party or campaign?

No. Civic Mirror is designed as a non-partisan platform. It does not endorse candidates, promote political parties, or tell users what positions to take. The platform is structured to present primary information and sourced material, allowing users to draw their own conclusions.

How does Civic Mirror maintain neutrality?

Neutrality is addressed structurally rather than rhetorically. The platform surfaces original sources wherever possible, clearly labels summarised content, and allows users to view information through different lenses — including progressive, conservative or just the facts. The intent is transparency about framing, not hidden editorial judgement.

What kind of information does the platform include?

Depending on availability, Civic Mirror can include: lists of elected offices at state, county and local level; role descriptions explaining what each office is responsible for; budget and spending information tied to specific offices; legislative bills with plain-language summaries; judicial rulings categorised by case type; public calendars, meetings and livestream links; and evidence panels linking officials to sourced articles, rulings or statements. All content is designed to be navigable without requiring specialist political knowledge.

How does Civic Mirror use AI?

AI is used primarily to process large volumes of public information and convert complex material — such as legislation or court rulings — into readable summaries. The underlying source material remains available, and summaries are intended as entry points, not replacements for original documents.

How can users engage with elected officials through Civic Mirror?

Where verified contact information exists, Civic Mirror allows users to send structured, one-click emails to elected officials about legislation, votes or public actions. The platform also supports pre-written question prompts to help users engage constructively, especially those new to civic participation.

Does Civic Mirror collect or sell user data?

Civic Mirror is designed to minimise data collection. User profiles exist to support engagement features, but the platform is not built around targeted advertising or data monetisation. Long-term sustainability is being approached cautiously, with an emphasis on trust and public value.

What makes Civic Mirror different from existing civic or transparency tools?

Many existing tools focus on a single dimension — voting records, legislation, budgets or elections. Civic Mirror's differentiator is connection: linking roles, decisions, money, events and outcomes so users can see how individual actions fit into a broader system. The emphasis is on continuity rather than snapshots.

Who is Civic Mirror for?

Civic Mirror is for anyone who wants a clearer, more connected understanding of how government works — whether they are voting, researching an issue, attending meetings, or simply trying to stay informed about the institutions that affect their daily lives. It is designed to be usable by people with no prior expertise, while still supporting deeper exploration for advanced users.

What is the long-term vision for Civic Mirror?

The long-term goal is to create durable civic infrastructure — what Pecenica describes as connective tissue between the public and their representatives. Rather than focusing on individual election cycles or controversies, Civic Mirror aims to support ongoing engagement, accountability and institutional memory over time.

What's next for the platform?

Planned enhancements include candidate profiles alongside existing officeholders, improved issue-based filtering (e.g. environment, education, infrastructure), deeper legislative tracking across committees and voting stages, and expanded coverage beyond Indiana. Development is iterative, with user feedback shaping priorities.

Hays County

181 seats · 181 filled · 0 vacant

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	✎▶Seat CAND	TIP Name ⊘ AMA	Next Election
▶ Municipal (65: 65 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Buda Mayor	() Lee Urbanovsky	May 4, 2027
+	City of Bear Creek	() Mark Bohm	May 4, 2027
+	City of Buda	() Lee Urbanovsky	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Greg Bowles	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Monica Davidson	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Kimberly Goodman	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() LaVonia Horne-Williams	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Matt Smith	May 4, 2027
+	Mayor Pro Tem	() Evan Ture	May 4, 2027
+	City of Dripping Springs	() Bill Foulds, Jr	May 4, 2027
+	City of Dripping Springs	() Travis Crow	May 4, 2027
+	City of Dripping Springs	() Wade King	May 4, 2027
+	City of Dripping Springs	() Taline Manassian	May 4, 2027
+	City of Dripping Springs	() Sherrie Parks	May 4, 2027
+	City of Dripping Springs	() Geoffrey Tahuahua	May 4, 2027
+	City of Hays	() Harvey Davis AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Candace Blake	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Tom Lemman	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Rose McCorkle	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Position Vacant	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Tony Valdez	May 4, 2027
+	City Secretary	() Kathy Davidson AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Mayor Pro Tem	() Lydia Bryan-Valdez AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City of Kyle	() Yvonne Flores-Cale	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Lauralee DrPH	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Courtney Goza	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Marc McKinney	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Melisa Medina	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Michael Tobias	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Claudia Zapata	May 4, 2027
+	City Secretary	() Jennifer Holm AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City of Mountain City	() Ralph McClendon, Jr	May 4, 2027
+	City Secretary	() Ellis Craig AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City of Mountain City	() Brett Burich	May 4, 2027
+	City of Mountain City	() Laura Craig	May 4, 2027
+	City of Mountain City	() Lee Taylor	May 4, 2027
+	City of Mountain City	() David Wiley	May 4, 2027
+	City of Niederwald	() Cheryl Williams	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Alex Corpus, Jr	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Emily Iverson	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Stephanie Reyes	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Jedidiah Webb	May 4, 2027
+	City of Niederwald	() Zach Cronshey AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City of San Marcos	() Jane Hughson	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Lorenzo Gonzalez	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Matthew Mendoza	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Joshua Paselk	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Amanda Rodriguez	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Shane Scott	May 4, 2027
+	City of San Marcos	() Alyssa Garza	May 4, 2027
+	City Secretary	() Kimberly Weatherford AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City of Wimberley	() Jim Chiles	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() David Cohen	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Chris Sheffield	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Anne Ulfelder	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Sam Werner	May 4, 2027
+	City Secretary	() Laura Calcote AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City of Wimberley	() Rebecca Minnick	May 4, 2027
+	City of Woodcreek	() Debra Hines	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Linnea Bailey	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Krista Richardson	May 4, 2027
+	City Council Member	() Linda Swedberg	May 4, 2027
+	City Secretary	() Linda Land AMA	May 4, 2027
+	City of Woodcreek	() Chrys Grummert	May 4, 2027
+	Wimberley Mayor	() Jim Chiles	May 4, 2027
▶ School (50: 50 filled, 0 vacant)
+	School Board Trustee	() Casey Earley	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Eileen Hernandez	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Peter Key	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Mason Morgan	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Douglas Rodriguez	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Olivia Barnard	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Scott Berry AMA	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Kim Cousins	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Shanda Deleon	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Dr Hetrick	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Rob Mcclelland	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Tricia Quintero	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Dr Reinold	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Johnny Flores	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Esperanza Orosco	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Vanessa Petrea	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Courtney Runkle	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Geoffrey Seibel	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Byron Severance	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Raul Vela	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Spade David	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Sara Dishman	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Ty Galloway	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Zane Liston	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Nicholas Lochman	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Paul Michels	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Linda Rogers	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Erin Stonehawk-Hearn	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Chris Allison	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Rafael Cordero	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Toni Sauncy	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Rosina Valle	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Mack Wigley	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Juan Arredondo	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Jessica Cain	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Clem Cantu	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Anne Halsey	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Brian Shanks	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Margie Villalpando	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Eric Jones	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Shirley Sprinkles	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Andria Whalon	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Greg Bonewald AMA	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Dr Campbell	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Chadwick Canine	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Will Conley	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Lindsey Deringer	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Lexi Jones	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Andrea Justus	May 4, 2027
+	School Board Trustee	() Ken Strange	May 4, 2027
▶ County (15: 15 filled, 0 vacant)
+	County Clerk	() Elaine Cardenas AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Constitutional County Judge	() Ruben Becerra	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 1	() Debbie Ingalsbe	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 2	() Mark Jones	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 3	() Lon Shell	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, 4	() Walt Smith	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Legislator, countu judge	() Ruben Becerra	Nov 3, 2026
+	Criminal District Attorney	() Kelly Higgins	Nov 3, 2026
+	Hays County Commissioner Dist 1	(D) Debbie Ingalsbe	Nov 3, 2026
+	Hays County Commissioner Dist 2	(R) Mark Jones	Nov 3, 2026
+	Hays County Commissioner Dist 3	(R) Lon Shell	Nov 3, 2026
+	Hays County Commissioner Dist 4	(R) Walt Smith	Nov 3, 2026
+	Hays County Commissioner Dist countu judge	(D) Ruben Becerra	Nov 3, 2026
+	Sheriff, n/a	() Gary Cutler	Nov 3, 2026
+	Tax Assessor-Collector	() Jennifer Escobar AMA	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Judicial (12: 12 filled, 0 vacant)
+	453rd District Court	() Sherri Tibbe	Nov 3, 2026
+	County Court-at-Law Judge	() Jimmy Hall	Nov 3, 2026
+	Justice of Peace	() Sandra Kay Bryant	Nov 3, 2026
+	Justice of Peace	() John W. Burns	Nov 3, 2026
+	Justice of Peace	() Andrew Winston Cable	Nov 3, 2026
+	Justice of Peace	() Celedonio (J.R.) Mendoza	Nov 3, 2026
+	Justice of Peace	() Maggie Hernandez Moreno	Nov 3, 2026
+	Justice of Peace	() Jo Anne Prado	Nov 3, 2026
+	Justice of Peace	() Beth Hanna Smith	Nov 3, 2026
+	Statutory County Court Judge	() Elaine Brown	Nov 3, 2026
+	Statutory County Court Judge	() Jimmy Alan Hall	Nov 3, 2026
+	Statutory County Court Judge	() Chris P. Johnson	Nov 3, 2026
▶ State (6: 6 filled, 0 vacant)
	TX Governor	(R) Greg Abbott 1	Nov 3, 2026
+	TX Attorney General	(R) Ken Paxton	Nov 3, 2026
+	TX Secretary of State	(R) Jane Nelson	Nov 3, 2026
+	Texas Senate District 21	(D) Judith Zaffirini AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Texas Senate District 25	(R) Donna Campbell AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	Texas House of Representatives District 45	(D) Erin Zwiener AMA	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Federal (24: 24 filled, 0 vacant)
	U.S. Representative — District 21	(R) Chip Roy AMA	Nov 3, 2026
	U.S. Representative — District 35	(D) Gregorio Casar AMA	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas	(N) J. Barker	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas	(N) Ron Clark	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas	(N) Marcia Crone	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) Jane Boyle	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) Ada Brown	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) Samuel Cummings	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) A[llen] Fish	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	(N) Sidney Fitzwater	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Micaela Alvarez	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Alfred Bennett	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Jeffrey Brown	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Randy Crane	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Keith Ellison	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Charles Eskridge III	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Nicholas Ganjei	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	(N) Marina Garcia Marmolejo	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Alan Albright	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Samuel Biery Jr.	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) David Briones	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Kathleen Cardone	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Walter Counts III	Nov 3, 2026
+	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	(N) Orlando Garcia	Nov 3, 2026
▶ Special (9: 9 filled, 0 vacant)
+	Alliance Regional Water Authority	() Graham Moore AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Austin San Antonio Intermunicipal Commuter Rail District	() Ross Milloy AMA	May 4, 2027
+	County Line Special Utility District	() Humberto Ramos AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation	() Greg Perrin AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Goforth Special Utility District	() Stephanie Stephens AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Lake Pointe Municipal Utility District	() Vicki Hahn AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Oak Hill Fresh Water Supply District #1	() Patrick King AMA	May 4, 2027
+	Springhollow Municipal Utility District	() Carter Dean AMA	May 4, 2027
+	West Travis County Municipal Utility District #5	() Randall Wilburn AMA	May 4, 2027

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