My wife Linda and I reside in Johnson City, Texas on property my wife’s grandparents preserved. Our daughter Amber is a 2018 graduate of Johnson City High School and a 2022 graduate of The University of Texas, McCombs School of Business.
I am serving a third term as Blanco County Judge, and we are proud to call this community our home. As a 4rd generation Texan, raising cattle and goats, conservation, growth and water matter to us. Over the years we have served and volunteered in numerous positions as time allowed, along with donating to various organizations.
Looking forward to the future, I hope to continue to serve the citizens of Blanco County as I have been to the best of my ability every single day.
Brett Bray, along with the Blanco County Commissioners and other County officials and leaders, has helped Blanco County with the following projects:
- Emergency Response during and Cleanup following a 500-year event Flood of the Blanco River
- Creation of the Community Resource Center
- Construction and later Addition of a New South Annex in Blanco for services
- Sale of the Old Annex Building on the square for renewal and renovation
- COVID Response
- New Blanco County Exhibit Hall and Concession Stand
- Completion of renovation of the Old Blanco County Jail building
- Starflight/EMS Base in Round Mountain, negotiating a Co-Op agreement with Travis Co.
- New landing pad located in Blanco
- Acquired an agreement with one of the largest pipeline companies in the world coming through Blanco County to provide an unprecedented Community Investment Agreement that resulted in nearly
- One Million dollars for Emergency Services Districts, County Roads, Educational Scholarships, Digital traffic safety signs and more.
- Established New DPS Sargeant Area for Blanco County
- Digitized County Clerk Records for Online Availability
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Blanco County Judge – January 2015 to Present
Texas Juvenile Justice Department – General Counsel
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles – General Counsel
Texas Motor Vehicle Board and Texas Department of Transportation – Director
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge John F. Onion – Briefing Attorney
Texas Workforce Commission – Hearing Examiner
POLITICAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Texas Association of Counties Judicial Education Committee (TAC) – Presenter and Member
Texas Association of Counties Judicial Academy – Fellow (member)
Capitol Area of Governments Executive Committee (CAPCOG) – Current Chairman ’25; Vice Chair ‘24
Workforce Solutions Rural Capitol Area (WSCRA) – Board Member and Current Chairman
Capitol Credit Union Board of Directors – Member and previous 4x Chairman
National Association of Motor Vehicle Boards and Commissions – Previous 3x President
Directors Hill Country Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (MHDD) – Board Member
EDUCATION
St. Mary’s School of Law J.D.
- Legal Research Board
- Business and Writing Director;Staff Writer
- Research Assistant of Professor L. Wayne Scott
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- Civil Procedure and Remedies
St. Edward’s University – Graduated Summa Cum Laude Honors
- BBA in Finance and General Business
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- Minors in Accounting and Mathematics
EXPERTISE AND LICENSES
State Bar of Texas
College of the State Bar of Texas
Texas Board of Legal Specialization – Administrative Law
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas
United States Tax Court
Certified Texas Mediator
Federal Court Appointed Arbitrator
FINRA Registered Arbitrator