A Guide · Politics
Who Represents Magnolia
Federal down to the water district. A reader's map to the elected offices that touch a 77354 ZIP code: who sits in each one, what they actually decide, and which call to make when something goes wrong.
By The Magnolia Standard · Verified May 20, 2026 · Updated whenever an officeholder turns over
A streetlight goes out on FM 1488. Whose problem is it? The straight answer is that it depends on which side of the road, what subdivision you can see from there, whether that block sits inside the City of Magnolia or just rubs up against it, and which utility district feeds power to that particular pole. Most residents have a guess. Most guesses are wrong. This guide is for the rest of the calls you'll need to make.
Magnolia's political map is messier than people new to the area expect. The city limits stop and start in funny places. The county precinct boundary cuts through residential neighborhoods. Two different MISD trustee zones share an HEB parking lot. There are MUDs you've never heard of that collect property tax from your mortgage escrow every January. Knowing which office handles which problem is the difference between getting something fixed in a week and watching it drift for a year.
We are going to walk from the top down. Federal first, because that's the level most people can name. State after. Then county, where most of the decisions that change your daily life actually happen. Then the schools. Then the city, if you live inside it. Then the smaller districts that quietly do real work in the background. At each level, what the office decides, who sits in it as of this writing, and the practical advice on when calling them is the right call.
Federal
You have two U.S. Senators (both Texas, both six-year terms, staggered) and one U.S. Representative. Magnolia falls inside Texas's 8th Congressional District for almost all of 77354. A small portion may sit in the 2nd District depending on the redistricting line, so if you want to be certain about your House rep, look up your address at house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative.
U.S. Senators (both Texas, both Republican)
John Cornyn · senior senator since 2002 · in the May 26, 2026 Republican primary runoff against Ken Paxton.
Houston regional office: 5300 Memorial Dr, Suite 980, Houston, TX 77007 · 713-572-3337 · cornyn.senate.gov
Ted Cruz · junior senator since 2013.
Houston regional office: 808 Travis St, Suite 1420, Houston, TX 77002 · 713-718-3057 · cruz.senate.gov
When to call: federal benefits caseworker problems (Social Security, VA, IRS), federal grant inquiries, immigration cases, military academy nominations. Senators have entire staffs whose job is constituent casework. They are useful. Most residents never use them.
U.S. House — Texas 8th District
Morgan Luttrell (R), first elected 2022, currently serving second term. The 8th covers parts of Montgomery, Walker, and Harris counties plus all of San Jacinto and Polk.
Magnolia district office: 18230 FM 1488, Suite 308, Magnolia, TX 77354 · 281-305-7890
Washington office: 444 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · 202-225-4901
When to call: same casework portfolio as the senators, plus questions about federal legislation working through the House. The Magnolia district office is on FM 1488 — closer than the senators' offices, with staff who handle most calls directly.
State of Texas
The Texas executive branch is unusually fragmented. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, Land Commissioner, and Agriculture Commissioner are all separately elected. They do not work for each other. Each runs an agency that touches part of your life.
Your two state-level legislators are the State Senator for District 4 and the State Representative for the district that covers your block. Most of Magnolia sits inside House District 3, though the line runs through Montgomery County in places that surprise people. Verify yours at wrm.capitol.texas.gov.
Governor of Texas
Greg Abbott (R) · in office since January 2015. Current term ends January 2027.
P.O. Box 12428, Austin, TX 78711 · 512-463-2000 · gov.texas.gov
When to call: rare. The Governor's office handles emergency declarations, pardons, and certain executive appointments. Constituent casework usually routes to your state senator or representative first.
Texas Attorney General
Ken Paxton (R), in office since 2015. Paxton declined to seek a fourth term and is in the May 26, 2026 Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff. His current AG term runs through January 1, 2027.
P.O. Box 12548, Austin, TX 78711 · 512-463-2100 · texasattorneygeneral.gov
When to call: consumer-protection complaints, open-records (Texas Public Information Act) disputes, child-support enforcement. The AG runs the largest consumer-protection division in the state.
State Senate — District 4
Brett Ligon (R), sworn in May 2026 after winning a special election (75% of the vote vs. Democrat Ron Angeletti). Ligon previously served as Montgomery County District Attorney. He fills the remainder of Brandon Creighton's term — Creighton resigned October 2, 2025 to become Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. A general-election rematch for the full four-year term is on the November 2026 ballot.
Senator's Capitol office: senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=4 for current contact
When to call: state-level policy that affects you (school finance, property tax law, water rights, TxDOT projects). Your state senator is one of 31, which makes the office unusually responsive compared to federal levels.
State House — District 3 (most of Magnolia)
Cecil Bell Jr. (R) is the seated representative through January 12, 2027. Bell lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary to Kristen Plaisance (55.1% to 44.9%), who is the presumptive successor effective January 2027 after the November general election.
Capitol office: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 · 512-463-0650 · Bell's official member page
Some portions of 77354 fall in HD-16, represented by Will Metcalf (R, Conroe), in office since 2015. Verify your district at wrm.capitol.texas.gov.
Metcalf Capitol office: 512-463-0726 · Metcalf's official member page
When to call: same portfolio as your state senator, with a smaller constituent base. State reps tend to be the most reachable elected office in Texas after county precinct seats. Bell is a lame duck for the remainder of his term; on issues you need acted on before January 2027, the office still answers constituent calls.
Montgomery County
County government does more for the average Magnolia resident than any other layer. Road maintenance on every farm-to-market and county road. Sheriff's patrols. The court system. Property appraisal and tax collection. Public health. Indigent care. Election administration. The county judge runs the Commissioners Court, and the four county commissioners represent geographic precincts.
Magnolia sits almost entirely in Precinct 2. If you have a county problem that's specifically about your neighborhood (a culvert that floods, a county road that needs rework, a question about a permit), your county commissioner is almost always the right starting call.
County Judge
Mark Keough (R), serving since 2019. The county judge presides over Commissioners Court, sets the agenda, and breaks ties on the four-member commissioners' bench.
501 N. Thompson, Suite 401 (Alan B. Sadler Commissioners' Court Building, 4th floor), Conroe, TX 77301
Phone: 936-539-7812 · Fax: 936-760-6919 · mctx.org/county_judge
When to call: countywide policy questions, emergencies, anything that crosses precinct lines. Your county commissioner is the precinct-level call; the county judge is the countywide call.
County Commissioner — Precinct 2 (Magnolia)
Charlie Riley (R) has held Precinct 2 since 2015. The Precinct 2 barn in Magnolia runs the road and bridge crews for your area, plus the horse arena, Magnolia Youth Sports Complex, and the precinct's parks.
19110 Unity Park Drive, Magnolia, TX 77355
Phone: 281-259-6492 · Fax: 936-760-6954 · Email: contactcommp2@mctx.org
commprecinct2.org · work-order request form
When to call: anything physical about your county road or right-of-way. Drainage. Speed limit signs that need re-posting. Brush in the ditch nobody's clearing. Pct 2 will almost always send a crew if the call lands in the right inbox.
Sheriff of Montgomery County
Wesley Doolittle (R), sworn in January 1, 2025. Doolittle is a Magnolia-area resident and ran on a platform of expanding patrol coverage in unincorporated parts of the county.
1 Criminal Justice Drive, Conroe, TX 77301
Non-emergency dispatch: 936-760-5800 · 911 for emergencies
Outside city limits, the Sheriff's Office is your law enforcement. Patrols. Investigations. Civil process. Animal complaints that aren't picked up by the city. The Sheriff's Office is one of the largest in Texas because Montgomery County is one of the fastest-growing.
District Attorney — 9th Judicial District
Mike R. Holley (R), appointed by Governor Abbott in October 2025 after Brett Ligon resigned to run for state senate (which Ligon won). Holley served as First Assistant District Attorney under Ligon since 2016. His appointed term runs through December 31, 2026 unless extended by election.
207 W. Phillips Street, Suite 100, Conroe, TX 77301 · 936-539-7800
Most residents will never have a reason to call the DA directly. When you do, it's usually a victim's advocate or witness-coordination matter, both of which have dedicated staff that answer the phone.
Justice of the Peace — Precinct 5 (Magnolia)
Matt Masden, presiding judge. Two Republicans (Ashton Hedrick and Billy Masden) are on the 2026 primary ballot for the next term.
19100 Unity Park Drive, Magnolia, TX 77355
The JP handles small claims under $20,000, traffic citations, evictions, truancy hearings, and inquests. When to call: small-claims disputes with a contractor or neighbor. Eviction proceedings. Traffic court. The JP court is the most-used courtroom in your daily life that you've probably never been inside.
Constable — Precinct 5 (Magnolia)
Christopher Jones, Constable. The Constable's office serves civil process and handles evictions on the JP's behalf, plus contract patrol services for some neighborhoods.
19100 Unity Park Drive, Magnolia, TX 77355 (shared facility with JP Pct 5)
Constables office (countywide)
When to call: civil-process service (subpoenas, writs), an eviction the JP has signed off on, neighborhood patrol questions for contract-patrol subdivisions.
Montgomery Central Appraisal District (MCAD)
Not an elected board in the usual sense, but it sets the assessed value on every property in the county. You can protest your appraisal each spring.
109 Gladstell St, Conroe · 936-756-3354 · mcad-tx.org
When to call: when your appraisal jumps. The protest window is short and well-publicized; missing it means paying the new number. Walk-in protests get heard. The front counter is friendly to homeowners who arrive without lawyers.
Schools — Magnolia ISD
MISD is governed by seven at-large trustees, elected to staggered three-year terms by every voter who lives within the district's boundaries. The trustees hire and supervise the superintendent. The superintendent runs the schools. Everything below that, from teacher hiring to bus routes, is administrative. Most parent complaints belong at the campus first, then the central office. The trustees should be the third call, not the first.
Trustee meetings are public and posted at magnoliaisd.org. Speaking time is available with sign-up. The same site lists the current seven trustees, the superintendent's office, and the bond office if MISD has an active bond program.
When to engage which level at MISD
- Teacher concern: Teacher first. Department head. Principal. Then the assistant superintendent for that level.
- Bus route, school zone, attendance boundary: Transportation office or the assistant superintendent for student services. Trustees do not set routes.
- Curriculum, library policy, athletic program funding: This is where the trustees come in. Bring data, bring other parents, sign up to speak.
- Bond questions: Bond office during a bond. Otherwise the CFO. Trustees vote on the bond package itself.
City of Magnolia
If you live inside the actual city limits of Magnolia (a smaller footprint than what most people call "Magnolia"), you have a Mayor and four-member City Council elected to staggered two-year terms. The Council hires a City Administrator who runs day-to-day operations. The city handles water and wastewater for properties inside its service area, code enforcement, the police chief reports to the city manager, and the city's economic development corporation manages tax-increment financing inside the limits.
If you live outside city limits (most of "Magnolia" in the colloquial sense), the city government has no jurisdiction over your property. Calls about your road or your trash go to the county, not the city. Calls about your water go to your MUD, not the city.
City of Magnolia (incorporated limits only)
18111 Buddy Riley Blvd, Magnolia, TX 77354 · 281-356-2266 · cityofmagnolia.com
Mayor Chris Blair, elected May 2, 2026, winning a three-way race with 45.4% of the vote (Magnolia decides city races by plurality, so no runoff was held).
The city site lists the full council and meeting schedule. Council meetings are second and fourth Tuesdays at City Hall, usually 7 p.m., with citizen comment at the top.
Water, Power, Fire — The Districts Most Residents Skip
If your house sits in a subdivision built in the last forty years, your water and wastewater probably comes from a Municipal Utility District (MUD). MUDs are special-purpose governments with their own elected boards, their own tax authority, and their own bonds. They are why some neighborhoods pay more property tax per acre than others on the same county map.
Your MUD number appears on your tax statement under "taxing entities." A MUD is required to publish its director list, its meeting schedule, and its budget. If you cannot find this information on a quick web search, the MUD's general counsel is listed in the meeting notice posted at the development's amenity center or HOA office. MUD board meetings are public. Almost nobody attends. Showing up gives you outsized influence.
ESD #10 is the Emergency Services District that funds fire and EMS in the Magnolia area. The ESD has a five-member board appointed by the county; budgets and meeting agendas are posted at the district's website. The Volunteer Fire Department that responds to your house is funded by ESD #10 tax revenue plus grants.
Electric service in most of Magnolia comes from Entergy or a retail electric provider that purchases from Entergy. Outages and downed lines: 1-800-9OUTAGE. The Public Utility Commission of Texas regulates retail electric service and is the right complaint venue if your provider is unresponsive.
Which Call to Make When
A short triage guide for the most common Magnolia complaints. The right call is almost never the obvious one.
| If the problem is... | Start the call here |
|---|---|
| A pothole or dead culvert on a county road | Precinct 2 (Riley) · 281-259-6492 · contactcommp2@mctx.org |
| A pothole on FM 1488 or FM 2978 | TxDOT (state road) · TxDOT Conroe Area Office |
| Streetlight out | Entergy if power line, Pct 2 if county-owned pole |
| Property tax appraisal too high | MCAD · 936-756-3354 · protest before deadline |
| Water pressure low or sewage backup | Your MUD (look up on tax statement) |
| Police needed, urgent | 911 |
| Police needed, non-urgent | Sheriff Doolittle's dispatch · 936-760-5800 (or Magnolia PD if inside city) |
| School zoning, bus route | MISD Transportation, then the principal |
| Trash pickup missed | Your service provider · check the bill |
| Speed limit too high on a residential road | Pct 2 if county; city engineer if inside Magnolia limits |
| Property line dispute | Small civil matter: Justice of Peace Pct 5. Bigger: title attorney first, then district court. |
| VA benefits, federal benefits casework | Senator's regional office, or your House member's district office |
We update this guide whenever an officeholder turns over. Spot a name that is out of date, a phone number that has changed, or an office we missed? Send a correction to corrections@themagnoliastandard.news. The point of a guide like this is to be accurate now, not accurate when it was written.