San Marcos City Council Place 3 · Nov 3, 2026
Alyssa Garza
Candidate for City Council Place 3 (incumbent)
Alyssa Garza, the incumbent, is running for San Marcos City Council Place 3 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Jane Garnette Hughson.
Last day to register to vote · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayCommunity organizer and San Marcos City Council member since 2020, with a B.S. and M.A. in sociology.
- Campaign website
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Official ballot listing: the Hays County sample ballot lists Amanda Rodriguez and Ryan Thomason for mayor, Alyssa Garza and Jane Garnette Hughson for Place 3, Shane Scott and Heather Hunter for Place 4, and Lisa Prewitt, Bill Miller and Juan Miguel Arredondo for Place 6. Hays County, Combined Sample Ballot, Nov. 3, 2026
Where Alyssa Garza stands: positions on the record
Data centers2 sourced positions
Voted yes to prohibit data centers in all city zoning districts (passed 4-3, June 2026).
Council voteCommunity Impact, San Marcos council votes to prohibit data centers in all zoning districts · Jun 17, 2026
Said she supported prohibiting data centers because the potential benefits did not justify the costs to water, energy and the environment.
“I supported prohibiting data centers because the potential benefits did not justify costs to our water, energy and environment.”
Own statementCommunity Impact, Q&A · Sep 3, 2026
Utility rates1 sourced position
Voted no on the electric, water and wastewater, and solid waste rate increases; each passed 6-1 (Sept 2026).
Council voteCity of San Marcos, September 15, 2026 City Council Recap · Sep 15, 2026
Property taxes1 sourced position
Council voted 7-0 to set the 2026 tax rate at 65.15 cents per $100 of taxable value (Sept 2026).
Council voteCity of San Marcos, September 15, 2026 City Council Recap · Sep 15, 2026
City budget1 sourced position
Said the city's budget process is fundamentally flawed and that community feedback should be gathered before decisions are made.
“the whole process is fundamentally flawed”
Own statementSan Marcos Daily Record, Place 3 candidates debate key issues · Oct 1, 2026
What Alyssa Garza said vs. how Alyssa Garza voted
Data centers
In their words
Said she supported prohibiting data centers because the potential benefits did not justify the costs to water, energy and the environment.
Sep 3, 2026 ·Community Impact, Q&A · Sep 3, 2026
On the record
Voted yes to prohibit data centers in all city zoning districts (passed 4-3, June 2026).
Jun 17, 2026 ·Community Impact, San Marcos council votes to prohibit data centers in all zoning districts · Jun 17, 2026
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