RICHMOND, Texas – Andy Meyers has claimed victory in the Fort Bend County Precinct 3 Commissioner race, attributing his 59% lead to bipartisan support amid controversy surrounding his Democratic opponent.
“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I’m deeply grateful for the historic victory we’ve achieved. With support from both Republicans and Democrats, we earned 59% of the vote. Thanks to this unity, we now have a unique opportunity to build on this momentum as we move forward with critical initiatives—such as attracting more industrial and commercial investment, positioning Fort Bend County as one of America’s leading research hubs, and supporting the Governor’s efforts to bring more clean energy to Texas while tackling our state’s energy challenges.”
Meyers’ Democratic opponent, Taral Patel, faced significant controversy during the campaign, with nine criminal charges related to allegedly creating fake social media accounts to post discouraging comments about Meyers and direct racial attacks at himself.
Fort Bend County Judge KP George was also implicated, facing a misdemeanor charge of misrepresenting a candidate’s identity.
Reflecting on Patel’s alleged actions, Meyers expressed disappointment, remarking, “It’s even more unfortunate that he painted this community as a racist community when we’re not. This is a very caring community.”
He credited bipartisan support for his lead in a predominantly Democratic district, adding, “This is a 54% Democrat precinct and up 18 points, that means a whole lot of Democrats had to cross party lines to vote for me.”
Meyers also noted he believes many Democrats crossed the aisle to vote for him after Patel’s indictments.
“This is a 54% Democrat precinct and up 18 points that means a whole lot of Democrats had to cross party lines to vote for me,” he said.
Meyers is already making plans for the county. He says one of those involves him being appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to an energy working group to help develop a new energy policy.
“We’ll be working on legislation that he is going to be bringing forward to make Texas a leader in developing the next generation of energy, plus solving our water problems,” he said.
On top of that, Meyers said he is working with a group of other leaders in other counties to allow Texas counties to create industrial development districts to help attract more industry to communities.