Mark Allen Meurer
Mark Allen Meurer (Republican Party) was a member of the Lubbock County Commissioners Court in Texas, representing Precinct 2. He assumed office on December 8, 2025. He left office on December 19, 2025.
Meurer (Republican Party) ran for election for the Precinct 2 judge of the Lubbock County Justice of the Peace Courts in Texas. He lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.
Curtis Parrish (R) appointed Meurer to the Lubbock County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 in 2025, to replace Jason Corley (R).
Biography
Mark Allen Meurer earned a bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University in 1987. Meurer’s career experience includes founding AgentMenu.com and working as the co-director of the Mercy Retreat Center.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Lubbock County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2
Susan Rowley defeated Daylan Flowers in the general election for Lubbock County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susan Rowley (R) | 68.0 | 14,006 |
| Daylan Flowers (D) | 32.0 | 6,585 | ||
| Total votes: 20,591 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lubbock County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2
Daylan Flowers advanced from the Democratic primary for Lubbock County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Daylan Flowers | 100.0 | 1,370 | |
| Total votes: 1,370 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lubbock County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2
Susan Rowley defeated Mark Allen Meurer and Clemmie Payne Jr. in the Republican primary for Lubbock County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Rowley | 54.5 | 3,143 |
| Mark Allen Meurer | 39.5 | 2,277 | ||
| Clemmie Payne Jr. | 6.0 | 346 | ||
| Total votes: 5,766 | |||
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Selection method
The members of the Texas Justice of the Peace Courts are elected in partisan elections and serve four-year terms. They are elected in a precinct-wide election.[2]
To serve as a justice of the peace, justices must complete a 40-hour course on relevant duties within one year of his or her election. They must also complete a similar 20-hour course each year they continue to serve.[3]
Noteworthy events
Lubbock County Commissioner Precinct 2 seat dispute (2025)
On December 19, 2025, Judge Patrick Pirtle ruled in Corley's favor, reinstating him to his seat on the Lubbock County Commissioner's Court.[4][5]
On December 2, Corley filed to run in the 2026 race for U.S. House Texas District 19. On December 8, Lubbock County Judge Curtis Parrish removed Corley from his seat as Lubbock County Commissioner of Precinct 2, stating Corley violated the Texas Constitution's Resign-to-run law.[6] As of December 2025, Article XVI, Section 65 of the Texas constitution stated that if certain officeholders, including county commissioners, announce their candidacy for any Texas election or federal election with more than one year and 30 days remaining in their current term in office, the announcement acts as an automatic resignation of the current office.[7] During a December 8, 2025, commissioners court meeting, Parrish swore in Mark Meurer to fill the Precinct 2 vacancy.[8] Corley filed a lawsuit against Meurer, appealing his removal from office.[6] Corley's legal team's filing stated that his announcement did not trigger the automatic resignation provision of the state constitution, and therefore Meurer's appointment was unlawful.[9]
See also
External links
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- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn page
- Texas Secretary of State Elections Division
- Texas Judicial Branch
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "mark meurer," accessed February 16, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas Scorecard, "Corley Continues as Lubbock County Commissioner, Court Rules," December 22, 2025
- ↑ KCBD, "UPDATE: Corley remains Pct. 2 County Commissioner after judge denies Meurer’s appeal," accessed December 22, 2025
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Texas Tribune, "A Lubbock County commissioner announced his congressional campaign. Then he was removed from office," accessed December 22, 2025
- ↑ Texas Constitution and Statutes, "The Texas Constitution Article 16," accessed December 22, 2025
- ↑ KCBD, "County Judge Parrish removes Commissioner Corley from office; Corley says move ‘corrupt power play,’ files lawsuit," accessed December 22, 2025
- ↑ KCBD, "State of Texas: Corley remains lawful holder of Precinct 2 seat," accessed December 22, 2025
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
