Professional Experience That's Precinct 4 Local.
Leadership That's Lived In Precinct 4.
Angie Unger has lived, worked, and raised her family in Precinct 4 for over a decade.
Her leadership isn’t theoretical — it’s built from real work, real consequences, and real service to neighbors.
She leads from the front lines, not the sidelines.
"I’m running to put the word servant back into public servant and to lead with humility, integrity, and care for the people who call this place home."
MY PROMISE
100% Grassroots. No backroom deals. Just a commitment to ALL of Precinct 4 — every voice, every background, every story.
I AM YOU
I am not running to speak at this community. I am running because I come from it.
I am a first-generation Texan, Hispanic and Polish — a “Polican” — raised by a single mother, shaped by hard work, and grounded in the reality of what it means to stretch resources, protect dignity, and keep showing up when systems don’t make things easy. I’ve lived the consequences of decisions made far away from the people they affect — and I’ve stayed here, building, working, and raising my family in Precinct 4.
“I Am You” means leadership rooted in lived experience; not theory. It means understanding struggle, resilience, and responsibility because you’ve carried them yourself. Our lives are more connected than divided, and when leadership reflects that truth, communities are stronger.
I’m running to bridge the gap between neighborhoods, perspectives, and policy and people — with leadership that is tough, resilient, unafraid, and relentless in service.
What “I Am You” Means
1. Unity over division
“I Am You” means recognizing that our differences do not weaken us — they strengthen us. When neighbors are respected and heard, trust grows, and real solutions become possible. Unity is not sameness; it’s shared responsibility.
2. Leadership from lived experience
I don’t lead from a distance or from abstraction. I lead from lived experience — understanding how decisions land on families, workers, seniors, and children because I’ve been there too. That perspective matters in public service.
3. Team YOU. Always.
“I Am You” means I’m not here for power or prestige. I’m here to serve, to listen, and to stay. This campaign is about accountability, unity, and building a future that works for all of Precinct 4 — not just a few.
My Top 3 Priorities
Preserve Our Water
Responsible growth starts with honest water planning.
Water is not optional. It is the foundation of public health, affordability, safety, and long-term stability in Hays County.
Precinct 4 relies heavily on groundwater from the Edwards and Trinity aquifers. These aquifers are finite. When pumping exceeds recharge, water levels drop, wells fail, infrastructure costs rise, and families are left absorbing the impact — often with no warning and no backup plan.
We are already seeing the strain. Waiting until wells run dry or systems fail is not leadership. It is neglect.
What Responsible Water Leadership Looks Like
Preserving our water requires using every tool available, not just repeating talking points.
That means:
• Protecting aquifers by aligning growth with realistic water availability
• Protecting recharge zones, where rainfall actually replenishes groundwater
• Supporting groundwater conservation districts, so water is managed locally, responsibly, and based on science
• Incentivizing rainwater harvesting for homes, businesses, and public facilities to reduce pressure on groundwater
• Expanding public education, so neighbors understand how everyday choices — landscaping, irrigation, storage, and conservation — directly affect water supply
• Exploring surface water options and pipeline planning where appropriate, so groundwater is not the only source carrying the load
• Pursuing regional coordination, not siloed decisions that shift problems from one area to another
Growth must follow water — not optimism.
️Strengthen Our Roads
Safe. Resilient. Fiscally Responsible.
Growth without road capacity hurts safety, emergency response, and rural land. When infrastructure doesn’t keep pace, families pay the price through congestion, flooding, accidents, and delayed response times.
My approach is straightforward: maintain and fix what we have before expanding what we can’t afford to sustain.
That means prioritizing:
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Road maintenance and safety improvements
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Flood mitigation and drainage coordination
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Planning roads, utilities, and development together — not in silos
It also means aggressively pursuing available state and federal funding and other tools so we reduce unnecessary financial pressure on local residents instead of shifting costs onto families.
I bring a strong understanding of budgeting from years of managing complex budgets across local and international contexts. I will apply that same discipline to county infrastructure decisions — ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent carefully, transparently, and where they deliver the greatest public benefit.
Strong roads are not about expansion for expansion’s sake.
They are about safety, resilience, and responsible planning for tomorrow.
Serve Our People
Transparent, ethical leadership that puts residents before profit.
Transparent. Accessible. Accountable.
My third goal is fostering a county government that is transparent, accessible, and centered on people.
I do not believe leadership means assuming I know what’s best for everyone. It means listening consistently, explaining decisions clearly, and making government understandable and reachable for the people it serves.
Long before running for office, I have created and hosted monthly community gatherings, dialogue nights, and public forums—often in partnership with local small businesses—to hear directly from residents. That work didn’t begin with a campaign, and it won’t end with one.
As Commissioner, I will continue and expand this approach by creating regular, meaningful feedback loops through in-person meetings, modern communication tools, and clear updates so residents know how decisions are made and how to engage before—not after—choices are finalized.
I will champion citizen advisory committees, support faster and more responsive communication, and work to ensure county government reflects the real needs of the people who live here—across neighborhoods, generations, and ways of life.
I want to be remembered as a Commissioner who never left anyone behind, who showed up, listened, and always put people first—because a county works best when everyone belongs.
Other Issues. Real Fixes. Real Solutions.
AFFORDABILITY
Affordability shows up in monthly housing costs, property taxes, utilities, and whether families and seniors can remain in the communities they’ve built their lives in. As a local real estate professional, I work directly with residents navigating rising costs and complex systems, and I see that many state affordability programs go underused simply because awareness and access are limited. At the county level, this means budgeting responsibly, communicating clearly, and connecting people to resources that already exist. It also means pursuing available state and federal funding, protecting working families and seniors from being priced out, and ensuring growth contributes its fair share rather than shifting costs onto local residents.
Community & Public Health
Public health starts long before a crisis — it lives in our schools, our neighborhoods, and the people we rely on every day. We cannot claim to care about community health while burning out nurses, underpaying teachers, and stretching first responders beyond their limits. Supporting public health means supporting the people on the front lines: nurses, educators, first responders, caregivers, and social service workers who hold our communities together. It also means protecting seniors, expanding access to preventative services, and responding quickly when families are in crisis. There are many fires to put out — and leadership means showing up early, coordinating resources, and strengthening systems before emergencies become tragedies.
Texas Tough.
Community First.
Proven Leadership.
Experience Matters. Leadership from the Frontlines. Community First. Always.
Angie Unger doesn’t study these issues from a desk — she works in them every day, right here in Precinct 4. Her leadership wasn’t learned in a classroom or an office alone; it was earned by living, working, and raising her family here for over a decade, alongside her neighbors, and paying the price when broken decisions failed real people. As a local small business owner, real estate professional, and investor with experience managing complex budgets locally and internationally, Angie works directly with land, water, roads, infrastructure, and families navigating affordability and uncertainty. Long before running for office, she built Democratic and bipartisan community clubs, created spaces for neighbors to organize and engage, and led mutual aid, crisis response, and civic efforts — and she never left. She sees where policy fails people and where it can work better. This campaign is about continuing service with Texas-tough, people-first leadership that shows up, listens, acts, and stays — because community always comes first.
VOTE UNGER!
My maternal grandmother used to tell me,
“In this world, you only really have three things — your mind, your heart, and your word. And your word is your honor.”
I’ve carried that with me my whole life. So when I say I won’t let you down — I mean it. This campaign is about people. All people.
Buda. Kyle. Dripping Springs. Driftwood. Henly. Mountain City. Manchaca.
Every back road. Every front porch in between.
Local. Proven. Tested here.
We have the relentless work ethic.
We have the professional and community experience.
We have the discipline.
We have the intellect, the trust, and yes, the street cred.
Boots on the ground for months.
Blisters earned.
Lights on late.
We must put forward the strongest candidate — the one with the exact playbook to take this all the way through the general. And win — together.
I know who we’ll face.
I know what it takes.
And we will win.
A Democrat who represents every beating heart in this precinct.
How will I represent you?
By involving you.
By listening.
By lifting your voice — no matter your background. No matter your story. No matter where you come from.
Strong enough to lead.
Grounded enough to listen.
Humble enough to serve.
This is about people.
All people.
Nothing more.
-- Angie Unger
VOTE Angie Unger for Hays County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Primary Early Voting: February 17–27
Primary Election Day: March 3
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