Charlie Riley

Many of the most congested roads in Precinct 2, including FM 1488, are State roads, not county roads. They are owned, funded, and built by the Texas Department of Transportation.

TxDOT generally does not fund or build State roads ahead of traffic.

Their process requires years of traffic counts, studies, and documented congestion before projects are funded and scheduled. Development can happen quickly, but state road funding takes years and then the construction takes even more years.

That gap is real, and it’s why roads so often lag behind growth.

Promising to ‘make TxDOT get it done’ doesn’t change that process, and it doesn’t change the law.

A county commissioner can be an advocate for their community’s need for state roads. There is already measurable proof that Commissioner Riley has advocated for projects. Over the past ten years, of the $1.5 billion dollars Texas has spent in Montgomery county, $617,896,261 has been spent in Precinct 2. Out of four Montgomery County Precincts, 2 has received the lion’s share.

When it comes to county roads, the county does have direct responsibility. That’s where results matter. Major county road projects, such as adding two lanes, cost over a million dollars per mile and the county budget is not large enough to fund them. That’s why Texas counties rely on voter-approved road bonds for those projects.

Voters approved road bonds in 2015 and again in 2025. With Charlie Riley as your Commissioner, those county road projects were delivered on time, and many ahead of schedule.

When the funding and authority are there, the work gets done.

Beyond roads, Commissioner Riley has delivered real, tangible results:

New Sheriff’s Substation in Magnolia
New Forensic Center in Conroe
New Precinct 2 Emergency Supply Center
Securing 400 acres for a future community center, sports fields, and a nature park.
25,408 work orders, directly initiated by our community members, have been completed by Commissioner Riley’s fantastic team.

And when disasters hit… three hurricanes, six winter freezes, and five floods… Commissioner Riley didn’t make speeches. He provided emergency services, many times personally working throughout the night and on the weekends, to keep our community safe.