I don't know anything about the Travis County Judge other than what I read in the article this quote is drawn from. I do wish it would be read by all of our "leaders". If we are to go "blue" in Texas Judge Eckhardt might be someone to consider.
SOURCE“In my panel today at the Texas Tribune Festival on 'Public Enragement' I spoke about the importance of being able to disagree without being disagreeable. Then I said something disagreeable," Eckhardt said in a statement, according to The Texas Tribune. “I want to apologize to Governor Abbott. I made a flippant comment that was inappropriate. The comment did nothing to further the debate I was participating in, much less further the political discourse in our community, state, and nation. While the Governor and I disagree on a number of issues, that is no excuse to be disagreeable."