{"id":842,"date":"2026-02-24T00:46:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/austincountynewsonline.com\/hello\/?p=842"},"modified":"2026-03-24T00:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T00:58:07","slug":"jeff-grobe-austin-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/austincountynewsonline.com\/hello\/jeff-grobe-austin-county\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Living Room &#8211; With Jeff Grobe, Candidate for Justice of the Peace Precinct 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#060717&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/austincountynewsonline.com\/hello\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Podcaster-33b.png&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|100px||100px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|true&#8221; background_size_tablet=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_size_phone=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position_tablet=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_position_phone=&#8221;top_left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;e6504a1b-67eb-4b3d-b023-bcab277610b6&#8243; header_4_font=&#8221;Sarabun|700||on|||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#F7CE3B&#8221; header_4_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; header_4_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_4_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_4_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_margin__hover_enabled=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>February 24, 2026<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;c16985e1-e0d6-4022-964d-e2bfc04fa633&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#7CDA24&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Sarabun|800|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;72px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>In The Living Room &#8211; With Jeff Grobe, Candidate for Justice of the Peace Precinct 3<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/anTJyE24yCA&#8221; play_icon_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; thumbnail_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.5)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;518880c8-46c7-4ffa-b5a6-93ffa99dcc17&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Quattrocento Sans||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>We were so glad to have Jeff Grobe with us today in the Living Room!<\/p>\n<p>Jeff is running for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 in Austin County, Texas, in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>A 30+ year Austin County resident Jeff has been married over 28 years and is a lifelong public servant. 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