This is a political story, reported during election season. In Texas, judges are elected, not appointed.
Citizens seem to like it that way.
A scan of the ballot showed that every one of them was a Republican. According to Doug Fox, the idea of appointing rather than electing judges had been floated, especially by Democrats. The Republicans were understandably eager to preserve the status quo. The station set out to learn what issues mattered to citizens. Some issues people raised, like the method of selecting judges, weren't on the ballot and weren't being discussed by candidates.