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When Sheriff Al Auxier sits across from a new hire in his office, he highlights his faith above policies or procedures.
“I let everybody know that I’m a born-again Christian,” Auxier said. “Not to boast, not to brag, but so people know what to expect from me. My beliefs and my morals come from that book right over there, the Bible.”
That faith-driven leadership has defined Auxier’s career from the time he put on the uniform as a Texas state trooper in 1987, to his current role leading the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office into its fourth consecutive term.
Auxier spent more than two decades with the Texas Department of Public Safety, patrolling the highways around San Antonio and working closely with sheriffs across the Hill Country.
By 2011, he retired from DPS and immediately launched a campaign for sheriff.
At first, he wasn’t sure whether to call it a “calling.” But an encounter on the campaign trail changed his mind.
“A woman asked me, ‘Are you called to do this?’ I told her I hadn’t heard a voice or seen a sign. But I said I believe I can serve this community better than it has been served before,” Auxier recalled.
“She looked at me and said, ‘Then you’re called.’”
Auxier has been answering that call ever since.
Inside his office, two mounted bucks serve as a reminder. The deer locked horns during a fight and died because neither would let go.
To the sheriff, it’s a picture of what happens when conflict consumes people. “There were no winners. Only destruction.”
Auxier says his job is to lead differently. He flips the organizational pyramid upside down, placing himself at the bottom.
“My responsibility is to meet their needs. I’m here for them, not the other way around. My job is to equip and empower them to be the best servants for the community they can be,” he said.
He calls it servant leadership, and he points to Scripture for the model of Christ washing His disciples’ feet at the Last Supper. For Auxier, leadership cannot be separated from faith. And for America, he believes the same is true.
“We need revival in this country,” he said. “Not Baptist revival, not Catholic revival. We need Jesus. Period.”
He draws a direct line from the Bible to America’s founding documents. “Our Constitution, second only to the Bible, is divinely inspired,” he said. “The Founding Fathers knew there was a power greater than themselves, and they built this country on that belief.”
That conviction drives his view of public service. “If serving is beneath you, then leadership is beyond you,” Auxier said.
Auxier is quick to downplay titles or honors. He says the real measure of leadership isn’t in words but in actions.
“Some of the worst people I ever dealt with out on the road had a Bible sitting next to them,” he said. “At the end of the day, it’s about what people see when they interact with you. Do your actions line up with the Word?”
For the sheriff of Kendall County, leadership isn’t about being above others. It’s about sitting at the same table, what he calls the “king’s table,” where humility and service come first.
It’s also about keeping America’s roots strong. “We need revival. We need to remember who we are as a people. And we need leaders willing to serve, not just be served.”
Sheriff Al Auxier has staked his leadership, his career, and his community on those three pillars.
And in a time when America’s law enforcement faces unprecedented challenges, his message is clear: servant leadership, rooted in faith, is the only path forward.
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When Sheriff Al Auxier sits across from a new hire in his office, he highlights his faith above policies or procedures.
“I let everybody know that I’m a born-again Christian,” Auxier said. “Not to boast, not to brag, but so people know what to expect from me. My beliefs and my morals come from that book right over there, the Bible.”
That faith-driven leadership has defined Auxier’s career from the time he put on the uniform as a Texas state trooper in 1987, to his current role leading the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office into its fourth consecutive term.
Auxier spent more than two decades with the Texas Department of Public Safety, patrolling the highways around San Antonio and working closely with sheriffs across the Hill Country.
By 2011, he retired from DPS and immediately launched a campaign for sheriff.
At first, he wasn’t sure whether to call it a “calling.” But an encounter on the campaign trail changed his mind.
“A woman asked me, ‘Are you called to do this?’ I told her I hadn’t heard a voice or seen a sign. But I said I believe I can serve this community better than it has been served before,” Auxier recalled.
“She looked at me and said, ‘Then you’re called.’”
Auxier has been answering that call ever since.
Inside his office, two mounted bucks serve as a reminder. The deer locked horns during a fight and died because neither would let go.
To the sheriff, it’s a picture of what happens when conflict consumes people. “There were no winners. Only destruction.”
Auxier says his job is to lead differently. He flips the organizational pyramid upside down, placing himself at the bottom.
“My responsibility is to meet their needs. I’m here for them, not the other way around. My job is to equip and empower them to be the best servants for the community they can be,” he said.
He calls it servant leadership, and he points to Scripture for the model of Christ washing His disciples’ feet at the Last Supper. For Auxier, leadership cannot be separated from faith. And for America, he believes the same is true.
“We need revival in this country,” he said. “Not Baptist revival, not Catholic revival. We need Jesus. Period.”
He draws a direct line from the Bible to America’s founding documents. “Our Constitution, second only to the Bible, is divinely inspired,” he said. “The Founding Fathers knew there was a power greater than themselves, and they built this country on that belief.”
That conviction drives his view of public service. “If serving is beneath you, then leadership is beyond you,” Auxier said.
Auxier is quick to downplay titles or honors. He says the real measure of leadership isn’t in words but in actions.
“Some of the worst people I ever dealt with out on the road had a Bible sitting next to them,” he said. “At the end of the day, it’s about what people see when they interact with you. Do your actions line up with the Word?”
For the sheriff of Kendall County, leadership isn’t about being above others. It’s about sitting at the same table, what he calls the “king’s table,” where humility and service come first.
It’s also about keeping America’s roots strong. “We need revival. We need to remember who we are as a people. And we need leaders willing to serve, not just be served.”
Sheriff Al Auxier has staked his leadership, his career, and his community on those three pillars.
And in a time when America’s law enforcement faces unprecedented challenges, his message is clear: servant leadership, rooted in faith, is the only path forward.
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