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Texas has a total of 254 counties, by far the largest number of counties of any state. Each county is run by a five-member Commissioners' Court consisting of four commissioners elected from single-member districts (called commissioner precincts) and a county judge elected at-large. The county judge does not have authority to veto a decision of ...
Texas does not have townships; areas within a county are either incorporated or unincorporated. Incorporated areas are part of a city, though the city may contract with the county for needed services. Unincorporated areas are not part of a city; in these areas the county has authority for law enforcement and road maintenance.
Santa Fe County, Texas formed in 1848 from lands claimed by the Republic of Texas and ceded by Mexico. It included a vast area later becoming portions of several states from New Mexico east of the Rio Grande extending northward into south-central Wyoming. Within Texas' modern boundaries, the county included the Trans-Pecos and most of the ...
Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct; Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education; Texas Commission on the Arts; Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts; Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities; Texas Council on Competitive Government; Texas County and District Retirement System; Texas Court of Appeals; Texas Court of ...
The 254 counties of Texas. This is a list of county courthouses and other non-federal courthouses in Texas, both current and former. For federal courthouses located in Texas, see List of United States federal courthouses in Texas. The U.S. state of Texas has 254 counties, the most of any U.S. state.
The name of the position changed from chief justice to county judge under the Constitution of 1866, and the term became four years again, according to the Handbook of Texas. The county judge ...
County government in Texas (4 C) History of Texas by county (2 C) ... List of Texas county seat name etymologies; A. Anderson County, Texas; Andrews County, Texas ...
In Texas, there are two forms of municipal government: general-law and home-rule. A general-law municipality has no charter and is limited to the specific powers granted by the general laws of the state. Home-rule municipalities have a charter and derive the "full power of local self-government" [6] from the Constitution of Texas. A general-law ...