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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 ...
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 ...
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 buildings in Texas (1 C, 1 P) C. County seats in Texas (15 C, 253 P) O. County officials in Texas (5 C, 11 P) This page was last edited on 22 ...
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.
Pages in category "County government agencies in Texas" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.