Articles About Local Government in Texas

Community College Districts

A community college district is a type of special-purpose district that funds and operates a community college or…

Political subdivisions of Texas are units of local government that provide basic services, including education, public safety, ambulances,…

Commissioners courts are the governing bodies of Texas counties, akin to the boards of county commissioners, county councils,…

A county judge in Texas is the presiding officer of the governing body of a county government in Texas,…

Tax assessor-collectors in Texas are local officials responsible for calculating property tax bills and collecting various taxes and…

County Courts at Law, also called Statutory County Courts, are a type of trial court presided over by…

Appraisal Review Boards in Texas are citizen boards responsible for settling disputes between property owners and Appraisal Districts.

Appraisal districts in Texas are responsible for estimating the monetary value of all real estate in a given…

A municipality, also called a city, is a local unit of government in Texas. The largest municipalities in…

Municipal courts in Texas are the judicial organ of city government. They handle traffic cases, fine-only misdemeanors, truancy…

Justice of the peace courts, also called justice courts, are lower courts in Texas that have jurisdiction over…

Texas jails are detention facilities that hold misdemeanor offenders and persons accused of crimes who have not yet…

Texas public schools are organized into geographical districts that are separate from other local units of government, including…

Emergency Services Districts (ESD) in Texas are local government units that provide fire protection, emergency medical services, or…

District clerks in Texas are elected officials that serve the court system, coordinating the jury selection process and…

Sheriffs in Texas are elected law enforcement officers who enforce criminal laws, supervise county jails, provide security to…

County clerks in Texas are custodians of public records dealing with real estate, misdemeanor crimes, and other matters,…

Texas is divided into 254 counties (map), which are a type of local government in the state. County…

Texas constables and their deputies are law enforcement officers who generally have the same powers as police officers but also…

Soil and water conservation districts (SWCD) are boards of local farmers and ranchers that work to combat soil…