Texas local officials

## Contents

* 1 Elected positions
* 2 Appointed positions
* 3 History
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

Local officials in Texas are in charge of running the municipal governments for the counties, cities, towns and school districts. They are designated by the state constitution.

## Elected positions[edit]

The following are elected positions for municipal governments according the Texas Constitution.

Position  | Term length  | Elected in

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County commissioner (4) | 4 years, staggered | November
County judge | 4 years | November
County clerk | 4 years | November
County attorney | 4 years | November
County court at law judge | 4 years | November
County sheriff | 4 years | November
County treasurer | 4 years | November
County constable | 4 years | November
Tax assessor-collector | 4 years | November
Mayor | 4 years | November
District clerk | 4 years | November
Justice of the peace | 4 years | November

## Appointed positions[edit]

Position  | Term / contract length  | Appointed by  | Who cannot serve

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State board of trustees (9) | 6 years | Governor | Senate must confirm
County auditor | 2 years | District judges | Must be an accountant
County purchasing agent | 2 years | Board defined by county | Must be recognized by a national purchasing association
County extension agent | Varies | Commissioners court | Master's degree in agriculture
County engineer | Varies | Commissioners court | Texas registered professional engineer
District attorney | 4 years | Governor | Lawyer able to practice in Texas

## History[edit]

The first Texas Constitution was ratified in 1845 and differed little from its form of rule when it was a Republic. The only major change was that all county offices were then elective positions. The state adopted a new constitution upon joining the Confederacy in 1861. A decade post-Reconstruction, Texas adopted the Constitution of 1876, which is the present state constitution. There are many provisions about counties, municipalities and their officials outlined in the constitution.

## External links[edit]

* Texas local government code (dead link)
* Texas: State and Local Government on the Net (dead link)

## Footnotes[edit]

v • e

State of Texas
Austin (capital)

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