El Franco Lee

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El Franco Lee

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Prior offices

Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 1

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## Contents

* 1 About the county
* 1.1 County government
* 1.2 Demographics
* 2 Recent news
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

El Franco Lee was a District 1 representative on the Harris County Commissioners Court in Texas. He passed away on January 3, 2016.[1]

## About the county[edit]

See also: Harris County, Texas

The county government of  Harris County is located in Houston, Texas. The county was first established in 1836. It covers a total of 1,703 square miles of land on the upper Gulf Coast in the southeastern part of Texas.[2]

### County government[edit]

See also: Government of Harris County, Texas

Harris County is overseen by a five-member commissioners court. Four commissioners are elected by district to four-year terms. The head of commissioners court, the county judge, is elected county-wide. Residents also elect a county attorney, district attorney, county clerk, district clerk, county sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county treasurer, eight constables, and 16 justices of the peace.

### Demographics[edit]

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic data for Harris County, Texas (2015)

| Harris County| Texas| U.S.
Total population:| 4,356,362| 27,429,639| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 1,703.48| 261,232| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity[3]
White alone:| 63.1%| 74.9%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 18.9%| 11.9%| 12.6%
Asian:| 6.6%| 4.2%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.4%| 0.5%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0.1%| 0.1%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 2.2%| 2.5%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 41.6%| 38.4%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 79.6%| 81.9%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 29.5%| 27.6%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $54,457| $53,207| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 14.9%| 19.9%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

## Recent news[edit]

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## See also[edit]

Harris County, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage

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## External links[edit]

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* Harris County, Texas website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Chron, "Gene Locke named to fill Commissioner Lee's seat," January 22, 2016
2. ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Harris County," accessed August 31, 2016
3. ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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