Editing Conroe, Texas (section)

==Government==

===Local government===
[[File:Montgomery county tx courthouse 2014.jpg|thumb|The Montgomery County Courthouse in downtown Conroe.]]
For the 2019 Fiscal Year, the city had $157.8 million in revenues and $147.9 million in expenditures. The city's net position was $189.7 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Conroe, Texas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the year ended September 2019 |url=https://www.cityofconroe.org/home/showdocument?id=22921 |publisher=City of Conroe, Texas |access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref>

The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:<ref>[https://www.cityofconroe.org/departments/administration/city-management Management Staff.] City of Conroe. Retrieved March 29, 2020.</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
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! Department
! Director
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|City Administrator
| Paul Virgadamo Jr.
|-
|City Secretary
|Soco Gorjon
|-
|City Attorney
|Marcus Winberry
|-
|Asst. City Administrator and Chief Financial Officer
|Steve Williams
|-
|Director of Public Works
|Norman McGuire 
|-
|Director of Capital Projects/Transportation
|Tommy Woolley
|-
|Director of Community Development
|Nancy Mikeska
|-
|Director of Parks and Recreation
|Mike Riggens
|-
|Director of Human Resources
|Andre Houser
|-
|Chief of Police
|Jeff Christy
|-
|Chief of Fire
|Ken Kreger
|-
|Executive Director of Economic Development
|Danielle Scheiner
|}

===Law enforcement===
The Conroe Police Department has 142 full-time police officers and 42 support staff.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Police Home Page|website=Conroe Police Department|url=http://www.cityofconroe.org/departments/police-department-home-page|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref> The department has a number of bureaus. The Uniformed Services Bureau includes the Patrol Division, [[SWAT]] a part time unit and honor guard. The Support Services Bureau the Criminal Investigations Division and animal control unit.

On 14 September 1982, Sergeant Ed Holcomb was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sergeant Ed Holcomb, Jr.|website=[[Officer Down Memorial Page]]|url=http://www.odmp.org/officer/6609-sergeant-ed-holcomb-jr|accessdate=15 March 2015}}</ref>

In July 2013, Conroe Police Sergeant Jason Blackwelder was off duty, and he observed store employees chasing a shoplifting suspect. He joined the chase. In an isolated area, Blackwelder killed the suspect with a single gunshot to the back of the head. In June 2014, he was convicted of [[manslaughter]]. He was sentenced to five years' [[probation]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Conroe officer indicted in fatal Walmart shooting|date=27 September 2013|newspaper=[[KHOU]]|url=http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2014/07/23/12163456/|accessdate=15 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120143/http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2014/07/23/12163456/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Public libraries ===
The county operates the main branch of the [[Montgomery County Memorial Library System]].

===State government===
98% of Conroe is represented in the [[Texas Senate]] ([[Texas Senate, District 4|District 4]]) by Republican [[Brandon Creighton]]. A small portion of the northern part of Conroe is part of [[Texas Senate, District 3|District 3]], represented by Republican [[Robert Nichols (politician)|Robert Nichols]].<ref name=Represent>[http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/City.aspx?CityCode=16432&CityName=Conroe Who Represents Me: Districts by City] Texas Legislative Council. Retrieved on June 17, 2017</ref>

In the [[Texas House of Representatives]], 94% of Conroe is part of District 16, represented by Republican Will Metcalf. The southern portion of Conroe is in District 15, represented by Republican [[Steve Toth]]. Less than 1% of Conroe residents are part of District 3, represented by Republican [[Cecil Bell Jr.]]<ref name=Represent/>

The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] (TDCJ) operates the Conroe District Parole Office in Conroe.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm Parole Division Region I] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130938/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm |date=September 28, 2011 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref>

===Federal government===
At the Federal level, the two U.S. senators from Texas are Republicans [[John Cornyn]] and [[Ted Cruz]]. Conroe is part of [[Texas's 8th congressional district]], which is represented by Republican [[Morgan Luttrell]].<ref name=Represent/>

The [[United States Postal Service]] Conroe Post Office is located at 809 West Dallas Street.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120718035649/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/4415?p=1&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Conroe Post Office Location - CONROE]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.</ref>