Editing Upshur County, Texas (section)

== Politics ==
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Upshur County is represented in the [[Texas Senate]] by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Bryan Hughes (Texas politician)|Bryan Hughes]], from [[Mineola, Texas|Mineola]].

Upshur County is represented in the [[Texas House of Representatives]] by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Cole Hefner (Texas politician)|Cole Hefner]], from [[Mount Pleasant, Texas|Mount Pleasant]].

Upshur County, along with Marion County, is the 115th Judicial District of Texas. The presiding judge of the 115th Judicial District is Judge Dean Fowler. He began his first term as District Judge on January 1, 2019, and was unopposed in his re-election, to that office, beginning January 1, 2023. Prior to serving as judge of the 115th Judicial District, Fowler served for sixteen years as the Upshur County Judge, beginning January 1, 2003, until December 31, 2018.

Per the Texas Constitution of 1876, the chief administrative body of Upshur County is the five-member Upshur County Commissioners Court. The County Judge is elected separately. The county road maintenance is administrated by the County Road Administrator. This system was adopted in Upshur County in November 2002 and reaffirmed by two subsequent elections. The commissioners court oversees all of the Upshur County government's operations.

Upshur County Judge Todd Tefteller began his first term on January 1, 2019, and began his second term on January 1, 2023. He presides over the Upshur County Misdemeanor Criminal Docket, Probate, Civil, and Commissioners Courts. Commissioner Gene Dolle is in his first term and has served Precinct One since January 1, 2021. Commissioner Dustin Nicholson began his first term as Commissioner of Precinct Two on January 1, 2019. Nicholson was elected to a second term beginning January 1, 2023. Commissioner Michael Ashley is in his first term and has served Precinct Three since January 1, 2021. Commissioner Jay Miller began his first term as Commissioner of Precinct Four on January 1, 2019. He was elected to his second term beginning January 1, 2023.

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