Editing Jefferson County, Texas (section)

===County===
The County Commissioners Court, considered the administrative arm of the state government, is made up of a county judge and four commissioners. The four commissioners are elected to staggered terms from [[single-member district]]s or precincts, two in years of presidential elections and two in off-years. The County Commissioners Court carries out the "budgetary and policy making functions of county government. In addition, in many counties, commissioners have extensive responsibilities related to the building and maintenance of county roads."<ref name="duties">[http://www.co.jefferson.tx.us/prct1/HTML/duties.aspx "Duties of Texas County Commissioner"], Jefferson County, Texas, website; accessed January 2, 2016</ref>

The elected county judge in Texas may also be the judge of the County Criminal Court, County Civil Court, Probate Court and Juvenile Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.county.org/About-Texas-Counties/About-Texas-County-Officials/%E2%80%8BTexas-County-Judge |title=TAC – Texas County Judge Duties, Responsibilities, and Requirements |publisher=County.org |date=September 1, 1987 |accessdate=June 19, 2022}}</ref>