Editing Galveston, Texas (section)

===County, state, and federal government===
[[File:Galveston County Justice Center.jpg|thumb|Galveston County Justice Center|alt=|left]]
[[File:Galveston US Post Office, Custom House and Courthouse.jpg|thumb|US Post Office, Custom House and Courthouse]]

Galveston is the [[county seat|seat]] and second-largest city (after [[League City, Texas|League City]]) of [[Galveston County, Texas|Galveston County]] in population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statistics, Galveston County |work=Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership |access-date=October 3, 2009 |url=http://www.bayareahouston.com/Home/DataCenter/CountyStats1/GalvestonCounty/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617070859/http://www.bayareahouston.com/Home/DataCenter/CountyStats1/GalvestonCounty/ |archive-date=June 17, 2008}}</ref> The Galveston County Justice Center, which houses all the county's judicial functions as well as jail, is located on 59th street. The Galveston County Administrative Courthouse, the seat of civil and administrative functions, is located near the city's downtown.<ref>[http://www.co.galveston.tx.us/court_house_info.htm "Galveston County Justice Center"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925223222/http://www.co.galveston.tx.us/court_house_info.htm |date=September 25, 2008}} ''[[Galveston County, Texas]]''. Accessed November 7, 2008.</ref> Galveston is within the County Precinct 1; {{as of|lc=y|2008}} Patrick Doyle serves as the Commissioner of Precinct 1.<ref>[http://www.co.galveston.tx.us/Commissioners/Precinct_1.htm "Precinct 1"]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108101451/http://www.co.galveston.tx.us/Commissioners/Precinct_1.htm |date=January 8, 2013}} ''[[Galveston County, Texas]]''. Retrieved October 4, 2009.</ref>

The Galveston County Sheriff's Office operates its law enforcement headquarters and jail from the Justice Center.<ref>[http://www.co.galveston.tx.us/Sheriff/sheriff.htm "Welcome to the Galveston County Sheriff's Office Home Page"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026091802/http://www.co.galveston.tx.us/sheriff/sheriff.htm |date=October 26, 2008}} ''Galveston County Sheriff's Office''. Retrieved October 4, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.co.galveston.tx.us/Sheriff/corrections.htm "Galveston County Sheriff's Office Corrections Bureau - Jail Division"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101000440/http://www.co.galveston.tx.us/sheriff/corrections.htm |date=November 1, 2008 }} ''Galveston County Sheriff's Office''. Retrieved October 4, 2009.</ref> The Galveston County Department of Parks and Senior Services operates the Galveston Community Center.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040623225203/http://www.galvestonparks-seniors.org/locations/ls_overview.asp "Facilities Overview"]}}.  ''Galveston County Department of Parks and Senior Services''. Retrieved October 4, 2009.</ref> Galveston is located in District 23 of the [[Texas House of Representatives]]. {{As of|2021}}, [[Mayes Middleton]] represents the district.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030709191238/http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/23.pdf "District 23"].  ''Texas House of Representatives''. Retrieved October 4, 2009.</ref> Most of Galveston is within [[Texas Senate, District 17|District 17]] of the [[Texas Senate]]; {{as of|lc=y|2008}} [[Joan Huffman]] represents the district.<ref>[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist17_Map.pdf "Senate District 17"]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219040031/http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist17_Map.pdf |date=December 19, 2008}} Map. ''[[Senate of Texas]]''. Retrieved October 4, 2009.</ref> A portion of Galveston is within [[Texas Senate, District 11|District 11]] of the [[Texas Senate]]; {{as of|lc=y|2021}} [[Larry Taylor (politician)|Larry Taylor]] represents the district.<ref>[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist11_Map.pdf "Senate District 11"]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218205131/http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist11_Map.pdf |date=December 18, 2014}} Map. ''[[Senate of Texas]]''. Retrieved October 4, 2009.</ref> Galveston is in [[Texas's 14th congressional district]] and is represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Randy Weber]] {{as of|lc=y|2012}}.