Editing Dayton, Texas (section)

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] (TDCJ) operates the Dayton District Parole Office in Dayton.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff3.htm Parole Division Region III] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725203948/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff3.htm |date=2010-07-25 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref> In addition, the TDCJ operates some correctional facilities near the City limits of Dayton. The [[L.V. Hightower Unit]] prison and the [[Dempsie Henley Unit]] and [[Lucille G. Plane Unit]] prisons are {{convert|4|mi|km}} north of the downtown area of Dayton.<ref name="Hightower">"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/hi.htm Hightower Unit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725201233/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/hi.htm |date=2010-07-25 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.</ref><ref name="Henley">"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/lt.htm Henley Unit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725201231/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/lt.htm |date=2010-07-25 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.</ref><ref name="Plane">"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/lj.htm Plane Unit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725201403/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/lj.htm |date=2010-07-25 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Dayton Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/dayton-110-s-main-st-dayton-tx-1360389 Post Office Location - DAYTON] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609131159/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/dayton-110-s-main-st-dayton-tx-1360389 |date=2012-06-09 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 16, 2010.</ref>

The District 18 seat in the [[Texas House of Representatives]] is currently held by republican [[Ernest Bailes]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elected Officials Districts: Texas House District 18|url=https://www.texastribune.org/directory/districts/tx-house/18/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803093348/https://www.texastribune.org/directory/districts/tx-house/18/|archive-date=2020-08-03|access-date=2021-03-05|website=The Texas Tribune|language=en}}</ref>

The city of Dayton operates under a typical [[council–manager government]] with five elected members, and a mayor elected at-large. All six are non-partisan and unpaid, elected for two and three year terms, staggered so three positions are up for election each year. The current mayor is Martin Mudd elected in 2023. His current term will expire in 2026. Executive power is vested in the council-appointed city manager, currently City Manager Kimberly Judge. City Administration also includes a Deputy City Manager Derek Woods.<ref>{{cite web |title=Government |url=https://www.cityofdaytontx.com/government |website=Dayton Texas |publisher=City of Dayton, TX |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

The Dayton Economic Development Corporation (DEDC), a type B Economic Development entity, provides economic development and community development services to the greater Dayton, Texas region. DEDC has invested over $3 Million in the local business community since its creation in 1996.