Editing Grimes County, Texas (section)

=== County government ===
The Grimes County Commissioners Court is the primary decision-making body for the county government. The court is composed of the four [[county commission]]ers and is headed by the [[County Judge/Executive|county judge]], who oversees the day-to-day operation of the government. In addition to their policy-making duties, the four commissioners are responsible for road and bridge projects within their precincts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.county.org/About-Texas-Counties/%E2%80%8BAbout-Texas-County-Officials/%E2%80%8BTexas-County-Commissioner|title=Texas County Commissioner|website=Texas Association of Counties|access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref> The current county judge, Joe Fauth III, entered office in 2017.

The Grimes County sheriff is the top law enforcement official in the county. The sheriff holds primary law enforcement responsibility over the county's unincorporated areas, and several cities covered under various interlocal agreements. The current sheriff, Donald G. Sowell, has held the office since 1998.

Other elected county officials include:
* The Grimes County [[district attorney]] is responsible for prosecuting criminal cases before the state district court.
* The Grimes [[county attorney]] represents the county in legal matters.
* The district clerk maintains district court records.
* The [[county clerk]] maintains the official county records.
* The county [[treasurer]] manages the county government's finances.
* The county [[Tax assessment|tax assessor]]-collector assesses and collects county property taxes and local fees.
* The county court-at-law judge presides over the county's civil court.
* The [[Justice of the peace|justices of the Peace]] preside over small-claims court matters in their precincts.
* The county [[constable]]s fill process-serving and peace-officer roles in their precincts.