Jack County Public Statement
County Commissioners Court
The commissioners court is the governing body of the county. The Texas Constitution specifies that the courts consist of a county judge and four county commissioners elected by the qualified voters of individual commissioners precincts. The county judge is the presiding officer of the county commissioners court. The court has the authority to divide the county into four individual commissioners’ precincts. The court shall exercise powers over county business as provided by law (Tex. Const. Art. V, Sec. 18).
Many state administrative responsibilities rest with the court as well as a growing number of permissive authorities. The Local Government Code contains many of the provisions that guide the commissioners court in carrying out its responsibilities for the operation of county government. For example, the Code covers the duties and authority of the commissioners court and other officers related to financial management, public officers and employees, regulatory matters, property acquisition, buildings, and many other areas of county affairs.
Numerous other statutes augment the above grants of authority. To provide an index to the multiplicity of activities of the county commissioners court, the following compilation of statutes summarizes general responsibilities and lists statutory authorizations for each function of the court.