Overview

County of Galveston is the local government for residents, businesses and visitors in a coastal county in southeast Texas. Its public safety work includes a sheriff's office that patrols unincorporated areas, assists other agencies and runs the county jail. The county clerk oversees local elections, from poll workers and voting sites to ballot preparation and counting. A commissioners court governs the county, bringing together a county judge elected countywide and commissioners from geographic precincts, with each member voting on public county matters. Created in 1838, the county government is headquartered in the coastal city of Galveston, Texas.