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Government

Texas is composed of 254 counties that are governed by executive, legislative and judicial branches. The governor and state senators, as well as most elected officials, serve four-year terms. The State Legislature meets every other year for a five-month session and is composed of 31 senators and 150 members in the House of Representatives. The judiciary is headed by the Texas State Supreme Court and by its coordinate court, the State Court of Criminal Appeals. There are more than 300 district courts in the state with elected judges.

Locally, each Texas city with a population of 5,000 or more may choose its own form of government. Dallas, for example, has a council-manager system made up of 14 Council members elected to two-year terms and a mayor elected at-large to a four-year term. The Council meets every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 9 a.m. at City Hall, 1500 Marilla Street, for regular agenda meetings.

The Texas Constitution establishes the structure for each county government, with the county divided into four precincts. Each precinct has a commissioner elected to serve a four-year term. The county judge, elected at large, presides over the court. The Dallas County Commissioners Court meets each Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the Commissioner’s Court Room of the Dallas County Administration Building at 411 Elm Street.

Elected Officials
Dallas City Council

Laura Miller, Mayor
Dallas City Hall, Room 5EN
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214.670.4054

Dr. Elba Garcia, District 1
Council Member
Dallas City Hall, Room 5FS
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214.670.4052

John Loza, District 2
Mayor Pro Tem
Dallas City Hall, Room 5EN
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214.670.4048

Ed Oakley, District 3
Council Member
Dallas City Hall, Room 5FS
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214.670. 0776

Dr. Maxine Thornton-Reese, District 4
Council Member
Dallas City Hall, Room 5FN
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214.670.0781

Donald W. Hill, District 5
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem
Dallas City Hall, Room 5EN
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214.670.0777

Steve Salazar, District 6
Council Member
Dallas City Hall, Room 5FS
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214.670.4199

Leo V. Chaney Jr., District 7
Council Member
Dallas City Hall, Room 5FN
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214.670.4689

James L. Fantroy, District 8
Council Member
Dallas City Hall, Room 5FN
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214.670.4066

Gary Griffith, District 9
Council Member
Dallas City Hall, Room 5FN
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214.670.4069

Bill Blaydes, District 10
Council Member
Dallas City Hall, Room 5FS
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214.670.4068

Lois Finkelman, District 11
Council Member
Dallas City Hall, Room 5FS
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214-670-7817

Sandy Greyson, District 12
Council Member
Dallas City Hall, Room 5FN
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214.670.4067

Mitchell Rasansky, District 13
Council Member
Dallas City Hall, Room 5FN
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214.670.3816

Veletta Forsythe Lill, District 14
Council Member
Dallas City Hall, Room 5FS
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214.670.5415
Dallas County Commissioners

Margaret Keliher
Dallas County Judge
411 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 75202
214.653.7555

Maurine Dickey
Dallas County Commissioner, District 1
411 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 75202
214.653.7552

Mike Cantrell
Dallas County Commissioner, District 2
411 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 75202
214.653.6100

John Wiley Price
Dallas County Commissioner, District 3
411 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 75202
214.653.6671

Ken Mayfield
Dallas County Commissioner, District 4
411 Elm St.
Dallas, TX 75202
214-653-6670

State Representatives

Terri Hodge, District 100
4032 Swiss Avenue
Dallas, TX 75204
214.824.1996

Elvira Reyna, District 101
18601 LBJ Freeway, Suite 700
Mesquite, TX 75150
972.279.7030

Tony Goolsby, District 102
6211 W. Northwest Highway, Suite G-104
Dallas, TX 75225
214.503-1900

Rafael Anchia, District 103
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3000
Dallas, TX 75201
214.943.6081

Roberto Alonzo, District 104
351 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Suite 600, Lot 124
Dallas, TX 75208
214.942.7104

Linda Harper-Brown, District 105
125 E. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 250
Irving, TX 75062
972.401.8825

Ray Allen, District 106
801 West Freeway Suite 280
Grand Prairie, TX 75051
972.264.4231

Bill Keffer, District 107
8401 N. Central Expressway, Suite 630
Dallas, TX 75225
214.696.2050

Dan Branch, District 108
2100 McKinney Ave., Suite 1501
Dallas, TX 75201
214.745.5768

Helen Giddings, District 109
1510 N. Hampton, Suite 220
DeSoto, TX 75115
972.224.6795

Jesse Jones, District 110
7125 Marvin D. Love Freeway, Suite 325
Dallas, TX 75237
214.375.3773

Yvonne Davis, District 111
400 S. Zang Boulevard, Suite 801
Dallas, TX 75208
214.941.3895

Fred Hill, District 112
770 N. Coit Rd., Ste. 2485
Richardson, TX 75080
972.234.8980

Joe Driver, District 113
201 S. Glenbrook Drive
Garland, TX 75040
972.276.1556

Will Hartnett, District 114
9713 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75231
214.891.1776
Jim Jackson, District 115
1120 Metrocrest Drive, Suite 109 Carrollton, TX 75006
972.416.7698

State Senators
Bob Deuell, District 2
18601 LBJ Freeway, Suite 400
Mesquite, TX 75150
972.279.1800

Florence Shapiro, District 8
5000 Legacy Drive, Suite 494
Plano, Texas 75024
972.403.3404

Chris Harris, District 9
2001 E. Lamar Blvd., Ste.150
Arlington, Texas 76006
817.461.9109

John Carona, District 16
8080 N. Central Expressway
Suite 1440, LB 44
Dallas, TX 75206
214.378.5751

Royce West, District 23
5787 S. Hampton, Suite 385
Dallas, TX 75232
214.467.0123

U.S. Congressmen
Sam Johnson, District 3
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 240
Richardson, TX 75080
972.470.0892
Room 1211 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202.225.4201

Jeb Hensarling, District 5
10675 East Northwest Highway, Suite 1685
Dallas, TX 75238
214.349.9996
Room 132 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
202.225.3484

Kenny Marchant, District 24
P.O. Box 110187
Carrollton, TX 75001
972.556.0162
214.948.3401
Room 501 Canon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202.225.6605

Eddie Bernice Johnson, District 30
3102 Maple Avenue
Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75201
214.922.8885
Room 1511 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202.225.8885

Pete Sessions, District 32
12750 Merit Drive, Suite 1434
Park Central VII
Dallas, TX 75251
972.392.0505
Room 1514 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202.225.2231

U.S. Senators
John Cornyn
5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1150
Dallas, TX 75244
972.239.1310
Room 517 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
202.224.2934

Kay Bailey Hutchison
10440 N. Central Expressway
Suite 1160, LB 606
Dallas, TX 75231
214.361.3500
Room 284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
202.224.5922

Other Regional Agencies

North Texas Tollway Authority
5900 West Plano Parkway, Suite 1150
Plano, TX 75026
214.461.2000
www.ntta.org


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