Houston County is governed by a four-member Commissioners Court. The county judge presides as the chief administrator of the county. The other members are the county clerk, the county treasurer, and the county tax assessor-collector.

Houston County is located in East Texas and is the second largest county in the state. The county seat is Crockett. The county was founded in 1837. The county has a total area of 1,093 square miles, of which 1,087 square miles is land and 6.2 square miles is water.

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