Rains County is located in the northeastern part of Texas and is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. The county seat is Emory.

Rains County is governed by a four-member Commissioners Court, with each member elected from a single-member district. The county judge presides as the chief administrator of the county. Other elected officials include the sheriff, county clerk, district clerk, county treasurer, and county tax assessor-collector.

Rains County is part of the First Judicial District of Texas, which includes Hunt, Hopkins, and Van Zandt counties. The county is served by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Rains County is part of the First Congressional District of Texas. The county is also part of the Texas Senate District 2. The county is part of the Texas House of Representatives District 5.

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