Smith County is governed by a Commissioners Court, which consists of four elected commissioners and a county judge. The county judge is the presiding officer of the court and is elected county-wide. The other four commissioners are elected from four single-member districts.

Smith County is located in northeastern Texas and is part of the Tyler metropolitan area. The county seat is Tyler. Smith County is named for James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution. The county is home to the University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler Junior College, and the East Texas State Fair.

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