Fort Bend
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Fort Bend

County

Territory

  • officials recorded 6
  • partly recorded 11
  • nothing recorded 8
GEOID
48157
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:tx/county:fort_bend
POP
975,191 (2025)
CENTER
29.5276, -95.7709
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of Fort Bend

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Fort Bend itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.

Organization 19

Departments

  • Department responsible for county budget preparation, analysis, and financial planning.

  • The governing body of Fort Bend County, consisting of the County Judge and four Precinct Commissioners.

  • Office responsible for auditing county finances, approving expenditures, and ensuring fiscal accountability.

  • Elected office responsible for maintaining county records, issuing licenses, and recording legal documents.

  • Elected office responsible for receiving, managing, and disbursing county funds.

  • Elected office responsible for prosecuting criminal cases in Fort Bend County.

  • Elected office responsible for maintaining records of the district courts.

  • Department responsible for administering county, state, and federal elections.

  • Department responsible for emergency preparedness, response, and disaster recovery coordination.

  • Department responsible for county building maintenance, construction, and facility management.

  • County library system providing public library services across multiple branches.

  • Department providing public health services, social services, and community wellness programs.

  • Department responsible for county employee recruitment, benefits, and workforce management.

  • Department responsible for county technology infrastructure, systems, and digital services.

  • Department providing juvenile probation, detention, and rehabilitation services.

  • Department responsible for county roads, drainage, infrastructure, and engineering services.

  • Department responsible for county procurement, contracts, and vendor management.

  • Elected office responsible for law enforcement, jail operations, and court security in Fort Bend County.

  • Elected office responsible for assessing and collecting property taxes and vehicle registration.

Within Fort Bend

Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.

jurisdictions
30
agencies
69
bodies
13
officials
27
Name Agencies Bodies Officials
Sugar Land 4 1 1
Missouri City 1 1 0
Fulshear 1 1 1
Rosenberg 9 1 6
Stafford 18 1 7
Richmond 13 3 0
Weston Lakes 3 1 0
Meadows Place 1 0 0
Needville 5 1 0
Arcola 3 0 0
Pleak 2 0 0
Fairchilds 1 0 0
Beasley 1 1 6
Simonton 4 1 0
Kendleton 1 1 6
Orchard 1 0 0
Thompsons 1 0 0
Brazos Independent School District 0 0 0
Cinco Ranch 0 0 0
Cumings 0 0 0
Fifth Street 0 0 0
Fort Bend Independent School District 0 0 0
Four Corners 0 0 0
Fresno 0 0 0
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District 0 0 0
Mission Bend 0 0 0
Needville Independent School District 0 0 0
Pecan Grove 0 0 0
Sienna 0 0 0
Stafford Municipal School District 0 0 0