Local Wiki
Bowie County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 21, 2026- Commissioners Court meets
- Mondays (a consistent standing time could not be confirmed from official sources)
- Meeting location
- Bowie County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, 710 James Bowie Drive, New Boston, TX 75570
- County Clerk
- Tina Petty · (903) 628-6740 · 710 James Bowie Drive, New Boston 75570
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.bowiecounty.org/1195/Commissioners-Court-Page
- County Judge (also handles public records requests)
- Bobby L. Howell · (903) 628-6718
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
School districts (13)
- Dekalb ISD
- Hooks ISD
- Hubbard ISD
- Leary ISD
- Liberty-eylau ISD
- Malta ISD
- Maud ISD
- New Boston ISD
- Pleasant Grove ISD
- Red Lick ISD
- Redwater ISD
- Simms ISD
- Texarkana ISD
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (1)
- Bowie County ESD No. 5
Source: SAFE-D 2024 ESD reporting list — self-reported to a trade association, not a certified-complete government registry
Water & utility districts (2)
- Bowie County LID 1
- Macedonia-Eylau MUD 1
Source: TCEQ Water Districts GIS layer — active status only
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (5)
- Bowie County Housing Authority
- De Kalb City Housing Authority
- Maud City Housing Authority
- New Boston City Housing Authority
- Terarkana City Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Multi-Purpose (1)
- Riverbend Water Resources District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Public Transit (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Bowie County Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)