Local Wiki
Rains County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 22, 2026- Commissioners Court meets
- 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, 10:00 AM
- Meeting location
- Rains County Courthouse Annex, 220 W. Quitman St., Suite B, Emory, TX 75440
- County Clerk
- Mandy Sawyer · (903) 473-5000 · 220 W. Quitman St., Suite B, Emory 75440
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.co.rains.tx.us/page/rains.commissioners.court
- County Judge (also handles public records requests)
- Brent D. Hilliard · (903) 473-5000 ext. 122 · Brent.D.Hilliard@co.rains.tx.us
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.
- Rains ISD · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Rains County ESD 1 · Emergency Services District
Source: SAFE-D 2024 ESD reporting list — self-reported to a trade association, not a certified-complete government registry
- Point Housing Authority · Special District · Housing & Community Development
- South Rains SUD · Special District · Multi-Purpose
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)