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Zapata County Government – National Level
United States Senate
Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas)

United States Senate
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-Texas)

United States House of Representatives
Congressman Henry Cuellar (28th District of Texas)

Zapata County Government – State Level
Texas State Senate
Senator Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo)

Texas House of Representative
Representative Ryan Guillen (D-Rio Grande City)
District 31

Texas 49th District Court
Judge Jose Lopez

Texas District Clerk
Dora Ramos

Zapata County hosts several small communities including the town of Zapata, San Ygnacio, Lopeno, and Falcon, which are served by the Zapata County Commissioner’s Court with a County Judge, 4 County Commissioners, and 4 Justices of the Peace. Zapata County is divided up into 4 precincts with a Commissioner and Justice of the Peace assigned to each precinct.

The County Judge is elected via a county wide election every four years and serves as the county’s chief executive officer. The County Judge presides over a five member Commissioners’ Court, which has budgetary and administrative authority over county government operations.

Four commissioners, each elected from a quarter of the county's population, serve along with the county judge on the commissioner’s court. In addition to assuring that county roads are maintained, commissioners vote with the county judge to set the budget for all county departments and adopt a tax rate.

County Offices and Elected Officials:

                                                  County Judge
                                                Rosalva Guerra

                                           Commissioner Pct.1
                                               Jose Emilio Vela

                                          Commissioner Pct. 2
                                           Gabriel Villarreal

                                         Commissioner Pct. 3
                                            Joseph Rathmell

                                        Commissioner Pct. 4
                                            Norberto Garza

                                     Other Elected Officials
                      County Attorney – Said Alfonso Figueroa
                      County Clerk – Mary Jayne Villarreal-Bonoan
                      County Sherriff – Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez, Jr
                      County Tax Assessor – Collector – Luis Lauro Gonzalez
                      County Auditor – Doroteo Garza
                      County Treasurer – Romeo Salinas
                      Justice of Peace Precinct 1 - Judge Anna Guerra
                      Justice of Peace Precinct 2 – Judge Juana Maria Gutierrez
                      Justice of Peace Precinct 3 – Judge Fernando Munoz
                      Justice of Peace Precinct 4 – Judge Jose Clemente Gutierrez
                      Constable Precinct 1 – Adalberto Mejia
                      Constable Precinct 2 – Henry Martinez, Jr.
                      Constable Precinct 3 – Eloy R Martinez
                      Constable Precinct 4 – Mario Flores

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