Government

Gonzales County includes Gonzales and several smaller towns. You can also see more state government details on the state's District by Address site.

National Government

Senators - John Cornyn (R) and Kay Bailey Huchinson (R)
Representative - Lloyd Doggett (D)
Congressional District 25

State Government

Senator - Kenneth Armbrister
Senate District 18
Representative - Edmund Kuempel
Congressional District 44

Gonzales County Government

The Gonzales County Courthouse 414 St. Joseph St. and the Courthouse Annex at 1709 Sarah DeWitt Drive, house county offices, each with its own telephone number. Offices and numbers in the Courthouse itself include:

Gonzales County Constable Pct. 1 - 672-4440
County Judge - 672-2327
County Auditor - 672-6397
County Clerk - 672-2801
County Treasurer - 672-2621
District Clerk - 672-2326
Justice of Peace Pct. 1 - 672-3734 or 672-9001
Gonzales County Courthouse Annex offices
at 1709 Sarah DeWitt Drive:

County Extension Agent - 672-8531
County Archives/Records Center - 672-7970
County Clerk - 672-2801
County Probation Offices - 672-6571
Other County Offices

County Attorney - 514 St. Paul St. - 672-7450
County Tax Collector - 522 St. Matthew - 672-2841
County Surveyor - 1509 Water St. - 672-6585
County Commissioner Pct 1 - 672-3700
County Commissioner Pct. 2 - Waelder 830-788-7351
County Commissioner Pct. 3 - 672-2265
County Commissioner Pct. 4 - Nixon - 582-1615

County Sheriff's Dept. 414 St. Louis - 672-6524
County Tax Appraisal Office 928 St. Paul - 672-2879
Burchard Abstract Company - 672-8651

Gonzales County Senior Citizens Ass'n. - 672- 7014
Veteran Service Officer - 414 St. Joseph - 672-3244

Gonzales County Elected Officials

County Judge David Bird
County Sheriff Glen Sachtleben
County Clerk Lee Riedel
County Treasurer Sharon Barborak
County Auditor Becky Weston
County Attorney Robert Scheske
County Tax Assessor/Collector Norma J. DuBose
Justice of the Peace Pct.1 Darrell Becker
District Clerk - Sandra Baker
District Attorney Vicki Pattillo
District Judge W. C. 'Bud' Kirkendall
District Judge Dwight Peschel

County Commissioners:
K. O. (Dell) Whiddon - Pct. 1
James Kelso - Pct. 2
Kevin La Fleur - Pct. 3
Otis (Bud) Wuest - Pct. 4

Gonzales City Government

Mayor Bobby O'Neal
Gonzales City Council Members:
Bobby Logan
Steve Hendershot
Russell Grant
Lorenzo Hernandez
Elected officials of the City of Gonzales may be contacted by calling 830-672-2815 or by mail at P.O. Box 547, Gonzales, Texas 78629

Government type: Council/Manager
Planning Commission: Golden Crescent Region
Zoning Regulations: Yes
Policemen: 15         Cars: 14
Firemen: Paid - 6   Volunteers - 30

Finance:
Banks - 5       Combines assets: $1.77 Billion

Electricity:
Distributor: City of Gonzales & Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative (GVEC)
Wholesaler: Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)
Reserve Generating:  396 MW

Water
Water supplied by: City of Gonzales & Gonzales County Water Supply Corp.
Source of City Water:  Surface & Wells
Capacity of Water Plant:   4.5 mgd
Average consumption:      2.5 mgd
Peak consumption:          4.2 mgd
Storage capacity:             5.0 mgd

Sewage Treatment
Type of treatment:     Activated Sludge
Capacity:                 1,500,000 gpd
Current usage:          67 percent

Natural Gas
Gas supplier:     Texas Gas Service
IPG Supplier      Valero

Telephone
Systems: Verizon & GVTC
Digital switching:   Yes
Special features available

Officials of County Towns

Mayor Roy Tovar - Waelder
Mayor Don Chessher - Nixon
Mayor Don Janicek - Smiley