KEY QUESTION: Can Commissioners Courts prohibit or regulate the discharge of firearms? Reference Point: Local Government Code Section 235.022 Talking Points: To promote public safety, Commissioners Courts “by order may prohibit or otherwise regulate the discharge of firearms on lots that are 10 acres or smaller and are located in the unincorporated area of the county … [Read more...] about Key Concept: Regulation of Firearms
Monuments of Justice: Hopkins County Courthouse
County Seat: Sulphur Springs • County Population: 35, 161 (2010 U.S. Census)
Located across from the main square, the Hopkins County Courthouse boasts a Romanesque Revival style as designed by J. Riely Gordon. Completed in 1895, this National Register Property is fashioned of granite and sandstone and was restored in 2003. Hopkins County was carved out of Lamar and Nacogdoches counties in 1846 by the first Texas Legislature. The inaugural … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Hopkins County Courthouse
LTAP Center Offers Motor Grader Training
By William Lowery, P.E. Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service The Lone Star LTAP Center at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is offering new and important training in the ongoing effort to help local agencies improve their roadways. For many jurisdictions, the motor grader is one of the most commonly used pieces of equipment. Best … [Read more...] about LTAP Center Offers Motor Grader Training
Going Sideways and Swapping Ends
By Jim Allison Texans are known for their colorful and succinct language. If someone said, “I saw Bud start down the hill in his old pickup. When he hit the slick spot, he commenced to going sideways and swapping ends all the way down into Mrs. Brown’s flower beds,” we would have an accurate description of Bud’s mishap. Unfortunately, the Texas Legislature usually waits … [Read more...] about Going Sideways and Swapping Ends
From the President: February 2014
By Patti Jones A CETRZ (County Energy Transportation Reinvestment Zone) is a specific contiguous zone, in a county that is determined to be affected because of oil and gas exploration and production activities, around a planned transportation project that is established as a method to facilitate capture of the property tax increment arising from the planned project. Whew, … [Read more...] about From the President: February 2014