Texas County Progress
The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
County Judge: Richard H. Dolgener County Commissioners: Barney Fowler Brad Young Hiram Hubert Jim Waldrop The Andrews County Courthouse was built in 1939 in a Moderne style as designed by W.T. Strange. Organized in 1910, Andrews County was named for Richard Andrews, the first man to die in the Texas Revolution, killed in 1835 in the Battle of … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Andrews County
By Sam Kaufman, Andrews County News Andrews County’s initial allocation from a state road grant for energy development areas was the most of any county in Texas, as the Andrews County Commissioners Court learned at a December 2013 Commissioners Court meeting. The county’s top positioning on the state’s totem pole didn’t come as a surprise to Andrews County Judge Richard … [Read more...] about Andrews County Grant Allocation Tops $8 Million
Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed the holiday season with family and friends. The first of the year always finds most of us making New Year’s resolutions, with the very best intentions of keeping them. Resolutions usually require quite a bit of thought, with most of them having to do with personal issues: exercise, diet, finances, devoting more time to be with family, … [Read more...] about From the President: January 2014
In September 2013, I completed 30 years as general counsel of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas. In this very interesting position, I continue to learn something every week. These are some thoughts on my experiences: With the Legislature, the squeaky wheel gets greased. With numerous demands on their resources, the Legislature needs to be constantly … [Read more...] about General Counsel’s Report: January 2014
Key Question: Are County Commissioners required to file an annual Road Report? Reference Point: Texas Transportation Code Chapters 251 and 252 Chapter 251.004 of the Transportation Code states that County Commissioners are the supervisors of the public roads in a county unless the county adopts an optional system of administering the county roads under Chapter 252 of … [Read more...] about Key Concept: Required Road Report
