Texas County Progress
The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
The San Saba community celebrated the county’s newly restored courthouse in a rededication ceremony on March 5, 2020. The Texas Legislature created and organized San Saba County in 1856. The county was first served by a two-story frame courthouse from 1857-1878, followed by a stone structure from 1878-1910. In 1910, the city of San Saba was incorporated. County … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: San Saba County Courthouse
The Texas Legislature created Wood County in 1850 with Quitman as the county seat. The county first used a log courthouse on the south side of the square before building a two-story, frame structure, which burned in 1878. According to the courthouse historical marker, the county’s third courthouse, designed by the noted F.E. Ruffini, was completed in … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Wood County Courthouse
On Sept. 29, 1899, the local Masonic Lodge laid the cornerstone of the current McCulloch County Courthouse, and by May of 1900 the new courthouse was move-in ready. Designed in the Romanesque Revival style, the McCulloch County capitol features flanking turrets, rusticated native sandstone walls, and a pressed metal clock tower. Interestingly, no clocks were ever … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: McCulloch County Courthouse
Completed in 1913, the Johnson County Courthouse is one of the state’s finest historic landmarks. Among the building’s most notable features is its highly ornamented and stunning atrium. In 1854, a log building served as the courthouse in the initial county seat of Wardville. In 1856, a wooden, one-room courthouse was raised in the second county seat, Buchanan. In 1867, Camp … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Johnson County Courthouse
The Fort Bend County Courthouse, originally built in 1908, was saved from demolition by a single vote of Commissioners Court over 30 years ago and continues to be used as a functional courthouse today. The county first partially restored this historic courthouse to its original neoclassical or “Texas Renaissance” style in 1981, employing Ray Bailey Architects. The project … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Fort Bend County Courthouse
