Texas County Progress
The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
Waller County Embraces the Future, Honors the Past January 2024 One year ago, Waller County Judge Carbett “Trey” J. Duhon III was sworn into office for his third term. This particular ceremony had special meaning to Duhon for two reasons: Duhon’s wife, Lisa, a notary, administered his oath of office. This would be the last swearing-in ceremony in the Waller County … [Read more...] about Waller County Countdown
The first Mills County Courthouse was built in 1890 but burned in 1912 under suspicious circumstances, according to the Texas Historical Commission. The current Mills County Courthouse was built in 1912-13 for $69,000 in a Classical Revival Style as designed by Henry Phelps. Back in 2010-11, the temple of justice was restored to a selected time period of 1912-1920 in a $5.2 … [Read more...] about Mills County Courthouse
Victoria County has been home to four courthouses, if you count the hand-hewn log church used by the first Commissioners Court in 1837. According to June Rayfield Welch, author of “The Texas Courthouse Revisited,” a petition was presented to the court asking that “…some other Court House be procured than the one now occupied as such that being the property of the Roman … [Read more...] about Victoria County Courthouse
The Bee County Courthouse, designed by William C. Stephenson and Fritz Heldenfels, was completed in 1912 for $72,050 and was expanded in 1950. Bee County’s first court session was, in a word, primitive. The courthouse was fashioned of pickets, a clapboard roof, and a dirt floor, with a dry goods box serving as a bench. There were too few men to constitute a jury, so court … [Read more...] about Bee County Courthouse
The Ward County Courthouse was built in 1940 in a Moderne style as designed by Townes & Funk. The Texas Legislature carved Ward County from Tom Green County in 1887. The county was organized in 1892 with Barstow as its county seat. The Pioneer Canal Company housed county business until the completion of a sandstone courthouse and jail in 1893. The courthouse was open for … [Read more...] about Ward County Courthouse
