Texas County Progress

The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas

Monuments of Justice

Courthouse Preservation Program Receives $20 Million

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The Texas Historical Commission (THC) received $20 million from the 81st Texas Legislature for Round VI of the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program, which provides partial matching grants to Texas counties for the restoration of their historic county courthouses. Since its inception, the program has awarded $207 million to counties throughout Texas. To date more than … [Read more...] about Courthouse Preservation Program Receives $20 Million

Monutments of Justice: Wichita County Courthouse

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County Seat: Wichita * County Population: 101,852

The current Wichita County Courthouse was erected in 1916 and later remodeled with "an original courtroom charmingly ensconced on the fourth floor," as described in "The Courthouses of Texas" by Mavis P. Kelsey Sr. and Donald H. Byal. Wichita County was created in 1858 and attached to Clay County for judicial purposes. Some two years later, a petition was presented complete … [Read more...] about Monutments of Justice: Wichita County Courthouse

Monuments of Justice: Hidalgo County Courthouse

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County Seat: Edinburg * County Population: 700,634

The Hidalgo County Courthouse was built in 1954 in a Modern style of stone and marble. The present county capitol is the final of three courthouses, the first of which still stands. In 1886, a Neoclassical brick courthouse was erected in Hidalgo, the initial county seat; this courthouse remains standing today. The county was created in 1852 from Cameron and Starr counties. In … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Hidalgo County Courthouse

Monuments of Justice: Nolan County Courthouse

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County Seat: Sweetwater * County Population: 14,812

The present-day Nolan County Courthouse was erected in 1977 in a Moderne style with a polished granite veneer as designed by Welch and Hampton. Nolan County was created along with 53 other counties in 1876. Historian June Rayfield Welch described its unique beginning in "The Texas Courthouse Revisited." The Sweetwater Post Office was established in James Manning's cabin store … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Nolan County Courthouse