The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
The 1910 Glasscock County Courthouse was fashioned from pitched face limestone in a Classic Revival Style. In 1909, county bonds issued through the First State Bank of Garden City were used to employ Mutual Construction Company Inc. of Louisville, Ky., and architects Edward C. Hasford & Co., of Dallas, to build the new temple of […]
The now-restored Kenedy County Courthouse of 1918 was rededicated in a May 2010 celebration following an 18-month project. The courthouse has been in continuous use for 92 years, minus time spent on two restoration efforts including one in 1948. The Kenedy County capitol, designed in a Texas Renaissance style by H.S. Phelps of San Antonio, […]
The 1902 Crockett County Courthouse, the county’s second temple of justice, is aptly described in the capitol’s historical marker text: “Built 1902. Second courthouse for county. American Gothic architecture, planned by Oscar Ruffini, San Angelo. Material is fine stone quarried nearby on Meyer and Couch properties. Cost $30,000. Early day community social center. Used […]
County Seat: Crane • County Population: 4,375 (2010 U.S. Census) County Judge: John Farmer County Commissioners: Precinct 1: Tom Brown Precinct 2: Dennis Young Precinct 3: Domingo Escobedo Precinct 4: Roy Hodges The Crane County Courthouse was designed by Groos, Clift & Ball and completed in 1948 for $150,000; the county capitol was remodeled and expanded in […]
County Judge: Mark Allen County Commissioners: Precinct 1: Charles Shofner Precinct 2: Roy Parker Precinct 3: Willie Stark Precinct 4: Vance Moss The Jasper County Courthouse was completed in 1889 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The courthouse was designed by Eugene T. Heiner in an Italianate style with a […]
