By Julie Anderson, Editor Get educated. Do more with less. Make a difference. Serve. Improve communities. Each of these is synonymous with a resolution. Tis the season to renew these commitments or lend thought to new goals and priorities, whether personal or professional. When it comes to Commissioners Court, the list practically creates itself. […]
Monuments of Justice: Andrews County
County Seat: Andrews • County Population: 14,786
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 […]
Energy Boom = Road Bust
Counties Seek Solutions as Roadways Crumble It’s not every day that county government makes the Wall Street Journal. However, on July 27 one of the country’s largest newspapers shared with its readership the emerging plight of Texas counties both blessed and challenged by the oil and gas industry. DeWitt County Judge Daryl Fowler was quoted […]
