The Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) awarded more than $5 million in Improvement Grants to establish regional public defender offices serving nine counties, create specialized defender programs to help defendants with mental illness, and streamline attorney appointments. “This regional collaboration grant is a game-changer for our five Hill Country counties,” said Medina County Judge Chis […]
158 Counties Receive $6 Million in Tobacco Money
The Tobacco Settlement Permanent Trust Account Investment Advisory Committee approved $50 million for the year 2013 tobacco settlement distribution, the same as the previous year’s amount. According to the distribution report published by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), 158 counties received just under $6 million in reimbursements. Under the terms of a historic […]
Monuments of Justice: Atascosa County Courthouse
County Seat: Jourdanton * County Population: 42,696
The only Mission Revival courthouse in the Lone Star State was designed by Henry T. Phelps and completed in 1912 in Atascosa County. The building boasts towers, Spanish-styled roofs, and balconies and resembles some of the homes of great South Texas ranchers. The courthouse was rededicated in June 2003 following complete interior and exterior restoration. […]
Tux ‘N Boots Gala Kicks Off Atascosa Sesquicentennial
The first official event of Atascosa County’s yearlong sesquicentennial celebration kicked-off, literally, with the Texan Tux ‘N Boots Ball in late January at St. Andrew’s Hall. More than 300 folks gathered for the historical event, and Sesquicentennial Association co-chairs Dorothy Manning and Mark Cude were elated with the crowd. The Sesquicentennial Association formed in 2003 […]
Why Stop In Atascosa County???
Atascosa County is located approximately 20 miles south of San Antonio. The county seat is Jourdanton. On Jan. 28, 2006, the citizens of Atascosa County kicked off the Sesquicentennial Celebration (150 years) with the Texan Tux
