The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
The Bastrop County Courthouse was built in 1883 in a Renaissance Revival style as designed by architects Jasper N. Preston and F.E. Ruffini. The county capitol replaced the two-story 1852 courthouse, which burned in January of the same year. The original design of the red brick and stone building included pedimented gables over each […]
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 […]
