Texas County Progress

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

Brown County

158 Counties Receive $6 Million in Tobacco Money

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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 … [Read more...] about 158 Counties Receive $6 Million in Tobacco Money

Monuments of Justice: Brown County Courthouse

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County Seat: Brownwood • County Population: 38,106 (2010 Census)

The Brown County Courthouse was completed in 1917 in a Classical Revival style. Technically speaking, this temple of justice was a remodeling or “repair” of the 1884 capitol; however, the structure was so thoroughly fixed that only the vault from the original courthouse survived. In her history book, “The Texas Courthouse Revisited,” June Rayfield Welch describes how the … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Brown County Courthouse