Texas County Progress
The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
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 clock tower, which … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Jasper County Courthouse
County Judge: Gary W. Beesinger COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Precinct 1 Richard Shelley Precinct 2 Darin Wolf Precinct 3 Pat Martin, III Precinct 4 Daryl Lightfoot The 1892 Archer County Courthouse was designed by Fort Worth architect Alonzo Dawson. In 1925, the courthouse was dramatically remodeled by another prominent Fort Worth architect, Elmer G. Withers. … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Archer County Courthouse
The Karnes County Courthouse was completed in 1894 in a Romanesque Revival style as designed by John Cormack. The inaugural county seat was in Helena, as detailed by the following historical marker text: In 1854, Karnes County erected its first courthouse in the county seat of Helena, an important stage stop between San Antonio and Goliad. The original … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Karnes County Courthouse
County Judge: Susan M. Redford Count Commissioners: Precinct 1: Freddie Gardner Precinct 2: Greg Simmons Precinct 3: Dale Childers Precinct 4: Armando Rodriguez The Ector County Courthouse was built in 1964 and constructed around its 1938 predecessor. The earlier temple of justice fashioned of stone was designed by Elmer Withers, while the standing concrete … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Ector County Courthouse
Located across from the main square, the Hopkins County Courthouse boasts a Romanesque Revival style as designed by J. Riely Gordon. Completed in 1895, this National Register Property is fashioned of granite and sandstone and was restored in 2003. Hopkins County was carved out of Lamar and Nacogdoches counties in 1846 by the first Texas Legislature. The inaugural … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Hopkins County Courthouse
