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
Jim Hogg County
Monuments of Justice: Jim Hogg County Courthouse
County Seat: Hebbronville
The Jim Hogg County Courthouse – this county’s one and only – was built in 1913 in a Texas Renaissance style and later remodeled with Neoclassical elements. Jim Hogg County, created from Brooks and Duval counties in 1913, was named for Gov. James Hogg. The county seat of Hebbronville honors W. R. Hebbron, who helped establish the town as a stop on the Texas Mexican Railroad in … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Jim Hogg County Courthouse
Heritage Tourism Trails
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) designated the Texas Mountain Trail Region and the Texas Tropical Trail Region as the seventh and eighth areas to participate in the agency's regional tourism initiative, the Texas Heritage Trails Program. Acceptance into the program begins the state-assisted development and promotion of the area as a heritage … [Read more...] about Heritage Tourism Trails