Walker County’s first Commissioners Court meeting was conducted July 27, 1846, in the upper story of the home of Harvey Randolph; the home was used by the court until the first courthouse was completed in 1853. Pleasant Gray, founder and settler of the county seat of Huntsville, donated the site for the first official temple of justice, a brick building that eventually … [Read more...] about Walker County Courthouse
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Walker County Celebrates New Jail
Facility Opens Under Budget and Ahead of Schedule Walker County broke ground on its new jail in mid-December 2012 and celebrated its completion March 25, 2014, with a well-attended ribbon-cutting ceremony. For six years, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards had been urging Walker County to build a new jail. The old, run-down lockup was only able to pass inspection via a … [Read more...] about Walker County Celebrates New Jail