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KEY QUESTION: Do Commissioners Courts have animal control authority?
MAIN REFERENCE POINT: Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 826
TALKING POINTS:
Counties and cities are not required to provide animal control services. Counties and cities may adopt the provisions of Texas...The December 2025 column warned of the coming reduction in funding for federal health care programs. It outlined the likely impact on county indigent health care programs and rural health care availability. Unfortunately, that funding reduction has arrived.
Under Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code, a county without a public hospital is the “payor of last resort” for in...
In his 1913 autobiography, Theodore Roosevelt referenced a quote from Squire Bill Widener of Virginia that remains popular to this day: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Over the years, this quote has been rephrased in various ways, often issued as a challenge: “Do the best you can with the tools available.” Enter Texas County Government. While some may as...
Callahan County is on the homestretch of a decades-long restoration journey that pays homage to the past while preparing the county for the future.
Voelcker & Dixon Architects & Engineers of Wichita Falls designed the 1929 Callahan County Classical Revival Courthouse. As of press time, the county was making plans to celebrate the reopening of the county capitol...
Ochiltree County Commissioner JW DeWitt, 64, of Perryton, Texas passed away on Sept. 28, 2026 at the age of 64.
JW was born March 5, 1962, in Pampa, Texas, to JW and Marcella DeWitt. He graduated high school in Canadian, Texas, and attended West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas. Introduced by Beth’s brother and JW’s sister, JW and Beth dated for four years befor...