Early voting begins on Tuesday. Here’s a look at what the officials elected to several local offices oversee.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images In mid-July 2025, social media users circulated a rumor that Kerr County, an area hit hard by central Texas' ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly a decade before catastrophic flooding in south Texas killed at least 95 people, including 27 girls and counselors from a ...

The 3-2 vote from Hood County commissioners Tuesday came after they received a letter from a state senator saying they did ...

The Ector County Courthouse in Odessa on Nov. 7. Officials plan to build a new courthouse that doesn't have leaking pipes and rats. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) ...

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Despite the name, commissioners courts in Texas are not courts in the judicial sense. They do not hear criminal cases or rule on lawsuits. Instead, they serve as the primary governing bodies for each ...

A small North Texas county is honoring the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk by dedicating a road in his honor. The Hood County Commissioners' Court issued a proclamation at its meeting on ...