What is a commissioners court in Texas — and what power does it really have?

In Texas, commissioners courts aren’t courts at all. Here’s how they run county government, control budgets and deliver ...
Houston Public Media

‘Mass confusion’: Texas high court orders late votes separated after Dallas judge keeps polls open

A Dallas County judge signed an order to keep polls open two hours later after widespread confusion over where people could ...
KSAT

Hurricane Harvey destroyed this Texas county’s courthouse. Eight years later, it’s still not finished.

In the distance, Rockport City Hall, left, and the newly-built Aransas County courthouse, right, can be seen over the boats docked in the Rockport Harbor, on June 17. (Pete Garcia For The Texas ...