Gaines County (Seminole)

Year Built: 1955. Architect: Styles, Robert, Gee & Messersmith. The Gaines County Courthouse is located in Seminole, Texas.  Despite the name Seminole, Gaines County was formerly Comanche Indian country. Located in […]

Grimes County (Anderson)

Year Built:  1894. Architect:  F.S. Glover & Co. The unique Itialianate style Grimes County Courthouse is located in historic Anderson, Texas. The current courthouse is the Fifth to serve the […]

Glasscock County (Garden City)

Year Built: 1909. Architect: Edward Columbus Hosford. The Glasscock County Courthouse is located in Garden City, Texas. The courthouse is located at the intersection of Texas 158 and FM 33 […]

Loving County (Mentone)

Year Built: 1935, Architect: Evan J. Wood. The tiny Loving County courthouse is located in the unincorporated town of Mentone, Texas. Mentone is the only town in Loving County. Loving […]

“Old” Irion County Courthouse (Sherwood)

Year Built: 1900. Architect: Martin and Moodie. This now-defunct courthouse is located in the tiny and sparsely-populated “town” of Sherwood, Texas in Irion County. In order to get to Sherwood […]

Joint Owners of Real Estate Can Go Their Separate Ways

Right to Partition When Joint Owners of Real Property in Texas determine that they can no longer co-exist or “co-own” property, they may invoke the power of the Court to […]

Hood County (Granbury)

Architect: W.C. Dodson. Year Built: 1890. The Hood County Courthouse is located in he charming city of Granbury, Texas. Granbury is filled with a rich historical tradition…some of which may […]

Evaluating Earnest Money Disputes

Anatomy of an Earnest Money Dispute Let’s face it, a large number of real estate contracts do not close. No matter how pure the intentions of the buyer and seller, […]

Trinity County (Groveton)

Year Built:1914. Architect: C.H. Page & Bro. The Trinity County Courthouse is located in Groveton, Texas.     Trinity County Jail

VIDEO — HALFWAY THERE!!!!

In October 2021 we surpassed the halfway point on the Texas Courthouse Tour! We have now visited and photographed more than 130 of 254 counties!  Visiting these beautiful structures and […]

Leon County (Centerville)

Year Built:  1886. Architect: William Johnson or George E. Dickey (no consensus). The Leon County Courthouse is located in Centerville, Texas.  Some credit its design to architect William Johnson. Others […]

There’s Something Odd About the Historic Leon County Courtroom

When you see it… I had the opportunity to visit the Leon County Courthouse in Centerville, Texas during November 2021.  The courthouse was built in 1886, making it one of […]