Courthouses: Order In The Court!
An outbreak of ruckus in the courtroom often served as stagecraft in many of the most entertaining stories about early law and order in the Lone Star state; flimflamery meets calamity, on display in some of the state's most venerated performance halls.
Most days, however, the courtroom drama is far more serious.
Attendant courthouse activities in each of the state's 254 counties include a daily routine of issuing licenses, keeping records, assessing taxes, judging misdemeanors, and, most importantly, providing a forum for our elected officials to perform the duties and responsibilities of a civil, self-governing society. Perhaps that's why we place our courthouses at the center of our communities and employ enduring styles and materials for their construction. Courthouse designs across the state, in fact, serve as a compelling record of our social evolution, revealing a journey from our antebellum society's obsession with Greek Revival grandeur to our love of Victorian frivolity, Beaux-Arts classicism, Art Deco modernity, and our embrace of post-World War II simplicity. Courthouses transcribe our society's civil progression forward and their doors are almost always open 9 to 5, Monday-Friday, meaning that an examination of the journey can be enjoyed at your leisure. (Scofflaws, however, aren't so lucky.)
Hill Country Trail Region
Atascosa County Courthouse
1 Courthouse Circle Jourdanton, TX 78026 (830) 769-2866 Website
Independence Trail Region
Austin County Courthouse
1 East Main Street Bellville, TX 77418 (979) 865-5911 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Bandera County Courthouse
500 N Main Bandera, TX 78003 (830) 796-3781 Website
Brazos Trail Region
Bastrop County Courthouse
804 Pecan Street Bastrop, TX 78602 (512) 581-7100 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Baylor County Courthouse
101 S. Washington Seymour, TX 76380 (940) 889-3553 Website
Independence Trail Region
Bee County Courthouse
105 W Corpus Christi Beeville, TX 78102 (361) 621-1550 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Bexar County Courthouse
100 Dolorosa San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 335-2011 Website
Brazos Trail Region
Bosque County Courthouse
201 Main Street Meridian, TX 76665 (254) 435-2382 Website
Independence Trail Region
Brazoria County Courthouse
111 East Locust Street Angleton, TX 77515 (979) 849-5711 Website
Tropical Trail Region
Brooks County Courthouse
100 East Miller Street Falfurrias, TX 78355 (361) 325-5604 Website
Independence Trail Region
Caldwell County Courthouse
110 S Main St Lockhart, TX 78644 (512) 398-1804 Website
Tropical Trail Region
Cameron County Courthouse
1100 East Monroe Street Brownsville, TX 78520 (956) 544-0830 Website
Forest Trail Region
Cass County Courthouse
100 E. Houston St. Linden, TX 75563 (903) 756-3106 Website
Independence Trail Region
Chambers County Courthouse
104 Washington Avenue Anahuac, TX 77514 (409) 267-2400 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Clay County Courthouse
100 North Bridge Street Henrietta, TX 76365 (940) 538-4631 Website
Independence Trail Region
Colorado County Courthouse
400 Spring Street Columbus, TX 78934 (979) 732-8203 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Comal County Courthouse
100 North Seguin Avenue New Braunfels, TX 78130 (830) 221-1000 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Cooke County Courthouse
101 South Dixon Gainesville, TX 76240 (940) 668-5433 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Denton County Courthouse / Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum
110 West Hickory Denton, TX 76201 Website
Independence Trail Region
DeWitt County Courthouse
307 N. Gonzales Cuero, TX 77954 (361) 275-0931 Website
Tropical Trail Region
Dimmit County Courthouse
103 North 5th Street Carrizo Springs, TX 78834 (830) 876-4238 Website
Plains Trail Region
Donley County Courthouse
300 South Sully Clarendon, TX 79226 (806) 874-3436 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Ellis County Courthouse
101 West Main Street Waxahachie, TX 75165 (972) 825-5000 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Fannin County Courthouse
101 Sam Rayburn Drive Bonham, TX 75418 (903) 583-2039 Website
Independence Trail Region
Fayette County Courthouse
151 N Washington St La Grange, TX 78945 (979) 968-8500 Website
Forest Trail Region
Franklin County Courthouse
200 Kaufman St. Mount Vernon, TX 75457 (903) 537-4365 Website
Independence Trail Region
Fort Bend County Courthouse
3401 Jackson Street Richmond, TX 77469 (281) 342-3411 Website
Independence Trail Region
Galveston County Courthouse
722 21st Street Galveston, TX 77550 (409) 766-2200 Website
Independence Trail Region
Goliad County Courthouse
127 N Courthouse Square Goliad, TX 77963 (361) 645-3337 Website
Independence Trail Region
Gonzales County Courthouse
414 St. Joseph Gonzales, TX 78629 (830) 672-2327 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Grayson County Courthouse
100 West Houston Sherman, TX 75090 (903) 813-4200 Website
Brazos Trail Region
Grimes County Courthouse
100 Main Street Anderson, TX 77830 (936) 873-4400 Website
Independence Trail Region
Guadalupe County Courthouse
211 W Court St Seguin, TX 78155 (830) 303-8873 Website
Brazos Trail Region
Hamilton County Courthouse
101 E. Henry Hamilton, TX 76531 (254) 386-3815 Website
Plains Trail Region
Hardeman County Courthouse
300 Main Street Quanah, TX 79252 (940) 663-2961 Website
Independence Trail Region
Harris County Courthouse
San Jacinto and Congress Streets Houston, TX 77002 (713) 755-5000 Website
Forest Trail Region
Harrison County Historical Museum /Historic Harrison County Courthouse
1 Peter Whetstone Square Marshall, TX 75671 (903) 935-8417 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Hood County Courthouse
100 East Pearl Street Granbury, TX 76048 (817) 408-3480 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Hopkins County Courthouse
118 Church Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 (903) 438-4004 Website
Mountain Trail Region
Hudspeth County Courthouse
201 West Millican Street Sierra Blanca, TX 79851 (915) 369-2321 Website
Independence Trail Region
Jackson County Courthouse
115 W Main St Edna, TX 77957 (361) 782-2352 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Johnson County Courthouse
2 North Main Street Cleburne, TX 76033 (817) 556-6970 Website
Plains Trail Region
Julian Bivins Museum
Rt. 233 Old Tascosa Courthouse Boys Ranch, TX 79101 (806) 372-2341 Website
Independence Trail Region
Karnes County Courthouse
101 N Panna Maria Ave Karnes City, TX 78118 (830) 780-3732 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Kendall County Courthouse
201 E San Antonio Ave Boerne, TX 78006 (830) 249-9343 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Lampasas County Courthouse
501 E. 4th Street Lampasas, TX 76550 (512) 556-8271 Website
Tropical Trail Region
La Salle County Courthouse
100 North Stewart Cotulla, TX 78014 (830) 879-3033 Website
Independence Trail Region
Lavaca County Courthouse
109 North La Grange Street Hallettsville, TX 77964 (361) 798-2301 Website
Brazos Trail Region
Lee County Courthouse
200 South Main Street Giddings, TX 78942 (979) 542-3030 Website
Independence Trail Region
Liberty County Courthouse
1923 Sam Houston St. Liberty, TX 77575 (936) 336-4650 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Llano County Courthouse
107 W Sandstone Llano, TX 78643 (325) 247-4455 Website
Independence Trail Region
Matagorda County Courthouse
1700 7th Street Bay City, TX 77414 (979) 244-7605 Website
Pecos Trail Region
Maverick County Courthouse
501 Main Street Eagle Pass, TX 78852 (830) 773-2629 Website
Forts Trail Region
McCulloch County Courthouse
199 Courthouse Square Brady, TX 76825 (325) 597-2290 Website
Brazos Trail Region
Milam County Courthouse
102 S. Fannin Avenue Cameron, TX 76520 (254) 697-7000 Website
Forts Trail Region
Mills County Courthouse
1011 Fourth Street Goldthwaite, TX 76844 (325) 648-2222 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Navarro County Courthouse
300 West 3rd Ave Corsicana, TX 75110 (903) 654-3000 Website
Hill Country Trail Region
Old Blanco County Courthouse
300 Main Street Blanco, TX 78606 (830) 833-2211 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Parker County Courthouse
1 Courthouse Square Weatherford, TX 76086 (817) 598-6195 Website
Mountain Trail Region
Presidio County Courthouse
300 North Highland Ave Marfa, TX 79843 (432) 729-4452 Website
Plains Trail Region
Potter County Courthouse
500 South Fillmore Amarillo, TX 79105 (806) 379-2246 Website
Lakes Trail Region
Rains County Courthouse
167 East Quitman Street Emory, TX 75440 (903) 473-5000 Website
Forest Trail Region
Red River County Courthouse
400 N Walnut Clarksville, TX 75426 (903) 427-2645 Website
Independence Trail Region
Refugio County Courthouse
808 Commerce St Refugio, TX 78377 (361) 526-4434 Website
Plains Trail Region
Roberts County Courthouse
300 East Commercial Street Miami, TX 79059 (806) 868-3721 Website