HISTORICAL COURTHOUSE MONUMENT BROUGHT BACK INTO THE LIGHT

 Parson's Roofing Superintendent James Dutschmann removed the protective casing around the courthouse monument on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. The monument was boarded up during the replacement of the courthouse roof to mitigate any p...

COUNTY JUDGE QUARTERLY

Welcome to Parker County's first County Judge Quarterly Report!

COUNTY CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING SET FOR 7 PM, NOV 24

Parker County’s 32 foot tall Christmas tree will be back in the parking lot, off York Avenue adjacent to the square.

   The 2018 Celebration of Lights and lighting of the tree will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2...

2018 FINAL ELECTION RESULTS

ONE YEAR IN AND SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS MADE

PARKER COUNTY – One year into the project, substantial progress has been made on the construction of new I-20 east and westbound continuous frontage roads from E. Bankhead Drive to Hudson Oaks Drive. The frontage roads are part of a project to c...

COMMISSIONERS COURT APPOINTS PAT DEEN TO FILL VACANCY IN COUNTY JUDGE OFFICE

  With a unanimous vote the Parker County Commissioners Court appointed County Judge Elect Pat Deen to fill the vacancy in the County Judge's Office created with former Judge Mark Riley's August 31 resignation, which was accepted by the court at ...

NO BURN BAN IN PLACE

Parker County has lifted the burn ban. Please report all burning to the Parker County Fire Marshall's Office at 817-598-0969 or through our online Burn Form.

COUNTY ADOPTS BUDGET WITH OPERATING TAX DECREASE

Parker County’s General Fund maintenance and operations tax rate has been dropped by 1.8 cents per $100 valuation in 2018-19 budget which was adopted with a 5-0 vote at Friday’s Commissioners Court meeting.

The adopted budget comes with...

COUNTY AND DISTRICT CLERKS WARN OF PHONE SCAM

Sharena Gilliland, Parker County District Clerk, and Jeane Brunson Parker County Clerk are warning the public about a phone scam being perpetrated by callers impersonating court personnel.  The scammers say that there are warrants out for people ...

COUNTY CHRISTMAS TREE AND NATIVITY COMING BACK TO COURTHOUSE

   While temperatures are hovering around the century mark it's never too soon to think about Christmas.   Parker County’s 32 foot tall Christmas tree, nativity and Christmas lights will return to the historic...

COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS

 You can also pay using a credit card by phone and on the clerk's website. This service is now available for both credit and debit card users.

DISTRICT CLERK ANNOUNCES CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS ACCEPTED

The Parker County District Clerk is happy to announce that the office will be accepting credit card payments beginning Monday, July 16, 2018!
There will be a 2.35% convenience fee (a minimum of $1.00 convenience fee) for each transaction.

COUNTY RECEIVES “HIGHEST LEVEL” IN OUTSIDE AUDIT

   Parker County Commissioners Court received the highest opinion an outside auditing agency can give, otherwise known as a “clean audit”, at their Friday, June 29, 2018 special meeting.

   Jackie Gon...

COMMISSIONERS COURT SUMMARY - JUNE 11, 2018

Parker County Commissioners Court discussed the relocation and replacement of the Courthouse chiller (cooling unit) from the third floor to county property located off of Spring Street, north of the Courthouse, at their Monday, June 11, 2018 regular meeti...

TXDOT BEGINS RECONSTRUCTION AT I-20/FM 5 INTERSECTION

June 7, 2018HUDSON OAKS – To accommodate the newly converted one-way Interstate 20 frontage roads, the I-20/Farm to Market Road 5 (Mikus Road) intersection will be reconstructed to include turnarounds and permanent traffic signals.

The I-20 east and westbo...

PESKY MOSQUITOES CAN BE MORE THAN A NUISANCE

Parker County Judge’s office

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Joel Kertok

Phone: (817) 598-6166

9 AM, May 24, 2018

PESKY MOSQUITOES CAN BE MORE THAN A NUISANCE

   Parker County is home to both types of mosquitoes that can carry a dange...

STATE SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST TAXING ENTITIES

  Parker County Commissioners Court were told at their Monday, May 14 regular meeting, that a State Supreme Court ruling would lead to the county having to pay back over $600,000 in taxes.

   Parker County Appraisal District Chie...

SUMMARY OF COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING MARCH 26, 2018

• Approved Proclamation 18-03 supporting the dedication and opening of the new Parker County Veterans Memorial at 9 a.m. on June 2, 2018.
• Approved participation in the regional floodplain study of Mary’s Creek.
• Approved all plat items.
• Authorized advertising f...

I-20 FM 5 FRONTAGE ROADS CONVERTING TO ONE-WAY

Update

February 13, 2018

Converting the frontage roads from two-way to one-way was dependent on the new traffic signals at US 180 and Hudson Oaks Dive being operational. The contractor on that job will need to do some more work before the signals are operat...

COMMISSIONERS COURT SUMMARY 12-26-17

   Commissioners Court interviewed three candidates for the vacant Precinct 1 Constable office at Tuesday’s regular meeting.

   Candidates interviewed were George McNutt, Steve Decento and Ray Jones.

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