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English is an unincorporated community in northeastern Red River County, Texas, United States. [1] It is 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Clarksville. [2] English was named after Oliver English and Simeon English, Oliver English's uncle. Oliver English bought land on what is now English in 1840.
The oldest continuous site still inhabited by a county courthouse is in Liberty County, where its courthouse has stood—although rebuilt—since 1831. [15] In 1971 and 1972, two Texas Courthouse Acts were passed, which require the county to notify the Texas Historical Commission (THC) of any plans to remodel or destroy historic courthouses. [16]
Oliver C. and Rufus K. Hartley, brothers and original reporters for the Texas Supreme Court 5,145: 1,462 sq mi (3,787 km 2) Haskell County: 207: Haskell: 1858: Fannin County and Milam County: Charles Ready Haskell, Texas revolutionary soldier killed in the Goliad Massacre 5,385: 903 sq mi (2,339 km 2) Hays County: 209: San Marcos: 1848: Travis ...
Harris County, the state's most populous, is home to 60 district courts - each one covering the entire county. While district courts can exercise concurrent jurisdiction over an entire county, and they can and do share courthouses and clerks to save money (as allowed under an 1890 Texas Supreme Court case), each is still legally constituted as ...
Marshall is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. [4] It is the county seat of Harrison County and a cultural and educational center of the Ark-La-Tex region. At the 2020 U.S. census, the population of Marshall was 23,392. [5]
The first federal judge in Texas was John C. Watrous, who was appointed on May 26, 1846, and had previously served as Attorney General of the Republic of Texas. He was assigned to hold court in Galveston, at the time, the largest city in the state. As seat of the Texas Judicial District, the Galveston court had jurisdiction over the whole state ...
The county judge does not have authority to veto a decision of the commissioners court; the judge votes along with the commissioners (being the tie-breaker in close calls). In smaller counties, the county judge actually does perform judicial duties, but in larger counties the judge's role is limited to serving on the commissioners court and ...
English began as a station of the Sugar Land Railway, located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of what is now Farm to Market Road 1462 on Oyster Creek. In 1917, English had a general store and a cotton gin. In 1921, a post office opened in English, closing in 1924 with its functions transferring to the office in Sandy Point. Area maps from the 1980s ...