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Duval County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,831. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The county seat is San Diego. [ 3 ] The county was founded in 1858 and later organized in 1876. [ 4 ] It is named for Burr H. Duval, a soldier in the Texas Revolution who died in the Goliad Massacre.
1954–? Notes. [2][3][4] George Berham Parr (March 1, 1901 – April 1, 1975) was an American politician, who controlled a Democratic political machine that dominated Duval County, Texas and, to a lesser extent, Jim Wells County. He was known as "The Duke of Duval," like his father before him.
[1] [2] Between 2003 and 2011, Hogan was the Duval County Tax Collector. [3] He ran for mayor in Jacksonville in 2011 , losing to Alvin Brown . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Florida Governor Rick Scott later appointed Hogan chair of the Public Employees Relations Commission through January 1, 2012. [ 3 ]
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The area where they settled became Duval County, Texas, in tribute to the efforts of his son, Burr Duval. John Bishop, Atlantic Beach U.S. judgment errors in Middle East
Duval County: 131: San Diego: 1858: Live Oak County, Nueces County and Starr County: Burr Harrison DuVal (1809–1836), a soldier in the Texas Revolution who died in the Goliad Massacre: 9,604: 1,793 sq mi (4,644 km 2) Eastland County: 133: Eastland: 1858: Bosque County, Coryell County and Travis County: William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during ...
The city of Jacksonville is home to the Duval County Courthouse. The previous courthouse was constructed in 1958, and the county's population has grown by more than 50% in the past forty years. A new $190 million Duval County Courthouse was a key component of the Better Jacksonville Plan, approved by voters in 2000.
The predecessor to the current comptroller's office started in 1846. The longest-serving Comptrollers in Texas history were Robert S. Calvert, who held the post for 26 consecutive years for an unprecedented twelve terms; George H. Sheppard, who served for 18 years over nine two-year terms; and Bob Bullock, who served for 16 years for four four-year terms and later was notable as one of the ...