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The Kern County Board of Supervisors is the legislative and executive body that governs Kern County, ... 2nd District, Chris Parlier. 3rd District, Jeff Flores.
Kerens was established in 1881 when the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas was built through the county, according to the Texas Handbook of History, and was named for Judge Richard C. Kerens of St. Louis. The railroad bypassed the nearby settlement of Wadeville, and within a short time all of the businesses from Wadeville moved to the new ...
Montgomery County: 339: Conroe: 1837: Washington County: Montgomery, Texas, which was named for Montgomery County, Alabama, which was named for Major Lemuel P. Montgomery, Sam Houston's commanding officer in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814) 711,354: 1,044 sq mi (2,704 km 2) Moore County: 341: Dumas: 1876: Bexar County
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Originally the Kern County Courthouse was the repository of records in the county. However, by the mid-1900s, more room was needed to store the records. The Hall of Records building was constructed in 1909, across the street from the courthouse (which is where City Hall is located today).
After the redistricting of 1902, the district shifted to Southeast Texas and the area outside of Houston and was represented by Congressmen from Huntsville, Hempstead and Richmond. From 1910-1959, the 8th district comprised all of Harris County and the city of Houston. In 1958, part of southern Harris County became the 22nd district.
District 88 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Ken King since 2013. [1] Geography
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