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County
Date
Formed
Parent County
County Seat
County Coordinators
Anderson 1846 Houston Palestine Scott Fitzgerald
Beverly Odom
Andrews 1875 Bexar Andrews Tami Ramsey
Angelina 1846 Nacogdoches Lufkin Carla & Billy Clifton
Aransas 1871 Refugio Rockport Kellie Crnkovich
Archer 1858 Fannin Archer City Christina Kurimski
Armstrong 1876 Bexar Claude Ed Black Sr
Atascosa 1856 Bexar Jourdanton Marcy Porter 
Austin 1837 Old Mexican Municipality Bellville Steve Alvarez
Joy Neely
Bailey 1876 Bexar Muleshoe Evelyn Crocker
Bandera 1856 Bexar, Uvalde Bandera Susan Hawkins
Bastrop 1836 Old Mexican Municipality Bastrop Tammy Owen
Baylor 1858 Fannin Seymour Kellie Crnkovich
Bee 1857 Goliad, Live Oak, Refugio, 
San Patricio
Beeville Ray Waugh
Bell 1850 Milam Belton Joe Deaver
Mary Duke
Bexar 1836 Old Mexican Municipality San Antonio Jan Cortez
Blanco 1858 Burnet, Comal, Gillespie, Burnet Johnson City Wanda Qualls
Borden 1876 Bexar Gail
Bosque 1854 McLennan, Milam Meridian Bettie Wood
Bob Wood
Bowie 1840 Red River New Boston Elaine Martin
Brazoria 1836 Old Mexican Municipality Angleton Jim Mims
Brazos 1841 Robertson, Washington Bryan Trey Holt
Brewster 1887 Presidio Alpine Peggy Allen
Briscoe 1876 Bexar Silverton Clarissa Lloyd
Brooks 1911 Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata Falfurrias Shirley Cullum
Brown 1856 Comanche, Travis Brownwood Teri Brown
Buchanan **History** Name Changed to Stephens 1861 **** ****
Buchel **History** **Never Organized** **** ****
Burleson 1846 Milam, Washington Caldwell Gayle Triller
Burnet 1852 Bell, Travis, Williamson Burnet JoAnn Myers
Caldwell 1848 Gonzales Lockhart Aurale Huff
Virginia Sofge
Calhoun 1846 Jackson, Matagordo, Victoria Port Lavaca Teri Brown
Callahan 1858 Bexar, Bosque, Travis Baird Hugh Swift
Cameron 1848 Nueces Brownsville Kellie Crnkovich
Camp 1874 Upshur Pittsburg Peggy Sutherlin
Carson 1876 Bexar Panhandle LaRae Halsey-Brooks
Eireann Brooks
Cass 1846 Bowie Linden Dana Thomas
Connie Draper
Lynn Embree
Castro 1876 Bexar Dimmitt Cynthia Samples
Chambers 1858 Jefferson, Liberty Anahuac Temple Dunaway
Cherokee 1846 Nacogdoches Rusk Kaye Slover
Gordon Bennett
Childress 1876 Bexar, Youngland District Childress Roger Swafford
Vicki Shaffer
Cibilo 1869-1874 Wilson **** ****
Clay 1857 Cooke Henrietta Clarissa Lloyd
Cochran 1876 Bexar Morton Luan Alaniz
Coke 1889 Tom Green Robert Lee Jacqueline Latham
Coleman 1858 Brown, Travis Coleman Ralph Terry
Collin 1846 Fannin McKinney Paula Perkins
Collingsworth 1876 Bexar, Youngland District Wellington Darrell Colson
Colorado 1837 Old Mexican Municipality Columbus Dorothy Albrecht
Comal 1846 Bexar, Gonzales, Travis New Braunfels Wanda Qualls
Comanche 1856 Bosque, Coryell Comanche Tim Self
Barbara Peck
Concho 1858 Bexar Paint Rock Faye Elder
Cooke 1848 Fannin Gainesville Dick Sparkman
Norman Newton
Coryell 1854 Bell Gatesville Chris Morton
Cottle 1876 Fannin Paducah John Brewer
Vickye White
Crane 1887 Tom Green Crane Pam Lee
Tim Lee 
Crockett 1875 Bexar Ozona Cindy Koegel
Crosby 1876 Bexar Crosbyton Linda Hughes
Grace Ashley
Culberson 1911 El Paso Van Horn Teri Brown
Dallam 1876 Bexar Dalhart David Pitt
Dallas 1846 Nacogdoches, Robertson Dallas Linda-Jeanne Dolby
Davis **History** Name Changed to Cass 1871 **** ****
Dawson 1876 Bexar Lamesa Peggy Allen
Deaf Smith 1876 Bexar Hereford Kellie Crnkovich
Delta 1870 Hopkins, Lamar Cooper Dee Welborn 
Betsy Mills
Denton 1846 Fannin Denton Norman Lewis
De Witt 1846 Goliad, Gonzales, Victoria Cuero Carla Ratcliff
Dickens 1876 Bexar Dickens Linda Hughes
Dimmit 1858 Bexar, Maverick, Uvalde, Webb Carrizo Springs Tom Graham
Donley 1881 Jack Clarendon LaRae Halsey-Brooks
Eireann Brooks
Duval 1858 Live Oak, Nueces, Starr San Diego Luan Alaniz
Eastland 1858 Bosque, Coryell, Travis Eastland Tami Ramsey
Ector 1887 Tom Green Odessa Teri Brown
Edwards 1858 Bexar Rocksprings Gayle Triller
El Paso 1850 Bexar El Paso Dorris Harrison
Lillian Trujillo
Ellis 1849 Navarro Waxahachie Barbara Knox
Encinal 1856 - But never organized    **History** 1899 Incorporated into Webb County **** ****
Erath 1856 Bosque, Coryell Stephenville Linda Blum-Barton
Falls 1850 Limestone, Milam Marlin Kay Cunningham
Fannin 1837 Red River Bonham Susan Hawkins
Suzie Henderson
Fayette 1837 Bastrop, Colorado La Grange Rox Ann Johnson
Fisher 1876 Bexar Roby Helen Bassett
Floyd 1876 Bexar Floydada Clarissa Loyd
Foard 1891 Cottle, Hardeman, King, Knox Crowell Tabatha Wilson
Foley **History** **Never Organized** **** ****
Fort Bend 1837 Austin Richmond Mary Ann Hetrick
Brittany Hetrick
Franklin 1875 Titus Mount Vernon Chris Skelly
Freestone 1850 Limestone Fairfield Cheryl Burks
Frio 1858 Atascosa, Bexar, Uvalde Pearsall Jan Cortez
Gaines 1876 Bexar Seminole Carolyn Griffith
Elaine Stone
Galveston 1838 Brazoria Galveston Betty Dunquez
Garza 1876 Bexar Post Billie Nichols Bennett
Gillespie 1848 Bexar Fredericksburg Wanda Qualls
Glasscock 1887 Tom Green Garden City Cindy Koegel
Goliad 1836 Old Mexican Municipality Goliad Douglas Anderson
Gonzales 1836 Old Mexican Municipality Gonzales Aurale Huff
Gray 1876 Bexar Pampa LaRae Halsey-Brooks
Eireann Brooks
Grayson 1846 Fannin Sherman Susan Hawkins
Greer
Historical Site
1860-1896 Indian Territory Mangum Historical Site
Gregg 1873 Rusk, Upshur Longview Elaine Martin
Etta Withers
Grimes 1846 Montgomery Anderson Eleanor Colson
Guadalupe 1846 Bexar, Gonzales Seguin Wanda Qualls
Hale 1876 Bexar Plainview Dr. Mike Hinze
Hall 1876 Bexar, Young Memphis Darren McCathern
Hamilton 1858 Bosque, Comanche, Lampasas Hamilton Chris Morton
Hansford 1876 Bexar, Young Spearman LaRae Halsey-Brooks
Eireann Brooks
Hardeman 1858 Fannin Quanah
Hardin 1858 Jefferson, Liberty Kountze Sandra Kornegay Rhodes
Harris 1836 Harrisburg Municipality Houston Douglas Anderson
Harrisburg 1836-1840   **History** Harris **** ****
Harrison 1839 Shelby Marshall Elaine Martin
Etta Withers
Hartley 1876 Bexar, Young Channing David Pitt
Haskell 1858 Fannin, Milam Haskell Shirley Webb
Hays 1848 Travis San Marcos Judy Baugh
Carla Ratcliff
Hemphill 1876 Bexar, Young Canadian Tammy Owen
Henderson 1846 Houston, Nacogdoches Athens Bunny Freeman
Laura Gregory Calvin
Hidalgo 1852 Cameron Edinburg Ed Black Sr
Hill 1853 Navarro Hillsboro
Hockley 1876 Bexar, Young Levelland Katy Hestand
Hood 1865 Johnson Granbury Frank Saffarrans
Hopkins 1846 Lamar, Nacogdoches Sulphur Springs Helen Bassett
Houston 1837 Nacogdoches Crockett Billie Nichols Bennett
Howard 1876 Bexar, Young Big Spring Linda Blum-Barton
Hudspeth 1917 El Paso Sierra Blanca Teresa Stewart
Hunt 1846 Fannin, Nacogdoches Greenville Shirley Cullum
Hutchinson 1876 Bexar Stinnett Eireann Brooks
LaRae Halsey-Brooks
Irion 1881 Tom Green Mertzon Cindy Koegel
Jack 1856 Cooke Jacksboro Tami Ramsey
Jackson 1836 Old Mexican Municipality Edna Teri Brown
Jasper 1836 Old Mexican Municipality Jasper Barbara Dore
Jeff Davis 1887 Presidio Fort Davis Peggy Allen
Jefferson 1836 Old Mexican Municipality Beaumont Carolyn Griffith
Elaine Stone
Jim Hogg 1913 Brooks, Duval Hebbronville Amber Davidson
Jim Wells 1911 Nueces Alice Irma Holtkamp
Johnson 1854 Ellis, Hill, Navarro Cleburne Wes Collins
Jones 1858 Bexar, Bosque Anson Hugh Swift
Karnes 1854 Bexar Karnes City Kimm Antell
Kaufman 1848 Henderson Kaufman Abby Balderama
Kathy Hunt
Justin Sanders
Kendall 1862 Blanco, Kerr Boerne Catherine Schwarz
Kenedy 1921 Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy Sarita Linda Simpson
Kent 1876 Bexar, Young Jayton Michael Smith
Kerr 1856 Bexar Kerrville Shirley Webb
Kimble 1858 Bexar Junction Wanda Qualls
King 1876 Bexar Guthrie Tim Self
Barbara Peck
Kinney 1850 Bexar Brackettville John Quigley
Kleberg 1917 Nueces Kingsville Alicia Davidson
Kaitlan Davidson
Knox 1858 Bexar, Young Benjamin Tamara Stevens
La Salle 1858 Bexar, Webb Cotulla Tom Graham
La Baca History Never Organized **** ****
Lamar 1840 Red River Paris Betsy Mills
Ron Brothers
Lamb 1876 Bexar Littlefield Evelyn Crocker
Lampasas 1856 Bell, Travis Lampasas Mary Ann Hetrick
Lavaca 1846 Colorado, Gonzales, 
Jackson, Victoria
Hallettsville Rox Ann Johnson
Lee 1874 Bastrop, Burleson, 
Fayette, Washington
Giddings Tammy Owen
Leon 1846 Robertson Centerville Cheryl Burks
Liberty 1836 Old Spanish Municipality Liberty Carla & Billy Clifton
Limestone 1846 Robertson Groesbeck Charmaine Riley Holley
Cheryl Burks
Lipscomb 1876 Bexar Lipscomb Eireann Brooks
LaRae Halsey-Brooks
Live Oak 1856 Nueces, San Patricio George West Rena McWilliams
Llano 1856 Bexar Llano Sue Ashby
Loving 1887 Tom Green Mentone Kay Woods
Lubbock 1876 Bexar, Crosby Lubbock Dee Welborn
Lynn 1876 Bexar Tahoka Tabatha Wilson
Madison 1854 Leon, Grimes, Walker Madisonville Pat Stephenson
Madison County Library
Marion 1860 Cass Jefferson Connie Draper
Martin 1876 Bexar Stanton Christina Kurimski
Mason 1858 Gillespie