This has got to be the most Miami Vice looking building I have ever seen in my life. I can totally see Crockett and Tubbs walking out, discussing their next lead after being reamed out by the LT (if I had Edward James Olmos yelling at me, I'd be suitably cowed. No lie). But, of … Continue reading 204. Galveston, Galveston County →

The sun was starting to get low as I rolled into town. I knew this would be the last courthouse of the day since I only had a half day to get stuff done today. A nice example of the WPA in action, I thought. I am a little curious, though. Why did this place … Continue reading 203. Liberty, Liberty County →

I approve of this courthouse. Stately and majestic with just a hint of utilitarianism. Finished in 1924, it occupies that middle ground between traditional courthouses and the WPA. That said, this place didn't really enthuse me. Perhaps there's something here that I might find interesting if I knew about it, but the downside of being … Continue reading 202. Livingston, Polk County →

Seeing a cross so prominently displayed on the structure of the building sets off my separation of church and state alarm, but I don't live here so I'll silently judge from over here. Of course, the grounds have some things so that's to their credit. However, there is something more important to tend to. I … Continue reading 201. Coldspring, San Jacinto County →

Not the Huntsville with the Space Camp, the one with the prison. I was a little surprised, though. With its reputation for its prison, I had thought that the town would be more oriented toward that and would be more drab as a result. That was very much not the case, which says more about … Continue reading 200. Huntsville, Walker County →

I had originally thought that when I finally made it to Conroe, it would be to start the Conroe Geotour. I ended up being invited and going to a friend's wedding at Sherwood Faire on a Saturday morning and decided to use the rest of the weekend to push the Project forward. I will admit … Continue reading 199. Conroe, Montgomery County →

Jacques de Molay, thou art avenged! After all this time, I have erased this ignominious stain on my travels! And just for the record, the original photo was so much better... The cache itself was at quite a location. In a little cemetery on the way into town, I pulled over. There was an older … Continue reading 198. San Diego, Duval County →

There wasn't much on the grounds to catch my attention but what I did notice was the beast sitting across the street. That's quite a piece of picturesque ruin porn there if I say so myself (and I do). I originally thought it was an old hospital or clinic, but it turns out that it … Continue reading 197. Hebbronville, Jim Hogg County →

This was a good chance to stop for some breakfast since there were actually things open at this time of the morning on a holiday (it was Labor Day, after all). I do want to give kudos to whomever decided to use the courthouse sign to distract away from the chiller on the grounds. Clever. … Continue reading 196. Falfurrias, Brooks County →

When I began to walk the courthouse grounds, the first thing I saw was justice. But there wasn't much more than that. But that's alright. Kingsville has a certain picturesque charm. It almost seems more like some sort of middle American small town than a Texas small town. Some of you reading this might not … Continue reading 195. Kingsville, Kleberg County →