Got a ticket on the way into town from a city cop because I didn't see the sign dropping the speed to 55 mph. Considering how many miles I've driven, I've actually gotten a surprisingly small number of them so I count myself mostly lucky. The courthouse? Again, I like this beautiful beast. This bodes … Continue reading 241. Rusk, Cherokee County →

Again, another lovely courthouse. Will this be a trend for the day? One can hope, no? But you know what I DO know? This cannon was captured from the Union and has pride of place here. Joy... I found this interesting, though. I'm not sure I've ever seen a monument to a Victory ship, much … Continue reading 240. Fairfield, Freestone County →

This is a lovely courthouse to see early in the morning, especially at the start of a long run. Absolutely majestic. I heartily approve of this building. That said, there was a cache waiting right here for me! It's lovely when someone leaves a cache at the courthouse. It saves me so much time and … Continue reading 239. Groesbeck, Limestone County →

I had heard interesting things about this courthouse and, in my humble opinion, it lives up to them.  This old lady is quite a specimen.  As for the town itself, it seems like there is a funky little undercurrent, but it’s trying too hard to be cool.  It feels like if it could be itself … Continue reading 238. Waxahachie, Ellis County →

Alright, I’m impressed.  I don’t know who put this one together, but I think they did an excellent job.  A little too much Confederate crap for my tastes, but then again that’s to be expected at this point, no?  The square had the slightest dash of hipster, but only the lightest sprinkling thereof.  We’re well … Continue reading 237. Cleburne, Johnson County →

So, imagine if all the parents of the kids going to school in Denton went for a visit, liked the coffee shops and the interesting stores, came back, and decided we want all that fun stuff, but let’s not go overboard with it?  That’s totally Decatur.  We’ve seen similar examples of this courthouse (looking at … Continue reading 236. Decatur, Wise County →

This one is interestingly complicated because it’s full of memories. On one hand, this has a fond memory because it’s the courthouse in the original Benji and my daughters and I love that movie (other scenes we filmed in McKinney, which I have yet to visit). On the other hand, long before the girls were … Continue reading 235. Denton, Denton County →

This seems like a hip, little happening town, like there’s some stuff going on here like in Ballinger or maybe Odessa?  No doubt Gainesville’s proximity to Dallas has a little to do with it.  It’s only a little over an hour away from downtown so it’s probably almost a suburb at this point.  Of course, … Continue reading 234. Gainesville, Cooke County →

At least this one is a little less ambiguous about its front… Haven’t seen one of these in a while.  I’ve said everything I feel I need to say about this already, but I sometimes wonder if the folks who are doing this are trying to mean well, but just don’t get it?  Then again, … Continue reading 233. Montague, Montague County →

This is a weird courthouse.  I cannot for the life of me figure out where the front of this thing is!  I usually use two criteria to determine that in questionable situations: the flagpole, which is usually in the front, and the dumpsters, which are usually in the back.  There are flagpoles for the war … Continue reading 232. Henrietta, Clay County →