Smack dab in the center of town (as courthouses usually are) this one just kind of jumped up at me. I was driving and then all of a sudden I was there. It's strange how such a nondescript box is the center of authority here. Apparently there used to be a more classic courthouse, but … Continue reading 82. Bellville, Austin County →

Wharton was a strange dichotomy. On the one hand, there was something I expected to see, and, on the other hand, there was something I totally did not expect. This I expected. I knew there would be some kind of monument to the Confederacy. That's not the disconcerting part, though. Can you see it? Look … Continue reading 81. Wharton, Wharton County →

I'm not going to lie. That's what I think of when I imagine a courthouse. Grander than other buildings because they are worth the extra effort. Different than other buildings because they are the place of the people's business. Older than other buildings because they are a link to both the past and the future. … Continue reading 80. Richmond, Fort Bend County →

The drive here got weirdly emotional for me for a moment. My father was born in Brazoria County, a little town that is actually pretty much dead. There's nothing left but a convenience store, a post office, and a church from what I understand. My grandmother (who is actually not my father's birth mother) is … Continue reading 79. Angleton, Brazoria County →

When I was really young, my grandparents brought me down to Bay City a few times. My grandmother had family in town so we would come to visit. I remember that it happened, but little else besides. To be fair, it's been over 35 years since the last time I was here so even remembering … Continue reading 78. Bay City, Matagorda County →

This courthouse looks like a high school. Seriously. I can imagine a Dazed And Confused style romp taking place here in the early Eighties with everybody out on the lawn, evacuating the building after the last bell to the dulcet tones of Mr. Alice Cooper. One photographer even wrote of it "This modern building was … Continue reading 77. Edna, Jackson County →

Actually, it's more like Port Foggy-As-Heck, but I'm not going to quibble over names. After a night in a slightly over-expensive motel and some complications due to Daylight Savings beginning, I got to the courthouse on a foggy morning after making a foggy drive the night before. I haven't been a particular fan of coastal … Continue reading 76. Port Lavaca, Calhoun County →

I got to Seguin around 8AM and hit the Coliseum around 830. And the place was barely populated. I thought to myself "There's only about 40 people here. It starts in 30 minutes, where is everyone?" Turns out that everybody was there closer to 730 and all left to start the group event at 8. … Continue reading The 17th Annual Texas Challenge and Festival →

I came. I saw. I cached like there was no tomorrow (sort of). And after I went to another city, instead of writing about the day, I passed out. The next morning, I hurled myself into the fog and came out the other side with 12 new counties and a new set of reasons to … Continue reading So Endeth The Mega… →

So I've found a few caches over the last few weeks, but I haven't bothered talking about them much (other than this past Sunday, that is). Primarily, I've been filling the last week with a few side things to fill in the time to the Mega on Saturday in Seguin. I mention this because on … Continue reading The Mega Approacheth… →