County Alvarado home to Precinct 3 Sub-Courthouse
The Johnson County Precinct 3 Sub-Courthouse affords residents access to several county services . The $ 2.7 million building , which opened in 2015 , was paid for using county reserve funds . The building houses the Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Court overseen by JP Judge Andrew Nolan and the offices of Precinct 3 Constable Steve Williams . Also convenient for Alvarado residents is the satellite location of the Johnson County Tax Office .
The new building replaces the previous office space in the downtown square . The former building , though fine for its time , had grown too small for the needs of the city and county . The new facility offers a larger courtroom and more office and storage space , she said .
“ As the county continues to grow there ’ s more demand for services ,” Precinct 3 County Commissioner Jerry Stringer said . “ The Precinct 3 Sub-Courthouse is a huge convenience not just for Alvarado but for that entire east side of the county .”
Johnson County , like Alvarado , is growing fast .
Johnson County is one of the fastest-growing counties in Texas , according to official U . S . Census Bureau numbers , which indicate the county has about 195,506 residents as of
July 2022 .
Economic growth in the form of new business and home building has steadily increased in recent years . All signs point to sustained and increased growth in those areas in the years ahead . And yet , much of the county remains rural , an oasis apart the larger nearby cities of Fort Worth and Dallas , but also easily accessible to those and other area cities thanks to the Chisholm Trail Parkway , Interstate 35W and U . S . 67 . Johnson County consists of 734 square miles . The county is governed by the Johnson County Commissioners Court , which meets at 9 a . m . the second and fourth Mondays of each month at the Johnson County Courthouse . Johnson County Judge Chris Boedeker is presiding officer of the commissioner ’ s court and judge of the county court . County commissioners are Rick Bailey in Precinct 1 , Kenny Howell in Precinct 2 , Mike White in Precinct 3 and Larry Woolley in Precinct 4 .
The commissioner ’ s court serves as the legislative and executive branches in the county and has authority over budgets of all county departments . Tax Assessor-Collector Scott Porter heads the county tax office .
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