County
Growth in motion the pulse of Johnson county
Whereas many Metroplex cities and areas surrounding Fort Worth and Dallas have experienced substantial growth in recent decades, Johnson County remains wide open for both growth and a place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the major metropolitan areas of Tarrant, Dallas and surrounding counties.
Johnson County is one of the fastest-growing counties in Texas. The population was 195,506 in 2022, which was a 29.3 % increase from 2010.
Johnson County consists of 734 square miles south of Fort Worth, including the county seat, Cleburne, and more than a dozen additional towns.
The county is governed by the Johnson County Commissioners Court, which meets at 9 a. m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at the Johnson County Courthouse, 2 N. Main St.
The commissioner’ s court serves as the legislative and executive branches in the county and has authority over budgets of all county departments. The court has set the county property tax for 2016 at tax rate of 42 cents per $ 100 of valuation.
Tax Assessor-Collector Scott Porter heads the county tax office. The office has locations at 2 N. Mill St. in Cleburne, 118
S. Friou St. in Alvarado and 247 Elk Drive in Burleson.
Cleburne is also home to the Guinn Justice Center at 204 S. Buffalo Ave., which holds the 18th and 249th District Courts that serve Johnson and Somervell counties. The 413th District Court serves only Johnson County.
The Emergency Operations Center, headed up by Emergency Management Coordinator and Johnson County Fire Marshal Jamie Moore, boasts a state-of-the-art communications and incident command room.
The EOC also houses a Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere radar unit.
The county’ s Adult Probation Offices Building is adjacent to the Guinn Justice Center. The County Elections Office is at 103 S. Walnut St.
The county has two sub-courthouses, one at 257 Elk Drive in Burleson, and one at 206 N. Baugh St. in Alvarado.
The county is served by the Johnson County Sheriff’ s Office and Sheriff Adam King. King was elected in November 2016 and took office Jan. 1, 2017.
The sheriff’ s office has realized that citizens can help solve cases. The office has began using its Wise Eyes alert system, which is a neighborhood or county safety program that allows citizens to report any suspicious activity to police.
If you have information about a crime and prefer to remain anonymous and possibly receive a cash reward, call Johnson County Crime Stoppers at 800-794-8477 or 817-469-8477. Tips can also be submitted anonymously online at jccstexas. org or text 274637 and type JCCS, then your message.
The HOPE Medical and Dental Clinic, at 111 Meadowview Drive in Cleburne, offers low-cost medical and dental care three days a week, on a rotating schedule, for uninsured and low-income people in Johnson County.
The clinic is staffed by certified local volunteers, physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners. The clinic does not offer emergency care, X-rays, mental health care or pregnancy and pain management. Call 817-641-5858 to set up an appointment.
Johnson County has one hospital located within its boundaries— Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne at 201 Walls Drive in Cleburne— and one that services Johnson County— Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South at 11801 S. Freeway in Burleson.
Texas Health Cleburne is a part of the Texas Health Resources division, and Texas Health Huguley is a joint venture involving Texas Health Resources and AdventHealth.
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