Jim Wells County Commissioners Court will have a Special Meeting at the courthouse to discuss and consider action to authorize the Jim Wells County 911 Addressing Office to issue updated addresses to residents of the Westwind Estates Subdivision due to designation of County Road 3551, to discuss and consider action on abandoning any claims to County Road 384 and contribution to the cost of litigation, and to discuss and take action to choose a re-payment option for certain funds erroneously overpaid to Jim Wells County by the State Comptroller. Other agenda items listed on Commissioner's agenda will be discussed in the meeting. The Commissioners Court Meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May 25th, 2018. Click here to view the Commissioner's Agenda.

Jim Wells County Offices will be closed for business on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 in observance of Primary Runoff Election Day. The County Courthouse, Elections Administration Office, and other county offices will remain open for the election.

The Primary Runoff Election 2018 will take place on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. For early voting, it will begin on Monday, May 14th and end on Friday, May 18th. Check with local election authorities for the hours. ID required for Texas Voters.

Jim Wells County Commissioners Court will have a Regular Meeting at the courthouse to discuss and consider from West Alice Youth Center their request of $15,000.00 to be used for the implementation of drug prevention programs, to discuss and consider to designate a person to facilitate the serving of papers of Pct #1 Constable office, to consider and take action to ratify the Interlocal Agency Agreement between the City of Alice, Jim Wells County, Alice Police Department and the Jim Wells County Sheriff's department to have a criminal, drug, and highway interdiction task force unit, and to consider budget amendments for several county departments. Other agenda items listed on Commissioner's agenda will be discussed in the meeting. The Commissioners Court Meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 14th, 2018. Click here to view the Commissioner's Agenda.

RFQ No. 2018-003. Jim Wells County plans to apply for the upcoming Texas Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant from the Texas Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Program of the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM). Accordingly, the County is seeking to contract with a qualified engineering firm to conduct an engineering study if applicable, determine scope of work and prepare all preliminary and final design plans and specifications, and to conduct all necessary interim and final inspections. These services are being solicited to assist the County in its pre-award and post-award engineering services of its proposed HMA project, to support Courthouse Generator.

Jim Wells County Commissioners Court will have a Regular Meeting at the courthouse to discuss and consider allowing Mario Garcia (operator of 92.1 KOPY Radio Station) to sell alcoholic beverages at the Jim Wells County Fair Grounds on March 31, 2018, to consider presentation of the 2017 Racial Profiling statistics for the Jim Wells County Sheriff's Office, to discuss and approve voting locations for the March 6, 2018 Primary Elections, to discuss and consider voting on Saturday February 24, 2018, and to consider budget amendments for several county departments. Other agenda items listed on Commissioner's agenda will be discussed in the meeting. The Commissioners Court Meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 12th, 2018. Click here to view the Commissioner's Agenda.

Jim Wells County Commissioners Court will have a Special Meeting at the courthouse to discuss and consider approving Health Agent Position in County Agent Department, to consider appointing Fire Commissioners' ESD #1 Statement of Officer and Elected Officials, to discuss and consider accepting $150,000 grant from the Wyatt Foundation, and to consider budget amendments for Jim Wells County Clerk. Other agenda items listed on Commissioner's agenda will be discussed in the meeting. The Commissioners Court Meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, January 26th, 2018. Click here to view the Commissioner's Agenda.