Message from John Roth-

The purpose of this site is to make more information available to you about the operations and functions of Parker County government.  I will cover county-wide issues as well as Precinct 3 issues. 

I am asked daily about issues in our county…particularly the decisions made by the Parker County Commissioners Court.  Many of you want to know more about what is going on in your local county government, but don’t know where to turn for information.  Our decisions are rarely reported on in-depth and thus the public is unaware of the full debate that takes place in court.  The local newspapers do what they can to cover our meetings, but their coverage is sporadic and many times it lacks sufficient detail for you to fully understand the issues.

The decisions of Commissioners Court affect not only the people who live in unincorporated areas, but also sometimes those who live within the city limits.  Most of our decisions have an effect on your pocketbook, and some even on your property rights.

Most of our votes are procedural in nature and don’t need much, if any, explanation.  It’s the controversial votes which will likely get most of the attention in this forum.  I want to know what you think about those issues and it is important for you to know why I voted the way I did.

My comments will not contain personal attacks or inflammatory remarks and I expect the same from anyone who posts a comment on this site.  Politics will sometimes bring out overly passionate remarks and it is for that reason that I reserve the right to edit or not publish inappropriate comments.

The Open Meetings Act requires entities like ours to file an agenda (listing what will be discussed) 72 hours in advance of our meetings.   Three (or more) of the five court members cannot get together to discuss any county business without doing so.  Unfortunately, it is for that reason that I will not publish any direct comments from other current Parker County Commissioner Court members.  I will though, occasionally publish their comments which appear in newspapers, blogs, etc.

I hope you find this site helpful and meaningful.  Please make comments and provide any suggestions that might make this site better.

I appreciate the opportunity to serve you and everyone in Parker County!  Thanks!

John Roth