Randall accepts lower tax rate.

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX);  August 15, 2007 ;     251 words ...Byline: Nicole King Aug. 15--Taxes in Randall County are going to be a little lower next year. Randall County commissioners voted Tuesday to accept...per $100 in value. If your home in Randall County is valued at $100,000, your taxes...

County firing trial stalled.

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX);  May 15, 2007 ;     320 words ......Thomas May 15--A trial about whether Randall County officials violated the Texas Whistleblower...District Judge Ron Enns today granted Randall County a continuance because a Randall County witness was unavailable for the trial...

Randall finances healthy.

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX);  February 28, 2007 ;     309 words ...Byline: Sean Thomas Feb. 28--Randall County finances were given a clean bill of...Doshier, Pickens & Francis presented Randall County commissioners with a yearly audit...because of the addition of the new Randall County Justice Center. Unearned revenue has...

Randall County Texas Seeks to Demolish Historic 1909 Courthouse Despite...

PR Newswire;  October 27, 2008 ;     495 words ...November 4 Ballot Issue in Randall County to decide fate of historic 1909 Randall County Courthouse. RANDALL COUNTY, Texas, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Findings from a volunteer committee support restoration of the historic 1909 Randall County Courthouse...

Randall commission talks food, guns.

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX);  May 23, 2007 ;     298 words ......you a Happy Meal, but, at the Randall County Jail, 90 cents is all you need...company, has provided meals to the Randall County Jail and the Youth Center of the High Plains since April 2005. Randall County Sheriff's Office Capt. Debbie...

WTAMU Professor Seeks Election Data with Exit Poll

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 21, 2008 ;     350 words ......exit poll for November's election in Randall County. "I think the November election will...election, but my main focus is on the Randall County Courthouse vote. I'm particularly interested...presidential race, but most will focus on the Randall County courthouse and the ...

Randall County, Texas, backs garden plans.

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX);  January 24, 2007 ;     335 words ......meditation garden could be the final touch to the Randall County Veterans Park. Randall County commissioners unanimously approved Monday...purchase of three benches. There is no cost to Randall County. It should be ready for spring, DeFord said...

Revenue shortfall leaves Randall County officials worried about making...

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX);  April 25, 2007 ;     492 words ......25--Halfway through the fiscal year, Randall County is falling behind its budgeted revenue...six-month comparison presented at Tuesday's Randall County Commissioners Court. We are just not...the end of the year based on this. Randall County's fiscal year began in October and...

Randall puts property tax freeze on November ballot.

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX);  May 10, 2006 ;     542 words ......for the elderly and handicapped in Randall County will appear on the Nov. 7 ballot. Randall County commissioners unanimously approved...Houdashell. The freeze only applies to Randall County property taxes, not school districts...

Deal in works for building.

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX);  December 13, 2006 ;     419 words ...Byline: Sean Thomas Dec. 13--Randall County could receive $450,000 if contract...1401 Fourth Ave. in Canyon houses the Randall County Auditor and Purchasing offices and...minor details that had to be resolved. Randall County Judge Ernie Houdashell said he would...

Fate of Randall County, Texas, Courthouse Restoration Remains Uncertain.

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX);  May 11, 2004 ;     667 words ...Byline: Beth Wilson May 11--Randall County's 1909 courthouse could be on its way...Texas Historical Commission awarded Randall County $322,365 on Thursday to get the restoration...funding. Harold Root, a member of the Randall County Historical Commission and the Main...

District Judges to Hear Dispute on Office Space Fees in Randall County,...

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, Texas) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  October 29, 2002 ;     279 words ......judges to intervene in a dispute with Randall County about office space fees. During Monday...meeting, Potter County officials said Randall County still owes the county about $56,000...adult probation office space after Randall County voided its contract with Potter County...

Jury finds county employee firings illegal under Texas whistleblower law.

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX);  September 18, 2007 ;     584 words ...Byline: Nicole King Sep. 18--Two former Randall County, Texas, employees were awarded more...disappointed the case was not tried outside of Randall County. I think it would have been a lot more...place. It's hard to try a case about Randall County in Randall County, he ...

Randall County, Texas, Livestock Auction Generates $75,000.

Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX);  January 25, 2004 ;     270 words ......numbers were down a little at the Randall County Junior Livestock Auction, but...weren't, said Virgil Bartlett, Randall County Buyers Club president. Bartlett...a Sundown 4-H'er. And the Randall County commissioners returned to the...

Longtime litigation ends in Road District's favor

Naperville Sun, The (IL);  September 22, 2006 ;     239 words ......Thursday upheld the Naperville Township Road District's 1997 tax levy. The court's opinion...lost, that could've bankrupted the Road District." The tax levy - specifically the hard-road...be collected retroactively. Had the Road District lost, the township could have been...