This is a list of county courthouses and other non-Federal courthouses in Texas, both current and former. For Federal courthouses located in Texas, see List of United States federal courthouses in Texas.
The U.S. stateofTexas has 254 counties, the most of any U.S. state. County borders and sizes were essentially set so that a courthouse would be within one day's travel, which, given slow transportation, meant many counties.[1] States later developed have larger counties. This is a list of county courthouses in the state of Texas, both current and former.
The counties of Texas were each first served by a tree or tent before judicial functions moved into a log cabin.[2]
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County or county-equivalent courthouses in the United States, by state
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