Local Wiki
Palo Pinto County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 22, 2026- Commissioners Court meets
- Mondays, 9:00 AM (moderate confidence — the official meetings page returned an error on direct fetch; relies on secondary/aggregated sources)
- Meeting location
- Palo Pinto County Courthouse, 520 Oak Street, Palo Pinto, TX 76484
- County Clerk
- Janette K. Green · (940) 659-1277 · P.O. Box 219, Palo Pinto 76484
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.co.palo-pinto.tx.us/page/Commissioners.Court.Meetings
- County Judge (also handles public records requests)
- Shane Long · (940) 659-1253 ext. 286 · co.judge@co.palo-pinto.tx.us
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
School districts (6)
- Gordon ISD
- Graford ISD
- Mineral Wells ISD
- Palo Pinto ISD
- Santo ISD
- Strawn ISD
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Hospital districts (1)
- Palo Pinto County Hospital District
Source: Texas Special District Local Laws Code, Ch. 1001-1122 (via texas.public.law), cross-verified per-district against the hospital's own site, county records, or local news — not a certified-complete registry
Emergency services districts (2)
- Palo Pinto County ESD 1
- Palo Pinto County ESD 2
Source: SAFE-D 2024 ESD reporting list — self-reported to a trade association, not a certified-complete government registry
Water & utility districts (4)
- Lakeview Point MUD
- Palo Pinto County WCID 1
- Santo SUD
- Sportsmans World MUD
Source: TCEQ Water Districts GIS layer — active status only
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)
- Mineral Wells City Housing Authority
- Strawn City Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Public Transit (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Palo Pinto Soil Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)