WASHINGTON CO. COMMISSIONERS APPROVE REPLACEMENT DEPUTY CONSTABLE IN PRECINCT 1 CONSTABLE’S OFFICE

  

Washington County Commissioners on Tuesday gave the ok for the Precinct 1 Constable’s Office to bring in a replacement deputy constable.

Current deputy constable Brad Kuecker is preparing to begin his elected term in January as Precinct 3 Constable.  Filling Kuecker’s position will be Dairius Smith, who has served as the interim Precinct 3 Constable since October 2023 after the previous Precinct 3 Constable, David Blakey, resigned in order to run for county sheriff.

Precinct 1 Constable Ken Holle said Smith, who was not in attendance on Tuesday, has been a good asset for the county.  Commissioner Kirk Hanath said Smith has been a great fit for the Precinct 3 Constable’s Office and feels he will also do well in Precinct 1. 

Smith began his law enforcement career with Citizens on Patrol for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, later becoming a deputy and then a police officer for Blinn College.

Smith will be sworn in on January 1^st as the direct replacement for Kuecker.  His responsibilities will remain as traffic enforcement and warrants, as well as any and all duties required by the office.

In other items on Tuesday, the court:

• Accepted annual bid items for right-of-way mowing, culverts, drive bridge piling, fuel, oils and asphalts, road construction material, tires, steel products, contract hauling, and emergency debris and tree/limb removal.
• Approved a right-of-way permit application for the SGT Texas Outlaws trail ride on January 11^th.
• Discussed a formal notice from Magnolia Oil & Gas for a temporary lay flat along the county right-of-way of Rehburg Road in Precinct 3.  No action was needed.