WASHINGTON CO. COMMISSIONERS TO DISCUSS HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE, JP2 APPOINTMENT

Josh Blaschke October 25, 2025

Washington County Commissioners have a lengthy agenda set for their meeting on Tuesday.

The meeting will open with a public hearing to hear comments regarding the Washington County hazard mitigation plan. The hearing will be led by the Washington County Office of Emergency Management, City of Brenham, City of Burton and Blinn College.

After the hearing, the court will vote on a resolution adopting the hazard mitigation plan as the official mitigation plan for the county.

Later, commissioners will discuss the upcoming deer season and receive a report from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), which is a degenerative prion disease that affects the deer population. In July, commissioners authorized Texas Parks and Wildlife to use the parking lot east of the constables’ offices for collecting CWD samples during the hunting season, which opens next weekend.

Another item the court will consider will be the standard form of agreement between the county and Architexas for the second phase of the exterior restoration project at the courthouse.

At the end of regular session, commissioners will go into executive session to discuss an appointment to the office of Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace. Judge Douglas Cone, who first took office in 1997, announced earlier this month that he would not seek re-election to the post and would instead run for county judge. Any possible action from the executive session will take place when the court reconvenes in open session.

In other business, commissioners will:

Hear monthly reports from the sheriff’s office, county and district clerks, justices of the peace, auditor, tax assessor-collector, treasurer, constables, elections and veterans service office.
Take action on moving the commissioners court meeting dates of Tuesday, November 11^th to Monday, November 10^th and Tuesday, December 23^rd to Monday, December 22^nd, due to the holidays.
Consider the 2025 Texas Renegade Outriders right-of-way permit application.
Potentially authorize the county judge to sign the participating entity services agreement for the Statewide Automated Victim Notification Services program and to sign future renewals.
Vote on a subdivision variance request for a land division fronting Evans Lane, consisting of 84.648 acres in Precinct 1.
Take up a construction and drainage easement between the county and Larry Hillman for a drainage project along Dierking Road in Precinct 2.
Possibly accept an order of public interest and a plat revision for the Spanish Oaks subdivision in Precinct 3.
Consider a subdivision variance request for a land division fronting Willow Springs Road, consisting of 23.32 acres in Precinct 4.
Discuss a formal notice from AT&T Communications, Inc. for a new service line along the county right-of-way of Old Independence Road and Airport Road, Precinct 1 and 3.
Read a proclamation declaring the month of October as Arteriovenous Malformation Month in Washington County.