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Polk County, Texas

Community Pulse

What residents are talking about in Polk County, Texas public meetings, ranked by community engagement.

36 topics

Budget

$8.28 million budget amendment

1 opposed
1 commentLast discussed Oct 27, 2026
Water Utilities

Lake Livingston Water Supply Corporation concerns

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Oct 13, 2026
Zoning

Zoning & land use

1 commentLast discussed Sep 22, 2026
Public Safety

Public safety

2 concerned
2 commentsLast discussed Sep 22, 2026
Taxes Budget

Taxes & budget

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Sep 22, 2026
Zoning

Engineering

1 opposed
1 commentLast discussed Sep 22, 2026
Taxes Budget

Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Adoption

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Aug 25, 2026
Parks Rec

Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Property Tax Rate

1 commentLast discussed Aug 11, 2026
Business Jobs

FY2027 County Budget and Property Tax Collection Rate

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Aug 4, 2026
Public Safety

Public Defender Office Grant Reconsideration

3 supportive
3 commentsLast discussed Jul 28, 2026
Roads

Fence Repairs in Precinct 1

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Jul 28, 2026
Environment

Future of County Recycling Operations

3 supportive
3 commentsLast discussed Jul 14, 2026
Water Utilities

Indian Hills Subdivision Wastewater Treatment Plant Opposition

1 opposed
1 commentLast discussed Jul 14, 2026
Public Safety

Jail

1 commentLast discussed May 26, 2026
Public Safety

Old Jail Facility Condition Assessment

1 commentLast discussed May 26, 2026
Public Safety

Sheriff's Office FY2027 Budget Requests & Pay Raises

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed May 12, 2026
Schools

Goodrich ISD School Resource Officer

2 concerned
2 commentsLast discussed May 12, 2026
Public Safety

Animal Control

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Apr 28, 2026
Zoning

Industrial High-Load Facility Site Impact Permit Policy

3 commentsLast discussed Apr 14, 2026
Public Safety

School Safety Services

2 concerned
2 commentsLast discussed Apr 14, 2026
Zoning

Industrial High-Lead Facility Site Impact Permit Policy

1 supportive1 opposed1 concerned
3 commentsLast discussed Apr 14, 2026
Schools

School Resource Officer Mandates and Costs

1 commentLast discussed Apr 14, 2026
Public Safety

Lake Livingston Village Goose Situation

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Apr 14, 2026
Environment

Lakeside Village Geese Report

1 commentLast discussed Mar 24, 2026
Public Safety

Lakeside Village Geese

2 commentsLast discussed Mar 10, 2026
Infrastructure

GLO Disaster Recovery Grant Application

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Mar 4, 2026
Environment

Piney Ranch RV Park

1 commentLast discussed Feb 24, 2026
Public Safety

Lakeside Village Goose report

1 commentLast discussed Feb 24, 2026
Public Safety

Other

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Feb 10, 2026
Public Safety

ICE 287(g) Warrant Service Officer Program Participation

1 supportive7 opposed
8 commentsLast discussed Feb 10, 2026
Public Safety

Geese in Lakeside Village

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Jan 27, 2026
Public Safety

Goodrich VFD Medical Call

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Jan 13, 2026
Roads

Road & Bridge Precinct 4

1 opposed
1 commentLast discussed Jan 13, 2026
Public Safety

Goodrich VFD Response

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Jan 13, 2026
Environment

Goose Report Lakeside Village

1 commentLast discussed Jan 13, 2026
Roads

Road & Bridge Pct 4 Complaint

1 concerned
1 commentLast discussed Jan 13, 2026

In the News

12 articles

Recent coverage of Polk County, Texas from local and regional media.

Polk County Enterprise / East Texas Newselection results

Midterm elections conclude with record turnouts statewide - Polk County Enterprise

Texans turned out in droves during Tuesday’s midterm general election and Polk County was no exception, with 39% of the registered voters in the county heading to the polls. Early voting …

Nov 4, 2026
Polk County Enterprise / East Texas Newscommunity resource center / disaster shelter groundbreaking

Ground broken for new community resource center - Polk County Enterprise

Ground was broken Oct. 28 for the new Lake Livingston Community Resource Center at the corner of FM 356 and Onalaska Loop in Onalaska. The community resource center will serve as a disaster shelter …

Nov 4, 2026
FOX 26 Houstonelections

Where to vote in Southeast Texas on Election Day 2026: Search by county

Where to vote in Southeast Texas on Election Day 2026: Search by county FOX 26 Houston

Nov 1, 2026
Polk County Enterprise / East Texas Newscounty budget amendment

Much of $8.3M budget amendment committed by prior court action - Polk County Enterprise

Much of Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Polk County Commissioners Court was spent explaining a routine budget amendment that was proposed to pay for expenses the Court has already approved. More …

Oct 28, 2026
Polk County Enterprise / East Texas Newsgeneral election early voting

Early voting continues for Nov. 3 General Election - Polk County Enterprise

Early voting for the Nov. 3 General Election began Oct. 19 and will conclude on Friday. As of Tuesday afternoon, 8,308 Polk County voters had voted in person during the early voting period, according …

Oct 28, 2026
Polk County Enterprise / East Texas Newssex offender registration enforcement

Sex offender arrested - Polk County Enterprise

Registered sex offender Doyle Edwin Mason Jr., 65, was arrested Oct. 23 for failure to comply with registration requirements. During routine, unannounced sex offender residence compliance checks, …

Oct 28, 2026
marketscreener.comsoftware implementation

Tyler Technologies, Inc. Announces Selection of Priority Based Budgeting Solution by National City, California, Harris County, Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, Polk County, Iowa, and St. Louis County, Missouri

Tyler Technologies, Inc. Announces Selection of Priority Based Budgeting Solution by National City, California, Harris County, Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, Polk County, Iowa, and St. Louis County, Missouri marketscreener.com

Oct 27, 2026
Polk County Enterprise / East Texas Newselection

Early voting underway for Nov. 3 General Election - Polk County Enterprise

Early voting began Monday for the Nov. 3 General Election and 1,529 ballots were cast the first day – 879 in Livingston, 506 in Onalaska and 144 in Corrigan. Three locations – open to ALL …

Oct 21, 2026
Polk County Enterprise / East Texas Newscandidate announcements

Enterprise accepting candidate announcements - Polk County Enterprise

The Polk County Enterprise has a policy to run a one-time free announcement with photo in the newspaper for every candidate running for office, allowing the candidates to have the opportunity to …

Oct 14, 2026
Polk County Enterprise / East Texas Newselection

Early voting begins Monday for Nov. 3 General Election - Polk County Enterprise

Early voting begins Monday for the Nov. 3 General Election and will conclude Oct. 30 and will feature both weekend voting, as well as extended hour voting. Three locations – open to ALL …

Oct 14, 2026
Polk County Enterprise / East Texas Newsroad construction

Roadwork to begin, holiday festivities set - Polk County Enterprise

The Goodrich City Council met to improve street conditions, take safety precautions at the wastewater ponds, and search for help at a holiday festival in Thursday’s regular meeting for October. …

Oct 14, 2026
easttexasnews.comproperty conveyance

County conveys land to city, LVFD

County conveys land to city, LVFD easttexasnews.com

Sep 8, 2026