Polk County News

San Jacinto County Detective Eddie Roberts assisted Montgomery County task force in investigating a suspected cocaine-trafficking and money laundering operation which seized $1 million in cash and more during a series of raids Friday morning.

Offi cials at school districts in Livingston and Onalaska are reeling from yet another fi nancial blow this week that came with the release of the 2011 Property Value Study by the Texas Comptroller's Property Tax Division.

POLK COUNTY, Texas - People living in some parts of Polk County spent the day drying out after storms dumped nearly 8 inches of rain overnight Thursday.Flash flooding around the Big Thicket Estates on the Polk/Liberty county line forced some schools to close."Caused flash flooding, and even this afternoon, water rising in the southern most part of ... (more)

A Livingston woman died Thursday evening in a one-vehicle crash in Polk County which also left two people injured.

Corrigan Police and the Polk County Sherriff's Office responded to the pile-up before 2:30 along the 300 block of Highway 59 South in Corrigan.

LIVINGSTON Polk County Commissioners green-lighted a request from Sheriff Kenneth Hammack to use $46,782 in drug forfeiture funds to purchase mobile data information software that will upgrade computer assisting dispatch in patrol vehicles at Tuesday's meeting.

Sales tax collections in the unincorporated areas of Polk County decreased 4.63 percent from December 2010 to December 2011, according to a report from Texas Comptroller Susan Combs issued Jan.

TRINITY A new chief appraiser and a board member were picked to served the Trinity County Appraisal District when the group's board met Jan.

Habitat for Humanity of Polk County dedicated the new home of Michael T. Bailey and his sons, Michael Jr.

Polk County Commissioners approved a contract Tuesday with Ivy Construction for $3,000 to raze a building that lies within a frequently flooded area and breakup its concrete foundation.