At Thursday’s meeting, the Fayette County Commissioners Court approved a few vehicle purchases. They authorized Pct. 1 Commissioners Jason McBroom to purchase a new Chevy one-ton pickup from Oviedo Auto Group in La Grange for $57,884. The funds were available in the Pct. 1 Road and Bridge budget. McBroom said the pickup will replace an older truck “that has very little power when we pull a trailer.” McBroom said the new truck will be used to haul a backhoe and other heavy road-building equipment.

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New and updated property tax information has just been compiled by Fayette County Appraisal District and is available now to assist taxpayers. This property tax information is current and covers a wide range of topics, such as taxpayer remedies, exemptions and appraisals and has information for select groups, such as disabled veterans and persons age 65 or older.

The Muldoon Museum will be open on May 2 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. This is a chance to drop in and see some of what it took to make Muldoon what it is today.

Thursday at 10:45 a.m., The Fayette County Narcotics Unit conducted a traffic stop on a 2013 black Dodge Dart in the 2500 block of SH 159. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was found to be in possession of methamphetamine which was concealed on his person. The driver identified as Anthony Tamayo, 46 of Mathis, Texas, was arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance.

Hannah Hollmann took the oath of office as Round Top Postmaster on Friday, April 24. Hollmann has been leading the Round Top Post Office since December.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that the Fayette County Jail passed inspection. On April 22, the jail was inspected by Michael Garrett, a TCJS Inspector with The Texas Commission on Jail Standards. On April 23, 2026, Sheriff Korenek received a letter from the Jail Commission stating the Commission wanted to acknowledge the excellent work of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office with a Certificate of Compliance for the Fayette County Jail.