Keith Mudd, Lavaca County Judge

09/05/2026

…and just like that…the 492nd Judicial District was born. Welcome Judge Peters!

08/31/2026

Tropical Warning - Travel Advisory - Please pay close attention to the Gulf and rapidly approaching tropical weather heading towards the Houston, Texas area and Gulf Coast. Stay alert. Check weather forecasts often.

08/20/2026

Please join us today as we welcome our US Representative, Monica De La Cruz, to Lavaca County!

08/19/2026

The Lavaca County Republican Party announced that a selection has been made to fill the JP2 vacancy on the upcoming November 2026 ballot. The Lavaca County Commissioners Court will take up this matter in open court on August 24, 2026. The agenda can be found here:

https://www.co.lavaca.tx.us/page/open/3136/0/08242026%20agenda.pdf

08/11/2026

It’s hot. It’s August. We are in a Burn Ban until conditions improve.

🔥BURN BAN IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LAVACA COUNTY🔥...During the August 10th Commisioner's Court Meeting at 9:00am, the court received a recommendation from the Lavaca County Fire Chief's Association to reinstate the burn ban for all of Lavaca County due to extremely hot and dry conditions across the county. This Burn Ban will remain in effect until conditions improve...

08/10/2026

Attention Lavaca County Republicans…please take a few minutes next Thursday, 8/20/26 at 1:30 PM, to join us at Cabos San Lucas as we welcome our U.S. Representative, Republican Congresswoman, Monica De La Cruz to Lavaca County. Hope to see you there!

08/10/2026

Tropical update from Greg Murrile, Lavaca County Emergency Management Coordinator:

🌀TROPICAL UPDATE...Sunday, August 9, 2026🌀...The Tropics are beginning to wake up...2 different systems coming off the Coast of Western Africa and we will be monitoring these systems throughout the next week...They are way out in the Open Atlantic, and pose no immediate threat, but we will continue to monitor both systems as they make their way across the Atlantic toward the Gulf of America...

07/24/2026

For your convenience and for transparency, the Lavaca County Commissioners Court regularly livestreams court meetings via YouTube. You can watch “live” court sessions or revisit archived court sessions at anytime. Our next court meeting is July 27, 2026, at 9:00AM. You can watch this meeting at https://www.youtube.com//streams.

Have a great weekend!
-Keith

LAVACA COUNTY.Lavaca County is on U.S. highways 77 and Alternate 90 east of San Antonio in the Claypan area of southeast Central Texas. The center of the county is at approximately 29°25' north latitude and 96°55' west longitude, near the county seat, Hallettsville. The county is bounded on the no...

07/24/2026

The Lavaca County Commissioners Court will discuss and / or approve the process for appointing a successor to the vacant Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 position on July 27, 2026, at 9:00AM. This court session will be live streamed. Please see actual court agenda for livestream address.

The Lavaca County Republican Party (independent and separate from our elected county officials and the court) has their own state deadline to meet in order to replace a candidate on the November 2026 ballot. Please see the attached notice and deadline to submit an application for consideration. The attached notice was provided to me by our local Republican Party Chair, Lorena Kanak.

If you have any questions about the selection and appointment process, we will address this process in open court on July 27, 2026 at 9:00AM.

Have a great weekend!
-Keith

07/23/2026

From Lavaca County Emergency Management Coordinator Greg Murrile…