ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 27, 2021 — The Rockwall County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to approve a resolution requesting the Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives to consider approval of renaming the portion of State Highway 66 extending through the county as the David Magness Highway. The resolution, which the court requested be considered […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 30, 2017) Rockwall County Commissioner David Magness has announced that he will seek re-election as Commissioner in the March 2018 Republican Primary. Magness represents Precinct 4, which includes Fate, Royse City and parts of Rockwall. Since taking office in 2003, Magness has worked with the Commissioners Court to maintain fiscal responsibility, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 31, 2017) Road projects were the focus of a county update provided by County Judge David Sweet and County Commissioner David Magness at the Rockwall Chamber Partnership Luncheon presented by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall last week. Magness provided an update on perhaps the biggest transportation project facing the county – […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 29, 2017) Did you know that from the 1800s into the 1900s, Rockwall County had very little road construction equipment and that repairs to roads fell on the shoulders of the landowners and citizens? The Rockwall County Historical Foundation welcomed County Commissioner David Magness for its Sheri Stodghill Lecture Series on Friday, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX—June 22, 2016) As Rockwall continues to see steady growth and urbanization, some impactful yet necessary changes are in store for the county’s public transportation and road construction plans. During a State of the County address today at the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce Partnership Luncheon inside the Rockwall County Courthouse, Rockwall County Judge […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (May 28, 2014) As the aging population increases, so does the demand for senior services. This growing need, coupled with cuts in government funding, means that Meals on Wheels Senior Services must raise extra funds to meet the demand in Rockwall County. “Historically, we have relied heavily on federal and state funds […]