Coryell County centralizes January public notices on key hearings

Coryell County has posted a January roster of open meetings and public notices that touches agricultural, water, transportation and housing issues residents care about. The list functions as the county’s hub for January agendas and includes several hearings and comment opportunities with immediate deadlines for local participation.

Items on the January listing included the Boll Weevil Eradication Program notice dated Jan. 1, a Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District permit hearing and board meeting scheduled Jan. 8 with a revised permit hearing notice, and a Development District of Central Texas agenda for Jan. 8. The Central Texas Council of Governments’ Central Texas Regional Transportation Advisory Group met Jan. 6. A Killeen‑Temple Metropolitan Planning Organization public comment period opened Jan. 5 and runs through Jan. 19, offering residents a live window to weigh in on regional transportation planning. The City of Gatesville posted a public notice of a substandard structure hearing that was scheduled Jan. 5 at 411 S. 7th Street.

The timing matters. The Killeen‑Temple MPO comment period remains open through Jan. 19, meaning residents and organizations can still influence projects and funding priorities that shape commutes, roads and transit connections across Coryell County and the broader Killeen‑Temple corridor. Other items listed with past dates — the pest control program notice, the regional transportation advisory meeting and the Jan. 8 district agendas — indicate actions already taken or hearings already convened; those meetings can affect local growers, water rights and development approvals going forward.

Institutionally, centralizing notices through the county clerk increases transparency by collecting agendas and notices in one accessible place. Notices for the Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District are particularly consequential for property owners, farmers and developers because permit hearings can determine pumping allowances and conditions tied to local wells. The Boll Weevil Eradication Program notice signals ongoing agricultural management efforts that affect growers and related local businesses. Gatesville’s substandard structure hearing addresses local code enforcement and neighborhood safety at a specific property on S. 7th Street.

For residents tracking how county and regional decisions will affect property, water supplies and transportation, the most actionable item is the MPO comment window through Jan. 19. Attend posted meetings when possible, submit comments to the relevant agency before deadlines, and monitor the county clerk’s notices for revised agendas or new hearings.

Our two cents? Stay plugged into the clerk’s notices, mark the Jan. 19 cutoff on your calendar, and use those comment periods—your input shapes the permits, projects and code decisions that show up on local tax bills and commuting routes.