Commissioners approve courthouse mural concept despite one objection

May 27, 2026

The court approved a request by the Rockport Cultural Arts District to use two courthouse‑adjacent walls for a patriotic mural as part of Mural Fest 2026; the motion passed 4‑1 after one commissioner called the courthouse an inappropriate location.

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Jennifer Day, representing the Rockport Cultural Arts District, presented the district's first‑quarter report and requested approval to move forward with a patriotic mural on the east and north walls around the county courthouse generator as part of Mural Fest 2026. Day described artist Floyd Mendoza and said city heritage‑district approval and a final concept review would follow.

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