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County officials were told ETCC started seeing patients in May 2020 and has served more than 12,500 individual patients in five years, with about 18,500 clinic visits reported last year. Glenn Robinson, chief executive officer of East Texas Community Clinic, said the clinic opened a third site in Canton in early March and is seeing about 34 patients a day there.

\"Last year, it was around 18,500 clinic visits,\" Robinson said. He also told the court ETCC received a $1,000,000 incubator grant from the Texas Department of State Health Services to help cover salaries after opening the Canton site and that the clinic plans to apply for a $650,000 expansion grant to add another provider and a 340B pharmacy.

The 340B pharmacy model was described as a way to reduce medication costs for uninsured and low‑income patients and to recycle savings into clinic services. Robinson explained that 340B pricing can allow the clinic to obtain certain medications at steep discounts and reinvest the difference into care for patients on a sliding fee scale.

Dr. Richard David, program director for the residency program affiliated with UT Health, described the residency as growing from four residents in the first class to 18 residents beginning July 1. \"We have expanded now from 4 residents in our first year to 18 starting in July 1,\" Dr. David said, and he noted that most recent graduates have remained in Texas and many in full‑scope family medicine, including obstetrics.

Hospital leadership also briefed the court on clinical and capital plans. A hospital representative told the court that DaVinci robotic surgery began two weeks earlier and is being used for general surgery, urology and gynecology. \"Two weeks ago, we started off DaVinci robotic surgery,\" the representative said, adding that the hospital plans to reestablish a cath lab in 2026 and aims for expanded clinical space with a roughly 60,000‑square‑foot professional office building to be built starting next year.

The court heard additional facility plans: expanding the Cedar Creek Lake emergency department to about 20 beds, updating radiology equipment and lab space, building a developer‑funded medical office building and establishing an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) at Cedar Creek Lake. Officials gave an approximate timeline of 2025 for robotic surgery, 2026 for cath lab work and early 2027 for occupancy of new outpatient space.

Court members and clinic leaders discussed funding and timing. ETCC officials said federal and state funding streams support federally qualified health center (FQHC) operations but that a pending state grant and other budgetary changes introduced uncertainty about exact timing. Dr. David and Robinson both emphasized the residency pipeline as central to retaining primary care and obstetric services locally.

Why it matters: Court members noted the combination of a growing FQHC‑style clinic, a larger local residency and hospital investments could keep more routine, obstetric and some specialty care in Henderson County rather than requiring patients to travel. County leaders and clinic/hospital representatives framed the changes as aimed at reducing emergency visits and improving access for Medicaid, uninsured and low‑income residents.

County Judge and commissioners offered thanks to clinic and hospital staff, and the court had no formal vote on the presentation. The court moved on to its next agenda item after receiving the updates.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","June 24, 2025 - Henderson County Commissioners Court","oneSentenceSummary","Henderson County Commissioners Court heard updates from East Texas Community Clinic (ETCC) and local hospital leaders about recent growth in primary care services, an expanding family medicine residency and multi‑year hospital facility upgrades.","taxTitle","taxId",51035,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6188731,"Court approves discretionary subdivision exemption allowing 4.76-acre deed transfer in Precinct 2",215,2801000,3016000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5062041-ae0619c1c36de3c2c3c8162e66d3388e&start=2801&end=3016","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5062041-ae0619c1c36de3c2c3c8162e66d3388e/thumbnail_2801000.jpg","/articles/6188731/Henderson-County/Texas/Court-approves-discretionary-subdivision-exemption-allowing-476-acre-deed-transfer-in-Precinct-2","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6188731-5913ffd1137c6e889bd7d57396715599/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174471&Signature=UhJXUJoPkDeu-t8Kgs5z2lDlrcUu9Mv1XiY7Ri15sXue6zSIW5Pqk7uYCHE4AgKc~Lk30nGCPD7lgzT~EH~XEagT9bTvoyIksRQoSd5Q~NBtWRpqKoYxLKxakDt7RTujC0yMc88d16XFOSbAQH3BhH7535gU~iczuBqCFZSp7WBVUTkuI9mkQFxIJucmvCUSaC3tl-5y9caKW4giHHZtWfGl7n3J2OHtiugeB3Ogi0-XZaFTtR5xi6T7cBNVMjZLlf-VOhYhpwpP33jhDDRCrrnP~p3WShkXjhXCfu7MC0r-pe~fk97MuVuk3Rc6JaweKiznSYGA37DmFIIZQH27Gw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Henderson County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a discretionary exemption under Appendix U of the county subdivision regulations that will allow a landowner to deed a 4.76‑acre parcel in Precinct 2 to another local resident.

County staff told the court that John and Linda Rigo sought the exemption to deed a 4.76‑acre portion of property at Farm Market Road 2709 and County Road 2904 to Steven and Carrie Thompson. Staff reported the applicants completed required steps including a floodplain study through the county development office, submitted tax receipts and paid filing fees for the Appendix U request.

A commissioner moved to approve the request; another commissioner seconded the motion. The court voted to approve the discretionary exemption unanimously.

Why it matters: Appendix U discretionary exemptions alter the way the county’s subdivision rules apply to a specific parcel. In this case the court authorized a single‑parcel deed transfer after staff confirmed that application requirements and study documentation were complete. The applicants were not present at the meeting because of a medical appointment, county staff said.

The court did not attach conditions beyond the standard application requirements discussed on the record; no further action was recorded and the county will process the deed per standard administrative procedures.","Henderson County Commissioners Court approved a discretionary exemption under Appendix U of the county subdivision regulations permitting John and Linda Rigo to deed a 4.76‑acre parcel at FM 2709 and County Road 2904 to Steven and Carrie Thompson after submitting required studies and fees.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6188736,"Commissioners approve GLS architectural contracts for elections center and former motor bank renovation",611,2304000,2915000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5062041-ae0619c1c36de3c2c3c8162e66d3388e&start=2304&end=2915","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5062041-ae0619c1c36de3c2c3c8162e66d3388e/thumbnail_2304000.jpg","/articles/6188736/Henderson-County/Texas/Commissioners-approve-GLS-architectural-contracts-for-elections-center-and-former-motor-bank-renovation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6188736-6b0c3d620e24e259e635ceb9c557e178/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174471&Signature=AjQKVOaMDy2Etq-boCroVtqT18cTqWUiE9YPysDkWow4Nf69LxWLmw1MOTVyAiUESks4fbTIrCFxcoZKDj70nbS-kiUEaAovkO6qI-uwMqyrV-EyaSoxcswYsX1ADkVOg9Zb7FFVBIA1nK-9w1aXLH~Pff2-ESAMeRa5abPz4NbNI9y5urFnKbE66ssd1Ya0jDI5c-VEFH2zqimf7Cx4C7olWqmW3IN8y7y4qaJm1KK66wbcvcNIh2kfYtJlLqMc-aS~v8ETdS3ROAHAwkzQhU-8h5qMF6eT67x9pKNGRbEXxdT4Om4q2JSrftSksA~AyRdHGWJ2tal42Eoy3fRcdw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Henderson County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to approve two design contracts with GLS Architecture & Engineering for schematic design and construction documents for an elections administration building and for a small former motor bank structure.

The contracts follow an earlier request for qualifications process in which GLS was selected. Larry Lassiter, president of GLS, told the court the firm serves small and mid‑sized communities across Central and East Texas and that GLS has completed similar renovations elsewhere.

County staff described the East Larkin site known locally as the Come And Take It Building as the planned elections administration building. The design agreement for that building was quoted at $60,000 for the two design phases (schematic design and construction documents). The fee for the smaller motor bank evaluation and design was described as roughly between $12,000 and $22,000.

Commissioner Richardson moved to approve both agreements with authorization for the county judge to sign; Commissioner Stiving seconded the motion. The court voted to approve the contracts unanimously.

Why it matters: County staff said the elections administrator needs a dedicated facility to handle future changes in election administration and to provide efficient workflows. The GLS scope will include site review, design options and construction documents; further specifics and a construction budget were not finalized at the meeting.

The court also asked GLS to consider lessons learned from prior county remodel projects so the design minimizes future construction issues. The county will bring subsequent phases and any construction contracts back to the court for approval.","Henderson County Commissioners Court selected GLS Architecture & Engineering to design the Come And Take It elections building and to evaluate/plan renovations to the former motor bank; the court authorized the county judge to sign the agreements.","actionData","errors"]

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East Texas Community Clinic reports growth; hospital outlines robotic surgery, cath lab and facility expansion plans

Court approves discretionary subdivision exemption allowing 4.76-acre deed transfer in Precinct 2

Commissioners approve GLS architectural contracts for elections center and former motor bank renovation