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Court approves after-hours wedding use at Mansfield sub courthouse but requires requesters to pay county costs

3212766 · May 7, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners approved requests for two after-hours weddings at the Mansfield sub courthouse but denied a request to waive county fees; the court voted 4–0 that the citizens seeking the after-hours use must pay associated county costs, including a $345 fee noted in discussion.

Tarrant County Commissioners Court on May 6 approved a request from Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 to use the Mansfield sub courthouse for weddings on May 17 and May 31, but the court required the citizens booking after-hours ceremonies to pay county costs.

What happened: staff explained the Justice of the Peace requested the facility for after-hours ceremonies and asked the court to waive fees associated with county costs. Commissioners asked whether use after…

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