Cooke County commissioners approve routine finance items, close Old Hood Road and clear final plat; decline state property

The Cooke County Commissioners Court met in regular session beginning at 10:00 a.m. and approved a package of routine and planning actions, including treasurer reports, a road closure in Precinct 4 and a final plat in Precinct 2. The court declined an offer to purchase state-owned property from the Texas Department of Transportation and approved a personnel salary adjustment and an EMS subscription to digitize medical protocols.

The meeting’s most immediate financial actions were approvals of the treasurer’s monthly reports for August and September 2025 and the treasurer’s quarterly report for July through September 2025; each passed on unanimous votes. The court also approved the consent agenda after pulling one item for separate consideration, and removed asset tag number 2732 — a 2016 Tahoe — from the surplus list so the sheriff’s office could retain it for use by other county departments.

Those routine finance votes were followed by several land-use and operational items. The court approved a motion to close Old Hood Road in Precinct 4 after a presenter said the roadway had…