Cooke County Texas

Welcome to Cooke County, Texas
101 South Dixon, Gainesville, Texas 76240
Phone: 940-668-5500

Photo above courtesy Zachary Mitchell.
Info and historical photos of our beautiful Cooke County Courthouse at TexasEscapes.com

All Cooke County offices will be closed
Tuesday, Dec 24th, and Wednesday Dec 25th, 2024
in observance of the Christmas holidays.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
from your Cooke County employees!

                                                                                         Photo courtesy The Weekly News of Cooke County, Delania Raney Photographer

Hazard Mitigation Action Plan

Please review the draft Cooke County Hazard Mitigation Action Plan.
If you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to email them
to the Cooke County Emergency Manager: ray.fletcher@co.cooke.tx.us

Full Document (PDF)

Notice of Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2025

Additional Resources:

Creating Defensible Space Around Your Home
Wildfire Preparedness

Texas Outdoor Burning Rules/Guidelines
See pages 11 – 12 for guidance on proper burning precautions.
The outdoor burning rule is adopted as part of Texas Health and Safety Code
under 382.085 and the Texas Water Code section 7.182.
Summary of Criminal Outdoor Burning
1 Page PDF

Accessibility

Cooke County is committed to making the content of its web site accessible to all, including individuals with disabilities, and to ensuring its web site complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, by using World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA. Some of the pages on Cooke County's web site may contain links to third-party sites. Cooke County is not responsible for the online content or accessibility of third-party sites that do not relate to Cooke County programs, services and activities. You can phone (940) 668-5500 to reach offices in the courthouse and speak to an employee.