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  NEWS ALERT!

What?  ATCOG BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Where? Roxton High School Fine Arts Building, 303 Denton Street, Roxton, Texas  (Click here for agenda)
When?  Thursday, December 11, 2008 
Time? 10:00 a.m.

For more information about Board meetings, please contact Sharon Pipes at 903.832.8636. 

For Information Referral and Assistance, please visit this link or call 800-372-4464.

The Ark-Tex Council of Governments (ATCOG) is a voluntary association of local governments organized in 1968 under authority granted by the Texas Legislature in 1965 (Article 1011 m. 2V.A.C.S.) We serve and represent nine northeast Texas counties and one southwest Arkansas county. ATCOG is not a government. We have no authority to make laws, levy taxes, or exercise police powers. We are authorized to:

Conduct planning.

Assist local governments in implementing plans.

Contract with local, state and federal governments and other public and private agencies.

Review and comment on applications of federal and state-grants-in-aid and solid waste permits.

Assist local governments in solving governmental problems.

 

ATCOG has three divisions: Finance & Administration, Housing and Special Projects; and eight program areas: 9-1-1, AAA, Criminal Justice, Economic Development, Environmental, GIS, Homeland Security and Transportation.

THE REGION

The ATCOG is one of 24 regional councils in Texas.  These councils are members of the Texas Association of Regional Councils.  ATCOG serves Region 5. Region 5 is made up of the following counties, covering over 6,400 square miles: Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Red River and Titus Counties in Texas and Miller County in Arkansas.

 

Click the Region link below to to learn about the COG in that area.  
*ATCOG is Region 5.

Click Map for Index of Regions

 
Region Name Abbreviation Region No. Web Site
Alamo Area Council of Governments AACOG 18 www.aacog.com
Ark-Tex Council of Governments ARK-TEX 5 www.atcog.org
Brazos Valley Council of Governments BVCOG 13 www.bvcog.org
Capital Area Council of Governments CAPCOG 12 www.capcog.org
Central Texas Council of Governments CTCOG 23 www.ctcog.org
Coastal Bend Council of Governments CBCOG 20 www.cbcog98.org
Concho Valley Council of Governments CVCOG 10 www.cvcog.org
Deep East Texas Council of Governments DETCOG 14 www.detcog.org
East Texas Council of Governments ETCOG 6 www.etcog.org
Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission GCRPC 17 www.gcrpc.org
Heart of Texas Council of Governments HOTCOG 11 www.hotcog.org
Houston-Galveston Area Council H-GAC 16 www.h-gac.com
Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council LRGVDC 21 www.lrgvdc.org
Middle Rio Grande Development Council MRGDC 24 www.mrgdc.org
Nortex Regional Planning Commission NORTEX 3 www.nortexrpc.org
North Central Texas Council of Governments NCTCOG 4 www.nctcog.dst.tx.us
Panhandle Regional Planning Commission PRPC 1 www.prpc.cog.tx.us
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission PBRPC 9 www.pbrpc.org
Rio Grande Council of Governments RGCOG 8 www.riocog.org
South East Texas Regional Planning Commission SETRPC 15 setrpc.org
South Plains Association of Governments SPAG 2 www.spag.org
South Texas Development Council STDC 19 www.stdc.cog.tx.us
Texoma Council of Governments TEXOMA 22 www.texoma.cog.tx.us
West Central Texas Council of Governments WCTCOG 7 www.wctcog.org

Texas Counties

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Bowie 

Cass

Delta

Franklin

Hopkins

Lamar

Morris

Red River

Titus

Arkansas Counties

AR State Flag

Miller


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MISSION STATEMENT

To improve the quality of life for all citizens of the ATCOG area on behalf of its member governmental organizations by providing a regional perspective on information and problem solving and by coordinating funding, resources, programs and services.

 

COUNTY INFORMATION

Bowie County, Tx

Website: Bowie County Website

 Population: 89,306

Honorable James M. Carlow, Judge

Bowie County Courthouse

P. O. Box 248

New Boston, TX 75570

903-628-6718; 903-628-6719 f

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MUNICIPALITIES (BOWIE)

City of DeKalb, TX

Honorable Paul G. Meadows, Mayor

City Hall, 110 South East Front Street

DeKalb, TX 75559-1800

903-667-2410; 903-667-2689 f

City of New Boston, TX

Honorable Johnny Branson, Mayor

PO Box 5

New Boston, TX 75570

903-628-5596; 903-628-6034 f

 

 

City of Hooks, TX

Honorable Mike Babb, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 37

Hooks, TX 75561

903-547-2261; 903-547-1107 f

 

City of Redwater, TX

Honorable Beverly Phares, Mayor

PO Box 209

Redwater, TX 75573-0209

903-671-3328; 903-671-2625 f

 

City of Leary, TX

Honorable James Palma, Mayor

125 Shiloh Road

Hooks, TX 75561

903-334-8688; 903-223-9529 f

 

City of Redlick, TX

Honorable Michael Peek, Mayor

PO Box 870

Nash, TX 75569

903-831-3691

 

City of Maud, TX

Honorable Pat McCoy, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 100

Maud, TX 75567-0100

903-585-2294; 903-585-2752 f

 

City of Texarkana, TX

Honorable Stephen Mayo, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 1967

Texarkana, TX 75504-1967

903-798-3900; 903-798-3933 f

 

City of Nash, TX

Honorable Henry Slaton, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 520

Nash, TX 75569

903-838-0751; 903-831-3411 f

 

City of Wake Village, TX

Honorable Mike Huddleston, Mayor

PO Box 3776

Wake Village, TX 75501

903-838-0515; 903-831-4327 f

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Bowie County Courthouse

Cass County, Tx

Website:  Cass County Website

 Population: 30,438

Honorable Charles McMichael, Judge  

Cass County Courthouse

PO Box 825

Linden, TX 75563  

903-756-5181; 903-756-5732 f

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MUNICIPALITIES (CASS)

City of Atlanta, TX

Honorable Keith Crow, Mayor

PO Box 669

Atlanta, TX 75551

903-796-2192; 903-796-5833 f

City of Hughes Springs, TX

Honorable Reba Simpson, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 805

Hughes Springs, TX 75656

903-639-7510; 903-639-3769 f

 

City of Avinger, TX

Honorable Marvin Parvino, Mayor

PO Box 356

Avinger, TX 75630

903-562-1000; 903-562-1002 f

 

City of Linden, TX

Honorable Kenny Hamilton, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 419

Linden, TX 75563

903-756-7502; 903-756-7980 f

 

City of Bloomburg, TX

Honorable Jerrell Ritchie, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 198

Bloomburg, TX, 75556

903-728-5323; 903-728-5398 f

 

City of Queen City, TX

Honorable Harold Martin, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 301

Queen City, TX 75572

903-796-7986; 903-796-0213 f

 

City of Domino, TX

Honorable Marvin Campbell, Mayor

City Hall, 14555 FM 3129

Queen City, TX 75572

903-796-2843; 903-796-1056 f

 

*City of Marietta, TX

Honorable Susan Brigance, Mayor 

P.O. Box 247

Marietta, TX 75566-0247

903-835-5596; 903-835-2042 f

 

City of Douglassville, TX

Honorable Douglas Heath, Mayor

PO Box 36

Douglassville, TX 75560

Number not Available

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Delta County, Tx

Website:  Delta County Website

 Population: 5,327

Honorable Ted Carrington, Judge

Delta County Courthouse  

200 West Dallas

Cooper, TX 75432

903-395-4400; 903-395-2178 f

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MUNICIPALITIES (DELTA)

 

City of Cooper, TX

Honorable Scotty Stegall, Mayor

91 North Side Square

Cooper, TX 75432

903-395-2217; 903-395-0377 f

 

City of Pecan Gap, TX

Honorable Warner Cheney, Mayor

PO Box 37

Pecan Gap, TX 75469

903-395-6415

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Delta County Courthouse

Franklin County, Tx

Website:  Franklin County Website

 Population: 9,458

Honorable Jerry Hubbell, Judge

Franklin County Courthouse  

200 N. Kaufman Street

Mt. Vernon, TX 75457

903-537-2342; 903-537-2418 f

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MUNICIPALITIES (FRANKLIN)

City of Mt. Vernon, TX

Honorable J.D. Baumgardner, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 597

Mt. Vernon, TX 75457

903-537-2252; 903-537-2634 f  

City of Winnsboro, TX

Honorable Carolyn Jones, Mayor

501 South Main

Winnsboro, TX 75494

903-342-3654; 903-342-5708 f

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Picture of Franklin County Courthouse

Hopkins County, Tx

Website:  Hopkins County Website

Population: 31,960

Honorable Cletis Millsap, Judge

Hopkins County Courthouse

PO Box 288

Sulphur Springs, TX 75483

903-438-4006; 903-438-4007 f

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MUNICIPALITIES (HOPKINS) 

City of Como, TX

Honorable Roy Darby, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 208

Como, TX 75431

903-488-3434; 903-488-0048 f  

 

City of Cumby, TX

Honorable Travis Baxley, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 349

Cumby, TX 75433

903-994-2272; 903-994-2650

City of Sulphur Springs, TX

Honorable Yolanda Williams, Mayor

City Hall, 125 South Davis

Sulphur Springs, TX 75482

903-885-7541; 903-439-2092 f  

 

City of Tira, TX

Honorable John Hadley, Mayor

Route 7, Box 237 A

Sulphur Springs, TX 75483  

903-945-2190; same for fax

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Lamar County, Tx

Website:  Lamar County Website

Population: 48,499

Honorable M.C. (Chuck) Superville, Jr., Judge

Lamar County Courthouse

119 North Main

Paris, TX 75460

903-737-2410; 903-785-3858 f

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MUNICIPALITIES (LAMAR)

City of Blossom, TX

Honorable Roger S. Johnson, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 297

Blossom, TX 75416

903-982-5900; 903-982-6599 f
 

City of Reno, TX

Honorable Weldon Coston, Mayor

City Hall, 160 Blackburn Street

Reno, TX 75462-7152

903-785-6581; 903-785-0453 f  

City of Deport, TX

Honorable Gene Foster, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 354A

Deport, TX, 75435

903-652-3875; 903-652-4086 f

City of Roxton, TX

Honorable James Cooper, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 176

Roxton, TX 75477

903-346-3535; 903-346-3759 f

 

City of Paris, TX

Honorable Jesse Freelen, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 9037

Paris, TX 75460-9037

903-785-7511; 903-785-8519 f

 

*City of Toco, TX

Honorable Jason Waller, Mayor

2103 Chestnut

Brookston, TX 75421

903-785-1211; 903-784-0686 f

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Morris County, Tx

Website:  Morris County Website

Population: 13,048

Honorable J.C. Jennings, Judge

Morris County Courthouse

500 Broadnax

Daingerfield, TX 75638

903-645-3691; 903-645-5729 f

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MUNICIPALITIES

City of Daingerfield, TX

Honorable Lou Irvin Slaughter, Mayor

City Hall, 108 Coffey Street

Daingerfield, TX 75638

903-645-3906; 903-645-5488 f

City of Naples, TX

Honorable Lloyd Heard, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 340

Naples, TX 75568

903-897-2271; 903-897-2913 f

 

City of Lone Star, TX

Mayor Pending

City Hall, PO Box 0218

Lone Star, TX, 75668

903-656-2311; 903-656-3355 f

 

City of Omaha, TX

Honorable Dwaine Higgins, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 937

Omaha, TX 75571

903-884-2302; 903-884-2746 f

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Red River County, Tx

Website:  Red River County Website

Population: 14,314

Honorable Morris Harville, Judge

Red River County Courthouse

400 North Walnut Street

Clarksville, TX 75426

903-427-2680; 903-427-5510 f

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MUNICIPALITIES (RED RIVER)

City of Annona, TX

Honorable George English, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 107

Annona, TX 75550

903-697-3681; 903-697-2601 f

 

City of Clarksville, TX

Honorable Ann Rushing, Mayor

800 West Main

Clarksville, TX 75426

903-427-3834; 903-427-3907 f

City of Avery, TX

Honorable Bill Trimm, Mayor

City Hall, Box 35

Avery, TX, 75554

903-684-3825; 903-684-3168 f

City of Detroit, TX

Honorable Travis Bronner, Mayor

190 E. Garner Street

Detroit, TX 75436

903-674-4573; 903-674-6029 f

 

City of Bogata, TX

Honorable Vincent Lum, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 400

Bogata, TX 75417

903-632-5315; 903-632-4631 f

 

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Titus County, Tx

Website:  Titus County Website

Population: 28,118

Honorable Sam Russell, Judge

Titus County Courthouse

100 West 1st Street, Suite 200

Mt. Pleasant, TX 75455

903-577-6791; 903-557-6793 f

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MUNICIPALITIES (TITUS)

City of Miller's Cove, TX

Honorable Courtney Marshall, Mayor

Box 470

Mt. Pleasant, TX 75455

Number not available  

*City of Talco, TX

Honorable Mike Sloan, Mayor

PO Box 365

Talco, TX 75487-0365  

Number not available

 

City of Mt. Pleasant, TX

Honorable Jerry Boatner, Mayor

City Hall, 501 North Madison

Mt. Pleasant, TX 75456

903-575-4000; 903-577-1828 f  

 

City of Winfield, TX

Honorable John Walton, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 98

Winfield, TX 75493

903-524-3611

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Miller County, Ar

Website:  Miller County Website

Population: 40,443

Honorable Roy John McNatt, Judge

Miller County Courthouse  

400 Laurel Street

Texarkana, AR 71854

870-774-1301; 870-773-3494 f

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MUNICIPALITIES (MILLER)  

City of Texarkana, AR  

Honorable Horace G. Shipp, Mayor

City Hall, PO Box 2711

Texarkana, AR 71854

870-779-4996; 870-774-3170 f  

City of Fouke, AR

Honorable Terry Purvis, Mayor

P. O. Box 1

Fouke, AR  71837

870-653-4532; 870-653-6022 f

Garland City, AR

Pending Appointment

Box 9

Garland City, AR 71839

870-683-2289

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