RISON - Incoming County Judge Jim Houston said he considers Cleveland County’s declining population a “high priority” matter and intends to address it when he officially takes office in January.
Houston came out on top in a four-way race in the Republican primary for county judge. With no other candidates in the race, he will be unopposed in the November general election.
After moving to the county about two years ago, Houston admitted that he was unaware of the degree to which the county’s population has been declining until his runoff opponent, Stephen McClellan of New Edinburg, brought it up during a political forum.