county of lampasas, tx

The County of Lampasas is located in central Texas. The Elections Department was established in 2007 and administers elections for the cities, school districts, political parties' primary/runoff, general elections, liquor options and other special elections. This Department maintains and updates voter registration database through the Secretary of State TEAM system. Prior to 2007 the County Clerk administered elections and the Tax Assessor/Collector conducted voter registration activities. Lampasas County has 714 square miles near the center of Texas. The county's center point is at 31°15' north latitude and 98°14' west longitude, seventy-five miles northwest of Austin. On February 1, 1856, in response to a petition signed by 135 Lampasas County citizens, the Sixth Texas Legislature formed Lampasas County, named after the Lampasas River, from parts of Travis, Bell, and Coryell counties. Burleson, renamed Lampasas, was made the county seat, and the new county was organized on March 10, 1856. Two years later the northeastern corner of Lampasas County became part of Hamilton County. In 1873 an act of the legislature extended the southern boundary of Lampasas County thirty miles into Burnet County, but the next year the boundary was returned to its previous position. In 1887 the new Mills County received northern and northwestern sections of Lampasas County. Subsequently, the county boundaries remained unchanged.