The Texas Courthouse resoration program has been going strong for over twenty years.  But sometimes the restoration kicks off with loss or even tragedy.  

Follow along as one Texas County starts their journey with loss. 

In my Restoring Madison series, the long suffering people of Verde County encounter obstacle after obstacle as they work to restore their own courthouse.  Personally, I didn't go with arson as a challenge, but there are any number of factors that can delay or complicate a renovation.  

I was determined to put in as many historic and environmental wrinkles in my series.  I also wanted to take my home state to task for being too selective in celebrating its history.  Most real life courthouse renovations will face cost overruns and political controversies, but I wanted to demonstrate how "doing the right thing" can reveal existing divisons in a community.  The process can also create more divisions than it heals. 

Get the series here.