Texas Wonderful Courthouses Presidio County Courthouse in Marfa. Restoration was part of the THCs Courthouse Preservation Program One of the most important programs at the Texas Historical Commission is their Courthouse Preservation Program. With funding approved by the state legislature, the THC has provided valuable monetary and expert support to communities with historic courthouses. "Texas has more historic courthouses that any other state. Today more than 235 courthouses still stand that are least 50 years old. About 80 were built before the turn of the 20th century. By the end of that century, most of these structures were significantly deteriorated due to inadequate maintenance, insensitive modifications or weather related damage. The Texas Historical Commission (THC) documented the condition of 50 of the state�s oldest courthouses in the late 1990s and determined that counties lacked the resources to preserve the buildings for future generations. Providing assistan...