Photograph of a glass door leading into an office in the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas. A woman sitting at a computer is visible through the glass.

Photograph of a hallway in the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas. There are benches pushed against the wall to the left, and a computer is set up on a desk beside them.

Photograph of a hallway in the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas. Several wooden benches are pushed against the right wall.

Photograph of three desks mounted with microphones inside a courtroom in Livingston, Texas. There are four wooden benches to the right, and a painting of a man hangs on the wall to the far right.

Photograph of the interior of the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas. There is a Pepsi vending machine to the right, and a person walks up the stairs to the left.

Photograph of the interior of the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas. A man sits at a wooden desk to the right, and there are several benches pushed against the walls around the room. Doors are visible on the far side of the room.

Photograph of cardboard boxes and several metal machines inside the attic of the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas.

Photograph of the interior of an office in the Polk County Courthouse in Livingston, Texas. There is a blue chair in front of a desk to the right, and there are books and framed degrees on a shelf to the left. Several more degrees and plaques hang on the wall, and there is a pumpkin by the base of a coat rack between the desk and the shelf.

Photograph of the interior of an office, viewed from behind the desk. There is a filing cabinet to the left, and several plaques and awards are mounted on the wall.

Photograph of the interior of the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas. There is a row of vending machines to the left, and a man walks up the stairs to the right.

Photograph of the interior of a courtroom, including tables, chairs, and a judge's bench, in the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas.

Photograph of a wooden table in front of the judge's bench in a courtroom in the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas.

Photograph of a courtroom door seen from inside the courtroom in the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas.

Photograph looking down at staircases in the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas. A set of double doors are visible on the ground floor.

Photograph of a machine and a large plastic bag on the ground in an attic inside the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas.

Photograph of a machine in an attic in the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas.

Photograph of the interior of the office of Tricia Frankens in the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas. There is a blue plush chair behind her desk, and several plaques and a painting are mounted on the wall in the background.

Photograph of the door and sign outside the office of county judge John P. Thompson in the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas. A framed award is visible through the glass of the door.

Photograph of a framed painting of an old man reading a book mounted on a wall inside the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas.

Photograph of a glass-topped wooden table with two chairs behind it in a room in the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas. Two folding chairs are visible to the left.

Photograph of a hallway inside the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas. Several benches are pushed against both walls.

Photograph of a large hole in the wall, revealing piping, in the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas.

Photograph of several cars parked in front of a pavilion in Livingston, Texas. There are bushes and trees surrounding the pavilion.

Photograph of a closed white door inside the Polk County courthouse in Livingston, Texas.