Members of the Dawson County Commissioners Court have authorized an architect to begin studying the possibility of renovating and expanding or replacing the Dawson County Jail. The commissioners court also will be selecting members of the community to join them and other county officials on a committee to work closely with the architect on that study. Jeff Heffelfinger, president of Southwest Architects in Fort Worth, said he hopes to have a recommendation to present to the commissioners court by the middle of August. Heffelfinger, who met with the commissioners court in early May to discuss the need for a study to look at ...