County considers adding new subdivision complliance officer SEMINOLE – With the Texas legislature’s passing of a maze of sometimes complicated new regulations aimed at subdivisions, combined with Gaines County’s growth in new subdivision applications, the Gaines County Commissioners on Wednesday entertained the idea of adding a new code enforcement officer. If approved, the County would create a new office, possibly under management by the Gaines County Sheriff’s Department, whose primary function would be to ensure compliance to both existing and newly instituted state regulations. By being deputized, the officer would be given greater enforcement authority. County Judge Tom Keyes suggested that, along with ...