The Wells County Health Department works closely with federal, state and local agencies to develop plans for emergency response to both natural and man-made disasters, enabling the County to be prepared for mass events that may affect public health. The Septic Division is responsible for licensing and inspecting residential and commercial on-site sewage disposal systems, investigating illegal discharges of sewage, and plan review of new on-site septic systems. The Food Division is responsible for licensing and inspecting Wells County retail food establishments and bed & breakfast establishments, conducting foodborne illness investigations, and responding to food related consumer complaints. The court has jurisdiction over all felonies, misdemeanors, civil cases (of all amounts), small claims, traffic, cases involving title and possession of real property, dissolution of marriage, probate, conservatorship, mental health, and juvenile proceedings. Staff also enforce laws regarding public pools, tattoo/piercing facilities, animal bites, housing complaints, childhood lead poisoning, and water quality. The Superior Court serves all the citizens of Wells County as one of the trial courts. Staff comprising the Environmental Health Division enforce state and local public health laws regarding environmental issues, including trash/garbage, rodents/vector control, and any other environmental conditions that may generate, promote or transmit disease. The Public Health Nursing Division provides many services to the public, including immunizations for children and adults, limited travel immunizations, TB testing, lead testing for children, head lice information and treatment, and blood pressure screenings. This office provides certified copies of birth and death records for events occurring in Wells County from 1883 to present. The area/counties/county of: Jim Wells, including the cites of: Alice, Orange Grove. The Vital Records division is charged with the registration, maintenance and issuance of birth and death records for Wells County. I, therefore, respectfully request that either a public hearing be scheduled in Wells County so that the interested parties may voice their opinions. Jim Wells County, TX Weather Forecast Date: 314 PM CDT Sun Sep 11 2022.
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