When most people think about the county judge’s job, they think of all the responsibilities and authority the elected office entails.The heavy responsibilities are there. The absolute authority isn’t. In fact, the present county judge, Foy O’Brien, is only in charge of the custodians who take care of the county courthouse and his coordinator who arranges his schedule and court dockets.He hires the custodians and determines what needs fixing where. He’s responsible for the courthouse maintenance, but holds no power over any elected official or other county employees.There was a time back in Texas’ hey day when there weren’t many ...