- Matagorda County Commissioners Court recently proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Shown, from left, are: Precinct 1 Commissioner Bubba Cook; Precinct 4 Commissioner Bubba Frick; Tammy McCullough, with The Crisis Center; County Judge Nate McDonald; Precinct 3 Commissioner Troy Shimek; and Precinct 2 Commissioner Kent Pollard. Sentinel photo/Mike Reddell