KEY QUESTION: How does a county create the position of an elections administrator? REFERENCE POINTS: Texas Election Code Title 3, Election Officers and Observers. Chapter 31, Officers to Administer Elections, Subchapters B, C & D. TALKING POINTS: The County Commissioners Court creates the position of elections administrator and sets the salary by written order. … Continue Reading about Elections Administrator
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Resolution Spotlight: Indigent Defense
The Texas Fair Defense Act of 2001 requires all Texas courts to establish procedures to provide court-appointed lawyers to indigent defendants. This legislation also … Continue Reading about Resolution Spotlight: Indigent Defense
County Appraisal Districts
What Are They If Not County Offices?
Confusion has reigned since 1979 about exactly what Texas County (or Central) Appraisal Districts are, what they do, and who is in charge. To understand, you have to … Continue Reading about County Appraisal Districts
Tax Assessor-Collector Roles and Responsibilities
A primary responsibility of the tax assessor-collector is to calculate and bill property taxes to provide revenue for county and local jurisdiction budgets, unless … Continue Reading about Tax Assessor-Collector Roles and Responsibilities
South Texas Annual Conference
Open meetings, right of way management, and basic taxation will be among the wide range of topics to be covered at the upcoming South Texas Conference in Nueces … Continue Reading about South Texas Annual Conference
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Resolution Spotlight: Rural Ambulance Funding
An ambulance desert is defined as an area in which people are more than 25 minutes from an ambulance station. According to a national study and related research report, “Geographic Disparities in the Provision of … Continue Reading about Resolution Spotlight: Rural Ambulance Funding
Explaining Your Job to Your Constituents
On Feb. 5, the Pleasanton Express published an online article written by Atascosa County Judge Weldon P. Cude written to his constituents titled “Understanding the Role of Property Taxes.” “As your County Judge, … Continue Reading about Explaining Your Job to Your Constituents