County Improvement Project Includes $20,000 Fellowship Award Texas counties face challenges emanating from budget constraints, an aging infrastructure, and a growing and diverse population. Intertwined with these issues are opportunities presented by advances in technology and recent economic prosperity. Texas county government is becoming an ever-increasingly complex … [Read more...] about Creating County Solutions
Indigent Defense Commission Publishes Veterans Defender Resource
The 81st Texas Legislature authorized counties to establish a Veterans Court, and those interested in creating such a court now have a thorough resource guide. The Texas Indigent Defense Commission (the Commission) has published the Veterans Defender Resource for county and court officials who are interested in the establishment of a new Veterans Court or enhancing their … [Read more...] about Indigent Defense Commission Publishes Veterans Defender Resource
Monuments of Justice: Hunt County Courthouse
County Seat: Greenville • County Population: 86,129 (2010 census)
The Hunt County Courthouse was built in 1929 in a Moderne style as designed by C.H. Page Jr. and Brothers. The brick and stone structure, boasting Classical columns extending from its lower floors, cost the county some $400,000, including furniture. Hunt County was created in 1846 by the first Texas Legislature and named for Memucan Hunt, the secretary of the U.S. Navy. The … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Hunt County Courthouse
Attorney General’s Opinions
Adjudication of Truancy Cases Re: Whether a justice of the peace may adjudicate truancy cases where an interlocal agreement between the county and the school district provides that a school attendance officer will serve as juvenile court coordinator (RQ-0994-GA). Submitted by Richard Peña Raymond Chair, Committee on Human Services Texas House of … [Read more...] about Attorney General’s Opinions
In the News in May
North & East Texas Anderson County Commissioners Court approved the creation of a county bond supervisor, a role previously held by the adult probation office. Angelina County received a grant of $150,000 for its health district from the Texas Department of State Health Services to reduce potentially preventable hospitalizations of … [Read more...] about In the News in May