82nd Legislature Slashes Funding Eleven Texas counties received approximately $2.68 million in state matching funds in 2011 to help offset the cost of indigent health care, according to the latest Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) County Indigent Health Care Program (CIHCP) spending data report. The Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act of 1985 requires … [Read more...] about County Indigent Health Care Programs Tap Into State Funds
Real County Centennial Countdown
“We like to plan early here in Real County,” said County Judge Garry Merritt. So much so that preparations to commemorate the county’s centennial – in 2013 – are well underway. Real County will turn 100 in April of next year, but will celebrate January through December. As part of our Real County Centennial Countdown, each month County Progress will check in with … [Read more...] about Real County Centennial Countdown
Monuments of Justice: Gillespie County Courthouse
County Seat: Fredericksburg * County Population: 24,837 (2010 U.S. Census)
The Gillespie County Courthouse was built in 1939 in a Modern style as designed by Edward Stein. The brick capitol with tile accents is the county’s third temple of justice. The town of Fredericksburg was founded by John O. Meusebach in May 1846. Once Gillespie was organized some two years later – after being carved from Travis and Bexar counties – … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Gillespie County Courthouse
From the Association President
I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the seasonably warm winter we have been experiencing. With the bleak predictions we’ve had regarding precipitation, it’s great to see all the showers and rain storms we’ve been getting, and I certainly welcome even more the good Lord may provide. I was glad to hear some parts of our state received up to nine inches. I should be … [Read more...] about From the Association President
From the General Counsel
Mentally Ill Jail Inmate Issues Travis County District Judge Orlinda Naranjo recently ordered the Texas Department of State Health Services to admit mentally incompetent county jail inmates within 21 days of receipt of the commitment order. While the order is not final and may be appealed by the attorney general, it has revealed the increasing problem of … [Read more...] about From the General Counsel