KEY CONCEPT: Emergency Services Districts KEY QUESTION: What is an Emergency Services District? MAIN REFERENCE POINT: Health and Safety Code Chapter 775 TALKING POINTS: An Emergency Services District (ESD) is a grassroots government created by voters in an area to fund fire protection, emergency medical services, or both. More … [Read more...] about KEY CONCEPT: Emergency Services Districts
National County Government Month – April 2012
Theme: Healthy Counties, Healthy Families National County Government Month (NCGM) conducted each April is an annual celebration of county government. Since 1991, the National Association of Counties has encouraged counties to actively promote the services and programs they offer. This year’s theme is “Healthy Counties, Healthy Families.” Give Them the Facts NCGM is … [Read more...] about National County Government Month – April 2012
From the Back of an Ambulance to the Front of the Courtroom
Judge Brings First-Hand Knowledge to the Table When it comes to her views on health care, Hudspeth County Judge Becky Dean-Walker can recall several defining moments. For instance, her stance on health care and volunteerism was inspired in the early 1980s when she stopped to offer help at the scene of a serious car accident on the freeway near her home in … [Read more...] about From the Back of an Ambulance to the Front of the Courtroom
Getting to Know…Hudspeth County Judge Becky Dean-Walker
Becky Dean was born in Carlsbad, N.M., on Flag Day, June 14, 1955. Raised in the Guadalupe Mountains on a sheep ranch, she lived her early years in a little two-room house built by her daddy, who hauled water in his truck for not only household use, but also to feed the family’s sheep. Five children lived in the home, working on a ranch where riding horseback was akin to … [Read more...] about Getting to Know…Hudspeth County Judge Becky Dean-Walker
TCJS Meeting Recap
By Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger, Chairman, Texas Commission on Jail Standards The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Commission or TCJS) met in workshop and regular session on Feb. 3-4. The first workshop to review Jail Standards was a tremendous success measured by the comments submitted by counties before and during the meeting. The Commission appreciates … [Read more...] about TCJS Meeting Recap