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
CJCAT
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
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 … [Read more...] about From the General Counsel
Letter From the Association President
Greetings! I hope we are all settling into the new year well and winding down from all the excitement the holidays bring. If you are like most, and I am, the holidays have been good to us, and we see and feel that a little in our wasteline. Oh well, we now have this new year to work it all off, hopefully get into better shape, and become more healthy doing … [Read more...] about Letter From the Association President
From the General Counsel
Records Storage Rule Rescinded After receiving comments from county officials and hearing testimony from the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas and the County and District Clerks Association, the Texas Library and Archives Commission (the Commission) voted to rescind its proposed rules on the storage of local government records, including … [Read more...] about From the General Counsel