County clerks perform various duties including serving as clerk of the county and Commissioners Courts and as the recorder of the county. In counties with populations less than 8,000, a combination county/district clerk may be elected unless the voters choose to elect separate offices. County clerks must be bonded prior to assuming office and must obtain an errors and omissions … [Read more...] about County Focus: County Clerk
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A Glimpse in the Life of Starr County Judge Eloy Vera
Every so often, County Progress asks our distinguished Judges and Commissioners to allow us a glimpse into their public lives, giving us a fresh appreciation for the myriad of roles and responsibilities they shoulder every day. Our thanks to Starr County Judge Eloy Vera for taking the time to visit with us. History: I ran for County Judge in the 1998 primary after … [Read more...] about A Glimpse in the Life of Starr County Judge Eloy Vera
Wichita County Indigent Defense Costs Rise 202 Percent Since 2001
By Claire Kowalick Times Record News The Fair Defense Act of 2001 provided substantial improvement to the indigent defense system in Texas, but a vast majority of mandated expenses continue to fall on individual counties. Data from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) shows that in the past 15 years, indigent defense spending in Wichita County – the money to … [Read more...] about Wichita County Indigent Defense Costs Rise 202 Percent Since 2001
Van Zandt County Memorial 11 Years in the Making Nears Completion
Never Forgotten – Kneeling Soldier Van Zandt County Memorial 11 Years in the Making Nears Completion By Julie AndersonEditor Mission: To create and perpetuate a Memorial that honors the Sons and Daughters of Van Zandt County, Texas, who left to fight for freedom and never returned, with a place of beauty and reverence where families and comrades can find peace in the … [Read more...] about Van Zandt County Memorial 11 Years in the Making Nears Completion
County Focus: County Extension Agents
County Extension Agent When Texas residents interact with a County Extension Agent, they are interacting – by extension – with the Texas A&M University System. That became clearer with the addition of “A&M” to the name of the agency that oversees County Extension Agents, now called the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. The change became effective Sept. 1, 2012, … [Read more...] about County Focus: County Extension Agents