Click here for the 2024-25 Conference Calendar: 2024-25 CONFERENCE CALENDAR The Texas Constitution spells out the education requirements for members of Commissioners Court. Per Government Code Section 74.025, County Judges are required to earn 30 credit hours during their first year of office, and 16 credit hours for each 12-month reporting period following the first … [Read more...] about 2024-25 Conference Calendar
Conference Close-Up
2023 Annual CJCAT State Conference
Highlights From Taylor County
The breadth and depth of the CJCAT State Conference agenda – covering everything from lawmaking to emergency management to environmental issues – was further strengthened by a reminder of the Four C’s of Public Service: Commitment, Curiosity, Courtesy, and Courage. CJCAT Senior General Counsel Jim Allison alluded to these C’s – a list he developed years ago – throughout the … [Read more...] about 2023 Annual CJCAT State Conference
Highlights From Brewster County
The Far West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association convened Sept. 20-22 for their annual conference in Study Butte-Terlingua with 90 County Judges and Commissioners in attendance. The three-day meeting offered 10 hours of continuing education credit for County Commissioners and four hours for County Judges. From left: Reggie Loeffler, Mickey Jack Perry, Roy … [Read more...] about Highlights From Brewster County
North & East Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association Annual Conference
July 17-20 | Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston County
A Different Kind of Career - Under Cover in the CIA: A law degree in hand, a young Jim Olson looked forward to settling down and raising a family in small-town America. However, one phone call changed everything. Thirty-plus years later, Jim Olson emerged from a career that was anything but settling, filled with weapons, disguises, espionage and danger. Olson … [Read more...] about North & East Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association Annual Conference
Highlights From Lubbock
Some 290 Commissioners Court members convened in Lubbock County April 25-28 for the 94th Annual Conference of the West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association. The four-day meeting offered a wide range of coursework ranging from adopting the county budget, county road maintenance, and broadband communication to subdivision regulations, tax abatements, and working … [Read more...] about Highlights From Lubbock