FAR WEST TEXAS County Judges and Commissioners Association Annual Conference Sept. 14-16, 2016 J.W. “Red” Pattillo Community Center Study Butte - Terlingua OVERVIEW The Annual Conference of the Far West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association will bring together County Judges and County Commissioners from the region to review and discuss … [Read more...] about Far West Texas 2016
Education
Two Sides of the Coin
New Officials Immersed in the ‘Shall’ and the ‘Should’ By Julie Anderson Editor The second full week in January and the first full week in February found 200-plus newly elected County Judges and County Commissioners in full training mode. First, both Judges and Commissioners convened in Austin for the LBJ Seminar for Newly Elected County Judges and … [Read more...] about Two Sides of the Coin
Program Offers In-Depth Study of County Government
Commissioners Court Advanced Curriculum (CCAC) is a comprehensive educational program designed specifically for members of the Commissioners Court. CCAC was adopted by the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT) in 1992 to provide curriculum for an advanced study in county government. The program is continually updated as foundational information … [Read more...] about Program Offers In-Depth Study of County Government
School for Commissioners
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s V.G. Young Institute of County Government (Institute) invites all County Judges and Commissioners to the annual School for County Commissioners Courts, to be conducted Feb. 17-19, 2015, in Austin. Early registration is $195 for county officials and county employees, $215 for other government attendees, and $240 for … [Read more...] about School for Commissioners
Highlights from Lubbock County
By Julie Anderson Editor As a young athlete, Ronnie McDonald was passionate, unapologetically so. Winning was everything to this basketball player, and a loss was simply unacceptable. He hollered with intensity, whether it be an encouraging “LET’S GO!” or a wall-rattling “NO!” when the scoreboard was not in his favor. McDonald tried to draw in other players by … [Read more...] about Highlights from Lubbock County