Wichita County’s No Veteran Left Behind initiative has taken Veteran Service Officer (VSO) Tina Jones to the places one would naturally expect: service agencies and health-related facilities tasked with assisting veterans. However, the overwhelming success of the award-winning program is due to the long and sometimes winding roads Jones has traveled to connect each individual … [Read more...] about Wichita County Veteran Service Officer Leaves No Stone Unturned
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Travis County Crisis Care Jail Diversion Program
Pathway to Stability
Approximately 38 percent of the 2,400-plus inmates in the Travis County Jail have a serious mental health need (i.e., requiring medications), according to Travis County Judge Andy Brown. Of those 2,400, more than two thirds of the individuals have a substance use disorder, Brown estimated. Determined to lower these statistics, Travis County partnered with local stakeholders … [Read more...] about Travis County Crisis Care Jail Diversion Program
Concho County Courthouse
The Concho County Courthouse was built in 1886 in the Second Empire style as designed by architects and brothers F.E. and Oscar Ruffini. The building was fashioned from rusticated stone that came from a quarry only a few miles away. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is both a Texas State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic … [Read more...] about Concho County Courthouse
Silencing County Officials
Certain legislators continue their efforts to obtain legislation to prohibit local officials and their nonprofit associations from communicating with the legislature. Using the term “taxpayer-funded lobbying,” this legislation would bar local officials from expending funds to contact the legislature or support nonprofit associations that communicate on their behalf, like the … [Read more...] about Silencing County Officials
Glimpse in the Life of Carson County Commissioner Kevin Howell
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 Carson County Commissioner Kevin Howell for taking the time to visit with us. YOUR HISTORY: I was born to Charles and Ruby Howell and … [Read more...] about Glimpse in the Life of Carson County Commissioner Kevin Howell