Texas County Progress
The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
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 Atascosa County Commissioner Mark Gillespie for taking the time to visit with us. YOUR HISTORY: I stand proud to be a second-generation … [Read more...] about Glimpse in the Life of a Texas County Commissioner
In many Texas counties, the county jail has become a de facto mental institution housing mentally ill inmates awaiting due process without their medications and/or life-sustaining therapies. Some 1,753 inmates in Texas county jails are awaiting transfer to state hospital beds, as reported by the Health and Human Services Commission to the Joint Committee on Access and … [Read more...] about Resolution Spotlight
Some 145 members of Commissioners Court convened in College Station for the Seminar for Newly Elected County Judges and Commissioners Jan. 14-17, sponsored by the V.G. Young Institute of County Government in cooperation with the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas and the Texas Association of Counties. Conference presenters took a two-pronged educational … [Read more...] about Welcome to County Government
Managing jail costs, tax abatements, bonds and certificates of obligation, and the 89th Texas Legislature are among the many topics to be covered at the Annual West Texas Conference April 22-25 in Taylor County. Pending approval, Commissioners who attend every class will receive 14 continuing education hours; an additional four credit hours will be offered on Tuesday morning … [Read more...] about 96th Annual West Texas Conference
Texas has a very diverse landscape, and the Panhandle’s fire season is basically 365 days a year, said Hutchinson County Judge Cindy Irwin. Hutchinson County is well aware of the devastation fire can cause. The Smokehouse Creek Fire, which started in Hutchinson County on Feb. 26, 2024, eventually burned more than 1 million acres across the Panhandle making it the largest … [Read more...] about Resolution Spotlight: Regulating Fireworks
