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Midland County Essay Contest 1st Place Entry Jordan York, 3rd grade, Rusk Elementary School, Midland The Boss of the County In county government, the most important position is that of the voter. I will explain what I mean. If a voter doesn’t vote, oh no, will we have good people to fix our county roads? When you are driving along that bumpy road and your car gets … [Read more...] about Midland County Essay ContestWinning Essays

With the passage of House Bill 11 (judicial compensation) in the Second Called Session, several questions have been raised concerning the salaries of county court at law judges. While HB11 did not specifically address the county court at law judges, these are statutes that do specify certain minimum salaries for these positions. Section 25.0005, Government Code, establishes a … [Read more...] about Salaries of County Court at Law Judges

Polk County Commissioner Bobby Smith, 2005 immediate past president of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT), awarded the 2005 CJCAT Past President’s Scholarship of $5,000 to Corry Don Jones of Corrigan-Camden High School in Corrigan. Smith, along with Bob Wendel, managing director of AIG Variable Annuity Life Insurance (VALIC) which funds the … [Read more...] about CJCAT, AIG VALIC Award Past President’s Scholarship

“Property tax relief – I think it was a real handy sound byte,” Rep. Carter Casteel, R-New Braunfels, told South Texas officials. Thankfully, proposed remedies – appraisal caps and revenue caps – were soundly defeated in the Regular Session of the 79th Texas Legislature. “We were actually hurting the very engine that drives state … [Read more...] about Highlights from South Texas Conference – Austin