Texas County Progress

The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas

From the President

From the President: October 2013

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School has started, fall has officially arrived, rain is needed in most areas of the state, a new budget year is approaching, the federal government is still functioning, the state government is still functioning, and County Government is alive and well. I hope all of you have had a great year. As we lead our counties, planning plays an extremely important role in our … [Read more...] about From the President: October 2013

From the President – September 2013

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Greetings!  We are now in the last days of this the 2013 budget year. I hope your county’s budget will be an easy one for you. I have just received the Central Appraisal District taxable values, and we are down $726 million dollars in value; this equates to a $2.6 million loss in revenue to Johnson County. Our Commissioners Court will have a difficult budget this year. The … [Read more...] about From the President – September 2013

From the President: August 2013

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Greetings! Have you ever heard the old saying that you always go in the direction of your thoughts?   I guess that is true, but how can you do that when you have so many thoughts in your mind?  I have been trying to focus on the budget for this year, focus on transportation issues, focus on emergency management during our tornado aftermath, and so on.  I have also heard that … [Read more...] about From the President: August 2013

From the President – July 2013

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Wow! What a busy year this has been as a county judge. I have been in this office for 19 years, and I believe this has been one of the most challenging years of all…and we still have four months left in this fiscal year. As one person said, “You did not have to run for the job,” and he was correct. It is our decision to run, and why do we do it? I would like to believe it has … [Read more...] about From the President – July 2013