By Co-Authors: Anderson County Judge Robert Johnston; Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis; Gretchen Martens, M.A., Author, “Untying the Yellow Ribbon” For the first time in America’s history, municipalities find themselves increasingly responsible for shouldering the burden of care for their military coming home. Texas counties will integrate an estimated 200,000 … [Read more...] about Texas Counties Meeting the Needs of Local Veterans
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Keys to Building Cost-Efficient County Jails
By Jim Wiginton, Wiginton Hooker Jeffry Architects Everyone understands that building a county jail is an expensive endeavor. Almost everything in a jail – lights, toilet fixtures, doors, etc. – costs much more than those same items in an office or school building. However, the cost of a county jail is not limited to the expense of planning and constructing the facility. … [Read more...] about Keys to Building Cost-Efficient County Jails
Texas County Jails: Current Events
County Progress asked Brandon Wood, executive director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Commission), to address some of the relevant issues facing county jails. Q: How did the 83rd Session of the Texas Legislature affect the Commission and Texas county jails? A: The Texas Commission on Jail Standards had no significant pieces of legislation affect the operation … [Read more...] about Texas County Jails: Current Events
County Energy Transportation Reinvestment Zones Checklist (S.B. 1747)
During the Regular Session of the 83rd Texas Legislature, H.B. 1025 appropriated $225 million for county road repair for damages from oil and gas activity. S.B. 1747 creates the grant process to distribute funds to counties through the Texas Department of Transportation, which was scheduled to consider these rules in October or November. A county must establish a designated … [Read more...] about County Energy Transportation Reinvestment Zones Checklist (S.B. 1747)
Constitutional Amendments Proposed for November 2013 Ballot
The following is an excerpt from The House Research Organization Focus Report No.83-5 released in early August 2013. To view the report in full, go to http://www.hro.house.state.tx.us/pdf/focus/amend83.pdf. Amending the Constitution:Texas voters have approved 474 amendments to the Texas Constitution since its adoption in 1876, according to the Legislative Reference Library. … [Read more...] about Constitutional Amendments Proposed for November 2013 Ballot