By Julie Anderson | Editor, County Progress Two years ago when Rep. Burt R. Solomons (R-Carrollton) filed House Joint Resolution 56 calling for the prohibition of unfunded mandates, Oldham County Judge Don R. Allred was there in person to offer his applause. “This was an important piece of legislation for counties,” stressed Allred, a past president of the County Judges … [Read more...] about Keep Your Eye Out…For Unfunded Mandates, and Legislation to Prohibit Them
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Lessons from the 82nd Session of the Texas Legislature: The Intrinsic Value of a Broken Record
When a vinyl record suffers a scratch, the record needle jumps causing a section of the recording to repeat until the needle is removed or shifted. Two years ago commissioners courts across the Lone Star State were looking to get scratched – or, more accurately, gouged. Facing a $27 billion deficit, the Texas Legislature proposed major shifts in public policy through the … [Read more...] about Lessons from the 82nd Session of the Texas Legislature: The Intrinsic Value of a Broken Record
New Officials: Highlights from LBJ School – Austin
Some 135 freshly sworn-in members of Commissioners Court convened in Austin Jan. 8-11 for the Seminar for Newly Elected County Judges & Commissioners, where they earned 20.5 hours of continuing education credit. The conference, sponsored by the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Texas Association of Counties, took a two-pronged educational approach providing newly elected … [Read more...] about New Officials: Highlights from LBJ School – Austin
From the President – January 2013
By the time you receive this, Thanksgiving and Christmas will be past us. I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays, and I wish all of you a Happy and Prosperous New Year. This past year has been a good year for Johnson County. The Chisholm Trail Parkway (Highway 121) is now under construction and is scheduled to be complete by spring of 2014. After being on the drawing board … [Read more...] about From the President – January 2013
Comptroller Reports: First Installment Addresses Property Tax
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs recently released the final report in the “Texas, It’s Your Money” series titled Your Money and Pension Obligations. Combs also announced recommendations aimed at improving government transparency for legislative leadership to consider in the upcoming session. This latest report provides a detailed look at state and local pension programs, while … [Read more...] about Comptroller Reports: First Installment Addresses Property Tax