Our CJCAT Annual Conference starts on the 4th of this month and will go through Oct. 7th. If you show up late and want to stay a couple of extra days, I’ll get you tickets to our annual fair and rodeo, which will take place the following 10 days. Our county budgets should be in place, and I hope everything works out for the best for all counties. I understand through … [Read more...] about From the President
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A Call for Diligence:
Help Shape Issues at the State Level By Calhoun County Commissioner Neil Fritsch, Newly Elected Second Vice President of the South Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association I would like to say that it is an honor and privilege to have been elected to serve as an officer in the South Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association. I appreciate the confidence … [Read more...] about A Call for Diligence:
The Texas County Government Revenue Stream
Can We Swell the Waters? For the first time in the career of many county and state officials, the state total property tax valuation will decline this year, said Jim Allison, general counsel of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas. “In many counties this decline will prompt a painful choice: 1) reduce the county budget, … [Read more...] about The Texas County Government Revenue Stream
News Reviews
North & East Texas Cherokee County Commissioners Court accepted proposals from Sinclair & Wright Architects, of Tyler, for three renovation projects at the election building, sheriff’s department and tax assessor/collector’s office and a new building for the Precinct 4 justice of the peace. Cooke County received a grant of … [Read more...] about News Reviews
Highlights From San Marcos
As the 82nd Session of the Texas Legislature grows closer, county officials have been warned to brace themselves. Headlining this Austin assembly will be issues innately fraught with tension: a projected $18 billion-plus budget shortfall, redistricting, limited transportation funding, and a potential water … [Read more...] about Highlights From San Marcos