In the 126-year history of the County and District Clerks’ Association of Texas (CDCAT), we have never seen a year quite like 2020. This has become the year of firsts for not only the Association, but many of our clerks as well. Two major sources of our clerks’ continuing education had to be canceled because […]
County and District Clerks’ Association of Texas
The County and District Clerks’ Association of Texas (CDCAT) has a membership of 549 which consists of 444 elected clerks and 105 deputies. The purpose of the Association is to promote professional standards, provide education to its members, and participate in legislative, judicial, and executive processes of state government in support of its members. The […]
An Abridged Guide to the 86th Texas Legislature for County Clerks
Because of the wide-ranging duties of the office of the county clerk, no legislative session ends without affecting the business processes of that office in one way or another; this is also true of the Regular Session of the 86th Texas Legislature. The following is just a sampling of the bills passed in 2019 that […]