CJCAT Resolutions

County governments provided approximately 73 percent of the total funding for juvenile probation departments in FY 2024, according to the 2025 Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) Rider Report to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board. This percentage has historically been as high as 75 percent, confirmed Windy Johnson, program manager for the Conference of Urban … [Read more...] about Resolution Spotlight: Juvenile Funding

Legislative Interim Ideal Time to Share County Story With State Partners

In his first official remarks as CJCAT President, Parmer County Commissioner Kirk Frye asked his fellow members of Texas Commissioners Courts to join him in a pledge. “We often look at the legislative interim as the ‘off season,’ ” Frye observed following his installation at the October CJCAT Conference. However, when it comes to communicating with state partners, there is … [Read more...] about Resolution Spotlights

During the Regular Session of the 89th Texas Legislature, Hardin County Commissioner Chris Kirkendall reached out to his state representative to discuss the need for rural ambulance funding. When Rep. Janis Holt, a freshman member of the Texas House, told Kirkendall she was not familiar with the details, Kirkendall offered to send her a Resolution Spotlight, a ready-made … [Read more...] about Resolution Spotlights Serve As Valuable Communication Tools