Texas County Progress

The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas

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County Focus Series: Engineer and Road Administrator

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County Focus Series   Years ago, County Progress published a special series of articles to help acclimate new officials to Commissioners Court: County Focus. This set of descriptive writings authored by experts in the field covers the varied offices and departments that make up county government. What are the responsibilities of the Commissioners Court? How about the … [Read more...] about County Focus Series: Engineer and Road Administrator

County Focus: Tax Assessors

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  By Richard O. Avery, Ph.D., County Relations Officer, Texas Association of Counties   County Focus Series  Years ago, County Progress published a special series of articles to help acclimate new officials to Commissioners Court: County Focus. This set of descriptive writings authored by experts in the field covers the varied offices and departments that make … [Read more...] about County Focus: Tax Assessors

County Focus

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  County Focus Series Years ago, County Progress published a special series of articles to help acclimate new officials to Commissioners Court: County Focus. This set of descriptive writings authored by experts in the field covers the varied offices and departments that make up county government. What are the responsibilities of the Commissioners Court? How about the … [Read more...] about County Focus

County Focus

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Juvenile Probation Departments By Lou Serrano, Director of Juvenile Services, Ector County   There are approximately 168 juvenile probation departments in the State of Texas. Juvenile probation departments will process and handle through local rehabilitation services approximately 97 percent of all crimes committed by juvenile age offenders (ages 10-17), while … [Read more...] about County Focus

County Focus Series

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Emergency Management Program/Coordinator Emergency management is a vital and sometimes under-appreciated program.  Its importance is noted by Texas Government Code 481.102 that states that each county shall maintain an emergency management program or participate in a local or interjurisdictional emergency management program which has jurisdiction over and serves the entire … [Read more...] about County Focus Series