Commissioners Court Members: S.B. 2037 will eliminate the ability of counties to enforce subdivision regulations concerning “minimum lot sizes, lot dimensions, lot frontages, lot setbacks, or other components of lot density” severely reducing current authority and encouraging shoddy development. S.B. 2037 is set on the House floor today; please call your state representative … [Read more...] about Emergency Alert May 22: Subdivision Regulation Authority
County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
Legislative Alert for May 22, 2023
This Wednesday, May 24, deadlines in the Senate and House will end the floor consideration of all bills except for concurrence in amendments and conference committee reports to resolve the different versions. The governor and the legislature continue to negotiate over property tax relief and school vouchers. Saturday is the last day for House committees to report out Senate … [Read more...] about Legislative Alert for May 22, 2023
Emergency Legislative Alert
Commissioners Court Members: House Bill 3633 would provide reimbursement to county property tax payers for TDCJ inmates, HHSC mental health inmates, and TJJD juvenile inmates after 45 days. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick continues to hold this bill in the Senate Finance Committee. To reach the full Senate, it must be considered by the Finance Committee by Monday. We need the Lt. … [Read more...] about Emergency Legislative Alert
Urgent Legislative Alert – April 20
To: Commissioners Court Members From: Jim Allison, Senior General Counsel, County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas H.B. 1520/S.B. 1727, the Sunset Bill for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, contains many needed reforms and improvements in the juvenile justice system. However, these bills would eliminate two of the three Commissioners Court members and … [Read more...] about Urgent Legislative Alert – April 20
Legislative Alert
CJCAT LEGISLATIVE ALERT – April 7, 2023 In an active week ending before Good Friday, Thursday saw the Senate pass S.B. 175, silencing county officials, and the House pass S.B. 30, the state supplemental budget bill and H.B. 1, the state budget for 2023-25. House and Senate Committees continue to conduct hearings, and bill postings change daily. There are 41 bills on the … [Read more...] about Legislative Alert