The recent V.G. Young School for County Commissioners Courts was a great success. Dr. Peter McGuill, program director, hosted a great conference. With a great friend to county government, Dr. Rick Avery, as Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s agency director, the next 100 years of excellence are off to a good start with great education leadership. This organization … [Read more...] about The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
From the President
From the President – July 2014
INDEPENDENCE: the freedom from the control, influence, support, aid or the like, of others.* July Fourth is celebrated as a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776, declaring our independence from Great Britain. The Fourth of July is usually associated with fireworks, picnics, parades, barbeques, … [Read more...] about From the President – July 2014
From the President – May 2014
Greetings! I hope all of you are surviving this season of allergies – pollen, cedar, mold, etc. Spring is most definitely here and in full bloom. I know all of you are working in your yards and planting your gardens, or at least those of you who have had moisture the past few months. This time of the year is when we begin thinking about budgets, appraisals from the … [Read more...] about From the President – May 2014
From the President: March 2013
By Patti Jones It was good to see so many of you last month in College Station at the V. G. Young School for County Commissioners Courts. Rick Avery and his staff put together two days of varied educational sessions with exceptional speakers. They made sure to include plenty of classes for those attempting to complete their Commissioners Court Advanced Curriculum … [Read more...] about From the President: March 2013
From the President: February 2014
By Patti Jones A CETRZ (County Energy Transportation Reinvestment Zone) is a specific contiguous zone, in a county that is determined to be affected because of oil and gas exploration and production activities, around a planned transportation project that is established as a method to facilitate capture of the property tax increment arising from the planned project. Whew, … [Read more...] about From the President: February 2014