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County Budget Calendar Guides Complex Process 2019

April 1, 2019 by Bailey LeRoux

On March 13th, the Grimes County Commissioners Court voted to officially approve the Fiscal Year 2020 Grimes County Budget Calendar. Acting on a suggestion made at training for new officials in January, County Judge Joe Fauth III brought the comprehensive, color-coded calendar to court. “The budget process is extremely important because we are charged with […]

Filed Under: Budget, Feature Story, Funding Tagged With: County Budget, funding, Grimes County

Safe Haven for Kids

March 25, 2019 by Bailey LeRoux

Commissioners Court Awards Funding Shelter to Officially Open This Month

In December 2018, the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court approved $75,000 in funding for the county’s only live-in emergency shelter for abused children. Safe Haven for Kids has been providing services since February 2018, said founder and Executive Director Angela Ridling. The shelter is scheduled to officially open this month. “Thank you for allowing us to […]

Filed Under: Feature Story Tagged With: funding, Hidalgo County

Sandra Bland Act Sensor Camera Mandate

August 8, 2018 by County Progress

Reimbursement Procedure in Place for Qualifying Counties Approximately $1 million appropriated to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Commission) is now available to reimburse counties for the installation of electronic cell sensors or cameras in high risk cell areas in jails with 96 beds or less. Senate Bill 1849, known as The Sandra Bland Act, […]

Filed Under: Feature Story Tagged With: 85th Legislative Session, Bosque County, County Judge, County Sheriff, funding, jail, mandate, minimum jail standards, S.B. 1849, Sandra Bland Act

Lt. Gov. Patrick Releases Senate Interim Charges

January 20, 2018 by County Progress

The presiding officers of both the House and the Senate have now released their full list of interim charges. The Texas Legislature meets in regular session in odd-numbered years beginning the second Tuesday in January and runs for 140 days. At the conclusion of each session, the presiding officers of the House and the Senate […]

Filed Under: County Focus, Feature Story Tagged With: 84th Legislative Session, Department of State Health Services, funding, H.B. 505, H.B. 555, jail, minimum jail standards, property tax, S.B. 24, Texas Department of Insurance, Texas Health Care Information Collection

Texas Legislature Appropriates $20.2 Million for Courthouse Preservation

August 1, 2017 by County Progress

Texas Historical Commission Legislature Appropriates $20.2 Million for Courthouse Preservation   The 85th Texas Legislature allocated $20.2 million to the Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program (THCPP) for its 10th grant cycle. Grant applications and a timeline will be available at thc.texas.gov in late August; the application deadline is Feb. 5, 2018. […]

Filed Under: Courthouse Trails, Feature Story Tagged With: funding

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