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The County Government Revenue Stream

September 2, 2016 by County Progress

What We Can Learn From Our Friends in the Sunshine State   By Julie Anderson Editor   Consider the following visionary declarations taken directly from the websites of two of our nation’s counties:   MISSION STATEMENT: The purpose of ______________ County government is to be responsive to citizens in providing an appropriate level of accessible […]

Filed Under: Feature Story, Funding Tagged With: funding

Special Jail Section

November 13, 2015 by County Progress

TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION TIDC Awards Grant to Fund Public Defender Program in Willacy County   On Aug. 21, the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC or Commission) awarded a two year grant for $313,308 to provide funding for the Willacy County Public Defender Office (WPDO). Willacy County is currently facing a financial crisis due to […]

Filed Under: Feature Story, Jails Tagged With: 84th Legislative Session, Bee County, Comal County, funding, H.B. 1140, H.B. 549, H.B. 634, H.B. 875, jail, Live Oak County, McMullen County, minimum jail standards, probation, public defender, Texas Indigent Defense Commission, Texas Veterans Commission, Willacy County

Government Shutdown & County Effects

October 1, 2013 by Christi Stark

What impact does the partial shutdown of the federal government have on Texas Counties? We asked Penny Redington, executive director of the Texas Association of Regional Councils, to share her thoughts on the county connection: “What we are hearing today from federal and state agencies is some degree of reassurance that service delivery and provider […]

Filed Under: Funding Tagged With: County Finance, funding

Extra Funding Means New Equipment for State 9-1-1 System

September 1, 2013 by Christi Stark

By Todd Wiseman and Aman Batheja The Texas Tribune | texastribune.org From a small room in a police station halfway between Austin and College Station, Monica Baxter answers a phone with “9-1-1” written on the receiver. A nearby computer screen springs to life, displaying data based on the caller’s phone number. Another shows a map […]

Filed Under: Funding Tagged With: 9-1-1, Equipment, funding

Emergency Services Agency Has Cash it Can’t Spend

March 29, 2013 by Christi Stark

The agency that oversees the state’s 911 system and poison control centers has both too much money and not nearly enough. What’s more, every Texan with a phone is paying to keep it that way. State budget writers have plans to allocate around $110 million to the Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC). Agency officials […]

Filed Under: Legislature Tagged With: Emergency Services, funding

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