Texas County Progress

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

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THC Courthouse Preservation Grant Applications Open February 2024

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$45 Million Appropriated, Grant Cap Raised to $10 Million

     The Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) award-winning Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program (THCPP) will open its next grant cycle in February, but now is the time for county and city governments to confirm their grant program eligibility and take note of important deadlines leading up to the grant application deadline.          Counties or cities that own a … [Read more...] about THC Courthouse Preservation Grant Applications Open February 2024

Texas Ranks Near the Top in Nationwide Study on Ambulance Deserts

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Local Officials Seek Solutions

By Rick Thompson
CJCAT Program Director

In a nationwide study on access to timely ambulance service, University of Southern Maine researchers determined that 4.5 million people in the United States live in an ambulance desert including 2.3 million people in rural counties. An ambulance desert is defined as an area in which people are more than 25 minutes from an ambulance station. According to the research … [Read more...] about Texas Ranks Near the Top in Nationwide Study on Ambulance Deserts