Texas County Progress
The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
In 2017, the 85th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1913/House Bill 351 which, among other changes, allows courts to consider community service as an option for defendants who are unable to pay court fines and fees. However, Aransas County collections specialist Misty Kimbrough had been exploring a community service non-monetary option for at least two years before the … [Read more...] about Mindset of Success
By Julie Anderson Editor Rose Marie Knobles, second from right, poses with her daughters (from left) Denise Stringo, Mary Ann Valentine, and Dianne Scales in front of their childhood home on State Highway 238 before it was demolished in September 2017. Hurricane Harvey damaged the residence beyond repair. Knobles ran her tax service from the home since 1967. Photo by Melony … [Read more...] about Hurricane Harvey: One Family, One Year Later
Planning for the Inevitable Due Diligence Eases Financial Burden as Harvey Strikes by Julie Anderson, Editor Coastal counties are known for both their beauty and bounty, and Orange County, bordered by the Sabine River, Sabine Lake and Neches River, is no different. As a bonus, the area’s navigable waterways have lured petrochemical companies, manufacturers and shipbuilders, … [Read more...] about Due Diligence Eases Financial Burden as Harvey Strikes
Counties Helping Counties Throughout the Annual Conference of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas, conversation frequently turned to Hurricane Harvey as officials checked on one another, shared experiences, and offered help to those in still in the throes of recovery. “When Harvey hit, you showed the nation how to come together,” Rep. Todd Hunter told … [Read more...] about Hurricane Harvey
On Wednesday, Aug. 23, hundreds of county officials gathered in Austin for a legislative conference. That same day, Gov. Greg Abbott pre-emptively declared a State of Disaster in 30 Texas counties “in anticipation of Tropical Depression Harvey making landfall in the Gulf Coast region.” Two days later, Harvey had morphed into a daunting hurricane, and Abbott “urged all Texans … [Read more...] about Hurricane Harvey: Heartbreak and Hope
