Commissioners Court Members: S.B. 2037 will eliminate the ability of counties to enforce subdivision regulations concerning “minimum lot sizes, lot dimensions, lot frontages, lot setbacks, or other components of lot density” severely reducing current authority and encouraging shoddy development. S.B. 2037 is set on the House floor today; please call your state representative … [Read more...] about Emergency Alert May 22: Subdivision Regulation Authority
Jim Allison
Legislative Alert for May 22, 2023
This Wednesday, May 24, deadlines in the Senate and House will end the floor consideration of all bills except for concurrence in amendments and conference committee reports to resolve the different versions. The governor and the legislature continue to negotiate over property tax relief and school vouchers. Saturday is the last day for House committees to report out Senate … [Read more...] about Legislative Alert for May 22, 2023
Emergency Legislative Alert
Commissioners Court Members: House Bill 3633 would provide reimbursement to county property tax payers for TDCJ inmates, HHSC mental health inmates, and TJJD juvenile inmates after 45 days. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick continues to hold this bill in the Senate Finance Committee. To reach the full Senate, it must be considered by the Finance Committee by Monday. We need the Lt. … [Read more...] about Emergency Legislative Alert
Urgent Legislative Alert – April 20
To: Commissioners Court Members From: Jim Allison, Senior General Counsel, County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas H.B. 1520/S.B. 1727, the Sunset Bill for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, contains many needed reforms and improvements in the juvenile justice system. However, these bills would eliminate two of the three Commissioners Court members and … [Read more...] about Urgent Legislative Alert – April 20
Effective, Efficient Government
TESTIMONY BY JIM ALLISON, SENIOR GENERAL COUNSEL, COUNTY JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS Chair Neave Criado and Members of the House Committee on County Affairs: For 101 years, the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas has provided educational, legal, administrative, and legislative services to its 1,270 members. All 254 Commissioners Courts … [Read more...] about Effective, Efficient Government