Mentally Ill Jail Inmate Issues Travis County District Judge Orlinda Naranjo recently ordered the Texas Department of State Health Services to admit mentally incompetent county jail inmates within 21 days of receipt of the commitment order. While the order is not final and may be appealed by the attorney general, it has revealed the increasing problem of … [Read more...] about From the General Counsel
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Records Storage Rule Rescinded After receiving comments from county officials and hearing testimony from the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas and the County and District Clerks Association, the Texas Library and Archives Commission (the Commission) voted to rescind its proposed rules on the storage of local government records, including … [Read more...] about From the General Counsel
State Agencies Prepare Plans on Rural Transportation and Medicaid
When the state legislature establishes policies, the implementation of those policies becomes the responsibility of state agencies. The details of these agency implementation plans are critically important to counties. Texas state agencies are currently preparing implementation plans on matters that affect county budgets and taxpayers. TxDOT Rural Plan The … [Read more...] about State Agencies Prepare Plans on Rural Transportation and Medicaid
Senate Interim Studies on County Issues
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has assigned interim charges to the Senate Standing Committees. Several issues will directly concern county government and commissioners courts. Hearings will be conducted on these issues and recommendations made for the next legislative session. We will monitor these studies and will provide notice of scheduled hearings. Some important issues and the … [Read more...] about Senate Interim Studies on County Issues
Senate Bill 18 Changes Property Tax Notice And Hearing Requirements
Secretary of State Williams has declared that SB18 by Sen. Williams/Rep. Ritter has immediate effect. Therefore, these new requirements will apply to the tax notice and hearings for this year if the proposed tax rate will exceed the effective tax rate. Notice. The content of the newspaper notice of the tax rate hearings has changed. If the county has a Web site, the … [Read more...] about Senate Bill 18 Changes Property Tax Notice And Hearing Requirements