The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
Kelly Rowe learned a valuable lesson his first day on the job in the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Department back in 1999. “When I first walked into the old Lubbock County Jail, which was built in 1931, I made a lot of notes to self,” recalled Rowe. “One of those notes was to tour the jail […]
When it comes to a county road, there’s a great deal beneath the surface. Just ask Hill County Commissioner Steven Sulak. In the November 2012 election, 61 percent of Hill County voters cast their ballots in favor of a transition from the Ex Officio Road System, known as the precinct system, to the County Road […]
By Lubbock County Commissioner Bill McCay, Newly Elected Director, West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association My commitment to public service started early. I was raised in a county jail helping my mom serve meals to inmates. We lived on the first floor of the Comanche County Jail where my dad served as a deputy, […]
Slowly but surely, the state of Texas is trying to turn a complicated, costly, and often heartbreaking saga into a coordinated, comprehensive service delivery system – and counties are right in the thick of it. Anywhere from 16 percent to 20 percent of offenders in the Texas criminal justice system have a mental health diagnosis, […]
