By Julie Anderson, Editor Get educated. Do more with less. Make a difference. Serve. Improve communities. Each of these is synonymous with a resolution. Tis the season to renew these commitments or lend thought to new goals and priorities, whether personal or professional. When it comes to Commissioners Court, the list practically creates itself. Fulfill My … [Read more...] about New Year’s County Resolutions
New Officials
Two Sides of the Coin
New Officials Immersed in the ‘Shall’ and the ‘Should’ By Julie Anderson Editor The second full week in January and the first full week in February found 200-plus newly elected County Judges and County Commissioners in full training mode. First, both Judges and Commissioners convened in Austin for the LBJ Seminar for Newly Elected County Judges and … [Read more...] about Two Sides of the Coin
New Officials: Highlights from LBJ School – Austin
Some 135 freshly sworn-in members of Commissioners Court convened in Austin Jan. 8-11 for the Seminar for Newly Elected County Judges & Commissioners, where they earned 20.5 hours of continuing education credit. The conference, sponsored by the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Texas Association of Counties, took a two-pronged educational approach providing newly elected … [Read more...] about New Officials: Highlights from LBJ School – Austin
County Government 101
New Officials Conference Tackles Challenges of Leadership “Don’t lose what got inside you to do this,” advised Wichita County Judge Woodrow Gossom Jr., as he helped prepare new judges and commissioners for the challenge of leadership in county government. A total of 158 officials gathered in Austin Jan. 18-21 to attend the Seminar for Newly Elected County Judges & … [Read more...] about County Government 101