The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
County Government faces many challenges on a daily basis. Public safety needs, ever-changing laws and mandates that require compliance, floods that take out county roads & bridges, fires that threaten citizens’ lives, and other natural disasters beyond anyone’s control all demand a county to respond. These examples are just some of the issues that […]
Sponsored Content Robertson County officials celebrated the conclusion of nearly a decade of discussion by breaking ground on a new state-of-the-art sheriff’s office and 92-bed jail in June. “Today has been a long time coming,” Robertson County Sheriff Gerald Yezak told a crowd of law enforcement officials, first responders, local political figures and business representatives […]
By Flint Britton Planning, designing and building a new county jail can be a daunting task for elected officials. Not only are they required to follow stringent state regulations regarding the housing of inmates, but they also must pay utmost attention to safety and security measures, as well as navigate the politics and controversies […]
Sponsored Content: Learn how Lynn County Jail installed a new Guard Patrol system that will help mitigate liability, secure inmates’ safety, and minimize wrongdoings. Lynn County Jail is the first jail in Texas to install Guard Patrol Check by Guardian SEcurity Solutions. Lynn County purchased 32 devices and a custom-made server that is designed to […]
One-button E-Filing – Fully Integrated E-Filing In January 2014, Texas became the nation’s largest state to implement a mandatory electronic court E-Filing system aimed at digitizing court filings. In just over two and one-half years, the landscape of Texas court filing has changed dramatically. In the days following the announcement of the mandate, an […]
