January / February 2010 Volume 22, Number 1 Read the award-winning magazine serving Texas counties County Magazine PDF Note: PDF file is large and may take a few minutes to open or download
Features
	Preventing Inmate Sexual Harassment Prison Rape Elimination Act tackles more than its name states			Meet Gene Terry Introducing the former Marion Co. judge and children’s hospital general counsel as TAC’s executive director
	Dial 1-888-ASK-TAC4 TAC hotline still offers legal, specialized insight to county officials			Before Care Arrives Montgomery County EMS offers prearrival services to rural counties

• When Tweeting Gets the Job Done
  Texas counties find effective uses for
  social media
  
  
• Data Clouds in the Sky
  How widespread access to Geographic Information System technology is changing government
  
  
• Woman in Charge
  How Karen Ann Norris helped improve Texas county government

• President’s Report: New Transitions for a New Year
  
  
• Texas History: Cottle County Organized After Locals Demanded Justice System to Try Suspect in Border Killing
  
  
• Clipboard:
  
  
  • TAC Launching E-Learning Initiative to Help Support County Training Needs on a Budget
    
    
  • Oath of Service
    
    
  • TAC HEBP Honors Counties for Sustained Wellness Efforts
    
    
  • Leadership Program Accepting Nominations
    
    
  • Texas County Judge to Take NACo Reins a Year Early
    
    
  • Purchasing Cooperative Gives Back to Its Members, Saving Taxpayer Dollars
    
    
  • TAC Developing Management Training Curriculum for Counties
    
    
  • City-County Cooperation Award Submissions Due in April
    
    
  • Plan Now for TAC’s 2010 Annual Conference
    
    
  • Polk County Employee Credits Healthy County for Helping to Quit Smoking
    
    
  • Analysis: Nationwide Deferred Comp Program Strong Benefit
    for County Employees, Despite Downturn
    
    
    
• TAC Associates
  
  
• Calendar
  
  
• Implications
  
  
• Information Project: A Look at the Changing Median Household Income in Texas
  
  
• One Last Look
  
  

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