September / October 2009 Volume 21, Number 5 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
	Annual Wrap-Up Highlights from the TAC Annual Conference held in Austin			Made by Officials, For Officials How TAC grew in its early years
	This is Your Land, This is Our Land Proposition 11 is just the beginning of looming eminent domain reforms			The Innovator’s Playbook Keys to cultivating ideas in the public sector

• 2009 Best Practices Winners
  Twenty programs that have promoted quality, enhanced efficiency and
  strengthened effectiveness of county government

• President’s Report: Bits and Pieces from Nashville and Austin
  
  
• Texas History: Nacogdoches County Served as Gateway to Texas
  
  
• Clipboard:
  
  
  • Goliad County Wellness Coordinator Credits Healthy County Program for Saving Her Life
    
    
  • Texas Historical Commission Starts Round VI of Courthouse Restoration Grants
    
    
  • Harris JP Receives National Award for Transparency, Designing Program to Lower School Drop Out Rate
    
    
  • TAC Schedules Regional Workshops on Prison Rape Elimination Act
    
    
  • Safety Professional to Lead TAC Field Services Staff
    
    
  • Poll Shows County Officials are Gaining Optimism Despite Difficulties
    
    
  • TAC Risk Management Pool Votes to Give $22 Million in Renewal Credits
    
    
  • Ohio Commissioner wins NACo 2nd VP Election
    
    
  • Harris CIO, CIRA Board Member Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
    
    
• TAC Associates
  
  
• Calendar
  
  
• Implications
  
  
• Information Project: Counties Experiencing Increased Number of Housing Units Not the Same as Counties Experiencing Population Growth
  
  
• One Last Look
  
  

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