County Magazine

County jails and mental health

Jails are places where people with mental illness too often go.

Features

Decriminalizing Mental Health

Jails are places where people with mental illness too often go. Counties are seeking alternatives.

Empowering Seniors fortifies Tarrant County residents entering their ‘golden age’

Event is one-stop shop for services

Event examines the strengths and needs of rural Texas

Expanding safety culture in San Patricio County

Safety Rodeo welcomed employees from across the county

COVER STORY

Decriminalizing Mental Health

Jails are places where people with mental illness too often go. Counties are seeking alternatives.

Claire McInerny

FEATURES

Texas counties struggle with lack of juvenile detention space

Staffing shortages contribute to scramble for available beds to house arrested youths.

Brooke Crum

FEATURES

The 2023 legislative session in underway; as always, TAC is here for you

There is one certainty during each legislation session: No matter what happens, TAC's Legislative Services team will be monitoring and reporting on developments to keep counties informed and engaged.

Jody Seaborn

FEATURES

Expanding safety culture in San Patricio County

Safety Rodeo welcomed employees from across the county

Jillian Becquet

FEATURES

Empowering Seniors fortifies Tarrant County residents entering their ‘golden age’

Event is one-stop shop for services

JJ Velasquez

CLIPBOARDS

Taking the County Pulse

TAC NEWS

Executive Director's Report

TAC is here for you amid a year of exciting changes

Susan M. Redford

Executive Director
Texas Association of Counties

TAC NEWS

President's Report

Together we can be an effective voice for county government

Nathan Cradduck

President
Texas Association of Counties

FEATURES

The 2024-25 State Budget – Budget writers working on first drafts

Zelma Smith

CLIPBOARDS

Promote your good work during County Government Month

VOICES OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Crystal Cedillo

Gonzales County

CLIPBOARDS

CMRC focuses on relevant county issues

Annual conference to be held in Round Rock and online

FEATURES

Volunteer Fire Departments

Are changing fast. And so are their fundraisers

Addie Broyles

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

Meet Membership Coordinator Ron Morelli

Ron Morelli’s job is data-driven, but his focus is people

Erica Macioge

CLIPBOARDS

Judge Don Allred Receives Giles Dalby Award

CLIPBOARDS

Newly elected and appointed Texas county officials attend workshops

CLIPBOARDS

Texas to host NACo annual conference

TECHNOLOGY

County Technology Conference set for May, agenda shaped by counties

COUNTY INFORMATION PROGRAM

Data & Analysis

Texas County Profiles show county data

Tim Brown

FEATURES

Chambers County

County Camping With History at Fort Anahuac Park

Chet Garner

FEATURES

Event examines the strengths and needs of rural Texas

Jody Seaborn

TAC Clipboard
LAST LOOK

County Clue - Which county is this?

Guess the county: The county is home to this colorfully painted steer located on its courthouse grounds. Which county is it?

Send your answer to magazine@county.org with the subject line "County Clue" to be entered into a drawing for a shoutout in the next County magazine issue and a Texas Association of Counties mug.

Submission deadline is March 6.