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    43rd Annual V.G. Young School for County Tax Assessor-Collectors

    • November 18, 2025 - November 20, 2025 Multi-day
    • 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
    • Margaritaville Lake Resort
      600 Margaritaville Pkwy.
      Montgomery, TX 77356
    • Contact the V.G. Young Institute of County Government at (979) 845-4572.
    43rd Annual V.G. Young School for County Tax Assessor-Collectors

    Sovereign Citizens and First Amendment Audits – Ms. Carmen Napp, TAC Law Enforcement Consultant
    What to Do in the Event of an Active Shooter – Hon. Bentley Nettles, Brazos County Commissioner
    Cybersecurity – Mr. Charles Dayoub, Attorney, Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP
    Additional registration fee required ($75)

    Speakers: Hon. Tammy McRae, Tax Assessor-Collector, Montgomery County
    Hon. Randy Riggs, Tax Assessor-Collector, McLennan County

    Speakers: Mr. Philip Valdez, Manager III-County Compliance Services, TxDMV
    Ms. Andrea Berlocher, Manager III-County Compliance Services, TxDMV

    Call to Order: Dr. Peter McGuill, Director, V.G. Young Institute of County Government
    Opening Comments: Hon. Christina McMurray, President, Tax Assessor-Collectors Association & Tax Assessor-Collector, Randall County
    Invocation: Hon. Mike Dowd, Tax Assessor-Collector, Navarro County
    National and Texas Pledges: Hon. Michelle Matus, Tax Assessor-Collector, Bee County
    National Anthem and “Texas, Our Texas”: Hon. Bruce Stidham, Tax Assessor-Collector, Grayson County
    Keynote Address: Mental Health Awareness and Handling Workplace Stress
    Speaker: Ms. DeDe Church
    Sponsored by: Certified Payments by Deluxe

    Sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Professional Associations

    Speaker: Ms. Halie Bever, HR Consultant, Texas Association of Counties

    Speaker: Ms. Sharon Carlson, Chief Deputy, Comal County

    Sponsored by Spindlemedia

    Sponsored by AIB, Inc.

    Speakers: Hon. Ronnie Keister, Tax Assessor-Collector, Lubbock County
    Mr. Davis Hairston, Legislative Consultant, Texas Association of Counties
    Ms. Denise Davis, Legislative Consultant, Davis Kaufman PLLC

    Speaker: Mr. Wade Gent, Capital Partner, Linebarger Attorneys at Law

    Sponsored by Spindlemedia

    Speakers: Hon. Monica Foster, Tax Assessor-Collector, Jackson County
    Hon. Norma Hinojosa, Tax Assessor-Collector, Jim Hogg County

    Speaker: Hon. Cheryl Johnson, Tax Assessor-Collector, Galveston County

    Speakers: Hon. Tammy McRae, Tax Assessor-Collector, Montgomery County
    Ms. Kim Roe, Chief Deputy, Montgomery County

    Speaker: Ms. Ro’Vin Garrett, Client Liaison, Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP

    Speaker: Ms. Lizzie Calvert, IT Learning & Development Specialist, Texas Association of Counties

    Speaker: Ms. Amy Davidson, First Assistant, Montgomery County Attorney

    Sponsored by Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP

    Sponsored by McCreary Veselka Bragg & Allen PC

    Speakers: Ms. Taliea Pocaigue, Tax Analyst, State Comptroller
    Mr. Connor McGinley, Tax Attorney, State Comptroller

    *Agenda subject to change.