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November 15, 2019|
TAC News
Winter holidays are here, but — in honor of Veterans Day — I wanted to take a minute to thank all of the veterans who leave military service and choose to work for county government in Texas, either as elected officials or as county law enforcement, firefighters, and other staff.
November 04, 2019|
Legislative News
Several bills during the 86th legislative session made modifications to the Public Information Act (PIA). Senate Bill 944 by Sen. Kirk Watson (D-Austin) garnered a lot of attention for its potential impact to county government operations.
November 01, 2019|
Legislative News
House Bill 1421 by Rep. Celia Israel (D-Austin), which became effective Sept. 1, 2019, requires county election officials to request annual cybersecurity training and a cybersecurity assessment of their county's election system from the Texas Secretary of State.
November 01, 2019|
Legislative News
On the Nov. 5 ballot, voters will be asked to decide on 10 constitutional amendments and, depending upon their location, may have the chance to participate in special elections and local city and county propositions.
November 01, 2019|
Legislative News
Since the Driver Responsibility Program (DRP) was repealed under House Bill 2048 by Rep. Zerwas (R-Richmond) during the 86th Legislative Session and the program ended on Sept. 1, 2019, more than 1.6 million people have become eligible to apply for their driver's license.
November 01, 2019|
Legislative News
The Engage & Excel 2019 Conference, hosted by the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute in September 2019, brought together the state’s top minds in mental health policy, philanthropy, and practice to share ideas on emerging issues.
November 01, 2019|
Legislative News
At a recent Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Board meeting, the Tax Assessor-Collectors Association of Texas (TACA) continued their involvement in influencing policy well after the legislative session adjourned.
November 01, 2019|
Legislative News
TAC has highlighted recent Attorney General Opinions and Requests for Opinions of interest to counties.
October 25, 2019|
Risk Management News
Several bills passed by the Texas Legislature during the 86th legislative session that affect counties pertain to human resources and workers compensation. Five of those bills are summarized below with links to each bill.
October 24, 2019|
Health and Benefits News
The Vision Plan is being rebranded from Ft. Dearborn to Blue Cross Blue Shield. There are no changes to the vision plan benefits and network. All enrollees will be receiving new Vision ID cards in October 2019.
October 24, 2019|
Livongo is a new diabetes management program that the Texas Association of Counties Health and Employee Benefits Pool (TAC HEBP) will be launching in January 2020.
October 24, 2019|
Our last contest of 2019, Healthy for the Holidays, has begun! Log 30 days of 7,000 steps by Dec. 1 to complete the contest. Check your progress in the Rewards tab on the Sonic Boom portal.
October 24, 2019|
Health and Benefits News
Our last contest of 2019, Healthy for the Holidays, has begun! Log 30 days of 7,000 steps by Dec. 1 to complete the contest. Check your progress in the Rewards tab on the Sonic Boom portal. Employees with activity trackers connected to the Sonic Boom portal are automatically registered for the contest.
October 24, 2019|
Have you completed the first three Healthy County contests this year? Way to go! Keep on reading for instructions on how to redeem your Boomer Bucks for gift cards or merchandise in the Boomer Bucks Catalogue.
October 24, 2019|
Great news! Sonic Boom now has a direct integration with Apple Health. This eliminates the need to sync your data with Human API and, with the integration, your time will also be transferred to Sonic Boom along with steps, calories and distance.
October 24, 2019|
Health and Benefits News
Have you completed the first three Healthy County contests this year? Way to go! Keep on reading for instructions on how to redeem your Boomer Bucks for gift cards or merchandise in the Boomer Bucks Catalogue.*
October 24, 2019|
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. But when cancer is only in the breast and is found and treated early, the relative survival rate is 99%. There’s no better reason to find it early.
October 24, 2019|
Health and Benefits News
Great news! Sonic Boom now has a direct integration with Apple Health. This eliminates the need to sync your data with Human API and, with the integration, your time will also be transferred to Sonic Boom along with steps, calories and distance.
October 24, 2019|
Health and Benefits News
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. But when cancer is only in the breast and is found and treated early, the relative survival rate is 99%. There’s no better reason to find it early.
October 24, 2019|
Check out our new 2019 Healthy County communication materials linked below! Please email healthycounty@county.org to request copies of the communication materials be mailed to you.
October 21, 2019|
Legislative News
On the Nov. 5 ballot, voters will be asked to decide on 10 constitutional amendments passed by the Legislature during the 86th Session.
October 16, 2019|
TAC News
It was wonderful to see so many of you at our annual Legislative Conference in September. Did you realize that your presence broke attendance records for this event?
September 27, 2019|
Legislative News
The Property Tax Assistance Division of the Comptroller’s office released a summary of the deadlines added or amended in Senate Bill 2 on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019.
September 27, 2019|
Legislative News
On November 5, 2019, registered Texas voters will go to the polls to decide which proposed amendments will be approved and added to the Texas Constitution.
September 27, 2019|
Legislative News
Numerous state and federal grants and other resources are available to eligible counties. See how the search for these funding opportunities has been made easier for you.
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