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April 12, 2021|
TAC CIRA News
Reduce risk and add value with information security plans that include business drivers
April 12, 2021|
TAC CIRA News
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April 12, 2021|
TAC CIRA News
Free online class meets Texas' compliance requirements
April 09, 2021|
Legislative News
With 51 of 140 days remaining, House and Senate committees are considering full agendas, the first Friday meeting of the Senate is set for today, and a general sense of urgency pervades as stakeholders jockey for position on competing proposals that must continue to progress or face a quiet demise with key procedural deadlines looming.
April 09, 2021|
Legislative News
On Tuesday, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence began a hearing on 26 bills at 1 p.m. The hearing wrapped up over 17 hours later, slightly past 6 a.m.
April 09, 2021|
Legislative News
Help make a difference for counties across the state by joining our Core Legislative Group this session.
April 09, 2021|
Legislative News
The 2021 Legislative Conference, set for Sept. 1-3 in Austin, offers county officials and staff an in-depth analysis of the 87th legislative session. Registration for the conference is now open.
April 09, 2021|
Legislative News
"Anticipation" was the word Tuesday morning as this week's breakfast participants looked ahead to the day's hearing on Senate Bill 10 by the Senate Committee on Local Government. SB 10 by Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), chairman of the Local Government Committee, would prevent county and other local officials from effectively participating in the legislative process.
April 09, 2021|
Legislative News
TAC has highlighted recent Attorney General Opinions and Requests for Opinions of interest to counties.
April 09, 2021|
Legislative News
This week, the activities of the 87th Texas Legislature continued with committee hearings and both chambers convening. Here are a few news articles on the week’s happenings.
April 01, 2021|
Legislative News
At the close of today’s proceedings, 81 days will have elapsed in the legislative session. That leaves just 59 days for the 87th Texas Legislature to complete its business.
April 01, 2021|
Legislative News
The Senate Finance Committee adopted the Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1 on Tuesday, March 30. CSSB 1 expends $250.7 billion in all funds, and $124.3 billion in general revenue-related funds, with most of the latter amount subject to the constitutional “pay-as-you-go” spending limit.
April 01, 2021|
Legislative News
The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met Monday to discuss a large number of bills, many dealing with changes to criminal procedure. The slate included the following bills.
April 01, 2021|
Legislative News
The Texas House Appropriations Committee completed its mark-up of House Bill 1 and issued instructions for the Legislative Budget Board to prepare the committee substitute, CSHB 1.
April 01, 2021|
Legislative News
This week's virtual breakfast meeting opened and closed over the course of a brisk 20 minutes — unlike last week's House State Affairs Committee hearing, which ended around 5 a.m. March 26, after 21 hours of testimony! House Bill 749, which would prohibit counties, cities and school districts from using public money to advocate for their interests at the Legislature, was among the two dozen bills State Affairs considered.
April 01, 2021|
Legislative News
The 2021 Legislative Conference, set for Sept. 1-3 in Austin, offers county officials and staff an in-depth analysis of the 87th legislative session. Registration for the conference is now open.
April 01, 2021|
Legislative News
This week, the activities of the 87th Texas Legislature continued with committee hearings and both chambers convening. Here are a few news articles on the week’s happenings.
March 26, 2021|
TAC News
Meet some of the women executives who are leading the Texas Association of Counties into the future and developing excellence in Texas county government.
March 26, 2021|
Legislative News
The 2020 Unfunded Mandates Survey report, The Cost of County Government, was released online this week in a new, easier to use format. Thanks to the many county auditors, treasurers, judges and staff who researched and reported their data for use in this publication – it would not have been possible without your support!
March 26, 2021|
Legislative News
Moving at a record pace, the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) completed its final markup of Senate Bill 1, taking up and adopting SFC workgroup recommendations on Wednesday, March 24.
March 26, 2021|
Legislative News
The Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met on Monday to discuss 16 bills, many dealing with penalty changes for certain offenses. The slate included the following bills.
March 26, 2021|
Legislative News
The legislative effort to prohibit local governments from using public money to advocate for their interests has garnered the most attention at each of this session's Tuesday Morning Breakfasts. Attention was doubly focused on the issue this week, with the House State Affairs Committee set to hold a hearing on House Bill 749 on Thursday, March 25.
March 26, 2021|
Legislative News
This week, the activities of the 87th Texas Legislature continued with committee hearings and both chambers convening. Here are a few news articles on the week’s happenings.
March 24, 2021|
TAC News
A year into the pandemic, Texas counties stand tested but strong
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