2022 TAC Salary Survey Started
January 27, 2022
Legislative Services We mailed survey forms for the 2022 TAC Salary Survey to all 254 counties this month.
January 27, 2022
Legislative Services TAC has highlighted recent attorney general opinions and requests for opinions of interest to counties.
Broadband Development Office Planning Statewide Listening Tour
January 27, 2022
Legislative Services The Texas Broadband Development Office (BDO) is recommending counties begin to assess the broadband needs of their community.
County officials discuss mass gathering permits at meeting of concert safety task force
January 27, 2022
Legislative Services On Jan. 6, Gov. Greg Abbott’s Texas Task Force on Concert Safety convened for the fifth time, at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
January 27, 2022
Legislative Services TAC's federal outreach team attended a NACo forum this month to discuss shared legislative priorities with TAC's peers.
New Reporting Deadline Approaches for Counties With Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue
January 27, 2022
Legislative Services Counties are accustomed to providing the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts with annual data on local ad valorem tax collections and indigent health care costs.
Primary Elections Fast Approach
January 27, 2022
Legislative Services Millions of dollars in political advertisements canvas Texas’ highway billboards and fill our airwaves and mailboxes, heralding the biennial return of a sport as competitive as any: campaign season.
Registration Open for TAC Legislative Conference
January 27, 2022
Legislative Services Registration for the Texas Association of Counties' 2022 Legislative Conference, set for Aug. 24-26 in Austin, is now open.
TAC Debuts 'Texas County Voice' Podcast
January 27, 2022
Legislative Services The Texas Association of Counties has joined the world of podcasting, launching "Texas County Voice" this month to highlight the people and issues important to Texas counties.
Texas Bond Review Board: Counties hold 5.8% of total local debt
January 27, 2022
Legislative Services The Texas population boom continues and local governments are building the infrastructure required for sustainable economic and community development.
U.S. Treasury Issues Final ARPA Rules
January 27, 2022
Legislative Services On Jan. 6, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released the final rules for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, which also cover the $65.1 billion in federal funds sent to counties nationwide under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
January 27, 2022
Legislative Services Here's a look at some of the Texas stories media outlets have covered recently.