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Collaborating With the Legislature
Legislative The Texas Legislature, composed of 150 members in the House of Representatives and 31 members in the Senate, meets during regular legislative sessions beginning in January for 140 days every odd-numbered year.
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Resources for Officials
In order to assist county officials in explaining the burden unfunded and underfunded mandates place on property taxpayers, several county associations joined together to conduct a survey of counties.
Legislative The 2023 Legislative Analysis Report summarizes significant county-related bills passed by the 88th Texas Legislature.
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Legislative Legislative Analysis Report Order Form, 88th Legislature.
Resources for Officials
Resources for Officials As a county official, winning your first election or being appointed to office can be a lot like buying the latest electronic gadget, and you may be asking, “Where’s the manual?”
Legislative When legislators are faced with issues that may affect local government, they want to hear from local elected and appointed officials.
Legislative Indigent defense expenditures are one of the major uncontrollable cost drivers in county budgets. The state should fully fund this unfunded mandate.
​ Legislative Texas' 254 counties make up only 6% of all local debt.