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Lawmakers Adopt Growth Rate for Texas Budget Spending Limits
December 15, 2022
Legal Services Initial estimates of spending capacity leaves unspent as much as $14.5 billion of $27 billion surplus Comptroller projects for the end of the current biennium.
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Patrick Lists 2023 Legislative Priorities
December 15, 2022
Legal Services Lieutenant Governor’s top issues include funds for county law enforcement, a new state hospital in the Panhandle and additional mental health beds in rural Texas.
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Can the county pay for the expenses for a newly elected county official?
December 15, 2022
Legal Services
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Does the public have the right to petition to implement or repeal the regulation of fireworks?
December 15, 2022
Legal Services
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What is the county's authority to dispose of surplus property as salvage or waste?
November 18, 2022
Legal Services
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Does TAC Legal Services have guidelines for running commissioners court meetings?
November 18, 2022
Legal Services
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Blog: Turnout trending lower than in 2018 midterm elections
November 03, 2022
Requests for mail-in ballots also down
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A Look at Some 2024-25 State Agency Funding Requests Important to Counties
October 27, 2022
Legislative Services Requests considered during recently completed budget hearings included money for indigent defense, behavioral health and juvenile justice programs and to reduce the waitlist for state hospital beds.
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Multifactor authentication: Your second line of defense against online hackers
October 12, 2022
TAC CIRA TAC is issuing a series of articles to encourage counties to build solid defenses.