Texas Counties 101
Texas Counties 101
Texas Counties 101
Texas Counties 101
Texas Counties 101
County Best Practices Awards Program
Texas Counties 101 Every two years, TAC recognizes county leaders' efforts to create efficient and effective solutions to challenges facing county governments.
Texas Counties 101 Attention election administrators and County Clerks you can submit your election results online.
Texas Counties 101 The County Elections Database provides information on all county-held elections, both primary and general. As years of data are collected from the counties, the database will grow to become a historical repository.
Texas Counties 101 Texas, county government delivers services through a variety of elected officials rather than through one central authority. The Texas Constitution provides a checks and balances system in which none of the county’s elected officials is controlled by any other elected official; they answer only to the voters.
Texas Counties 101 Across the state, 254 counties serve the needs of more than 28 million Texans. County populations range in size from just under 100 residents (Loving County) to more than 4.6 million (Harris County).
Education and Training The Texas Association of Counties (TAC) County Elections Academy provides educational opportunities to help the county officials and personnel responsible for holding efficient and secure elections.
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