Resources for Officials
Resources for Officials This annual calendar includes reminders for key processes and deadlines mandated by law for counties, along with opportunities for continuing education and networking at county official conferences known at the time of publication.
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?”
About TAC TAC offers a wide range of services to help counties navigate through the process county government.
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Legislative When legislators are faced with issues that may affect local government, they want to hear from local elected and appointed officials.
Legal Services In addition to the TAC Helpline and legal handbooks, the Legal Services Division produces LegalEase, a monthly email highlighting timely, relevant and interesting topics affecting county government. We hope you find it helpful and occasionally entertaining.
News & Information A Publication of the Texas Association of Counties
News & Information A Publication of the Texas Association of Counties
News & Information Are you writing about the Texas Association of Counties or needing information about issues affecting Texas county government? Here's a guide to information for journalists, students, legislative staffers, analysts and researchers.
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).
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.