Education and Training Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) may require any sheriff who is not a commissioned peace officer to attend up to 40 hours of education within two to four years of taking office.
Education and Training A county assessor-collector must successfully complete 20 hours of continuing education before each anniversary of the date on which the county assessor-collector takes office.
Education and Training Constables are required to attain 40 hours biannually, 20 hours of which must be in civil process.
Education and Training Justices of the peace are required to obtain 80 hours during their first year in office and 20 hours annually thereafter.
Education and Training County Auditors/CPA's are required to attain 40 hours during each two-year appointment.
Legislative When legislators are faced with issues that may affect local government, they want to hear from local elected and appointed officials.
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.
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.
Legislative Texas is one of only four states that have biennial budgets and biennial legislative sessions. Texas’ two-year budget takes roughly twice that amount of time to prepare, produce and administer.
Legislative Texas counties play a critical role in supporting the state’s judicial system. In fact, support for the judicial system is one of the most significant components of county budgets.
Legislative Texas counties and the services they provide are greatly impacted by the decisions made in Washington, D.C. The TAC Legislative Services department understands this and is your liaison to federal policy makers.