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County Issues Unfunded Mandate? State May Merge Juvenile Agencies The Sunset Advisory Commission has released its Staff Report containing recommendations... read more Taxes a Hot Topic at Coffee with TAC On November 13th, Texas Association of Counties hosted 58 local officials from 19 Panhandle... read more Data Needed For Expenditure Survey A Call to All County Auditors and Treasurers As the 81st Legislative Session quickly approaches, the County Information Project (CIP) is... read more Employee Health Care Costs Up From January to March of 2008 the Texas Association of Counties conducted its third County... read more Lawsuit Filed on Forfeiture Cases On August 8, 2008, a class action lawsuit was filed against the Wichita County Clerk and Wichita... read more Health Care Bills Pre-Filed As the first day of the 81st Legislative Session nears and with pre-filing opening November... read more New Dam Safety Rules to go into Effect Jan. 1 With the well publicized failure of the New Orleans dam and levee system during hurricane... read more Around the State Perry Picks Panel to Lead Ike Recovery AUSTIN – Frustrated that the Federal Emergency Management Agency hasn't answered his... read more Activists Say Tobacco Settlement is Being Wasted In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a museum featuring a mummified... read more Tickets Putting More and More Low-Income Drivers in a Hole Mix a faltering economy with half-baked public policies and you will see the scenes that are played... read more Federal Updates National Local Government Associations Call for New Stimulus Package On the heels of the recent $700 billion bailout legislation for financial institutions, national local... read more Key Senate Leader Introduces Comprehensive Health Reform Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) waded into the health reform debate this... read more

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