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Video Updates Keep Caps Amendments Off of Appraisal Reform Bill, Author says The author of the most significant property tax appraisal reforms this session...   read more TCDRS Webinar Explains Agency Investment Portfolio An explanation of how the Texas County & District Retirement System has...   read more County Issues Juvenile Justice Appropriations Discussed March 18, 2009 the Senate Committee on Finance voted on the Legislative Budget Board’s ... read more Ways & Means Chair Speaks to Packed Room Rep. René Oliveira (D-Brownsville) – chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means... read more Appraisal Reform Elements Filed Separately Elements originally intended to be included in the committee substitute of Rep. John Otto’s... read more Fiscal Notes for the 81st Regular Session For those who might not have heard, counties are not the only ones who get requests from... read more New County Emergency Management Website Coming Soon A new county emergency management web page will soon be available. CIRA, the County... read more Significant Bills HB 490 by Jackson, Jim - Relating to indigent health care. This bill requires counties and... read more Around the State Car Dealer's Closing Leaves a Trail of Unmet Promises Charles and DeLilah DeBolt walked out of the Classic Kia auto dealership in south Arlington on... read more Transportation Bill Clears First Hurdle; Opposition Still Lurks AUSTIN — Legislation aimed at funding billions of dollars in road and rail improvements in... read more Federal Updates Grant Opportunities Announced: Tracking the Federal Stimulus Implementation The economic stimulus package, also known as the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act... read more NACo Leaders, Administration Officials Grapple with Recovery Act Implementation On March 18, about 35 NACo members, state association executives and staff joined Vice... read more Home Foreclosures Not Nationwide; Worst Yet to Come for Counties USA Today had an excellent feature noting that a mere 35 counties accounted for half of all home... read more

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