The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
Last year, the Wise County Commissioners Court launched a nine-month pilot program to help officials determine how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could support county government. During the first phase of the project, most work was on the back end with a small project team experimenting with use cases and then rolling them out to employees, explained Wise County Emergency … Continue Reading about Wise County AI Exploratory Program
The Simex ART 1000 is a patented asphalt regeneration attachment engineered to restore deteriorated road surfaces by reusing 100% of the existing asphalt directly … Continue Reading about Simex ART 1000: Asphalt Repair Technology
A municipal utility district (MUD) is a state governmental entity that provides utility services to designated areas. A MUD may be created by the Texas Legislature … Continue Reading about Resolution Spotlight: Municipal Utility Districts
Some 270 County Judges and Commissioners convened in Wichita County April 21-24 to study the latest issues affecting grassroots government. The West Texas Conference … Continue Reading about 2026 West Texas Conference Highlights
Election season is here again with signs of the upcoming runoff elections popping up everywhere from roadsides to Facebook to our mailboxes. I urge you to engage … Continue Reading about A Note From Your Legislative Chairman
Can a county carry over unexpended budget funds or transfer budget funds? MAIN REFERENCE POINTS Local Government Code Section 111.004 Local Government Code Section 111.010 TALKING POINTS: Section … Continue Reading about Budget Funds
In many Texas counties, the county jail has become a de facto mental institution housing mentally ill inmates awaiting due process without their medications and/or life-sustaining therapies. Texas Health and … Continue Reading about Resolution Spotlight: Mentally Incompetent Inmates
