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County Best Practices Award Winners by County
Andrews County
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County Library Building Project, 2000
Senior Activity Center, Commissioner’s Court, 2005
Parks and Wildlife Grant, Commissioner’s Court/Texas P&W Department/City Of
Andrews, 2006
Indoor Exposition Arena, County Judge Richard Dolgener/ Commissioner’s Court,
2008
Austin County
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Emergency Management Project, Commissioner’s Court and Emergency Mgmt.
Coordinator, 2002
Bell County
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Supervision, 101, Human Resources, 2002
Collection Improvement Program, County Clerk’s Office/IT Department, 2008
Bee County
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Volunteer Job Training Program, Anne Marie Silvas, District Clerk, 2010
Bexar County
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Match/Patch Program – Improving parenting skills for incarcerated parents, 2000
County Committee 2000, Commissioner’s Court and all officials, 2001
Spanish Archives, County Clerk Gerry Rickhoff, 2006
Leadership Development Program, Commissioner’s Court/Human Resources
Department, 2008
Foreclosure Map Website, County Clerk’s Office/GIS Office, 2009
Lady Justice Water Conservation Fountain, Betty Bueche, Facilities
Manager/County Judge/Commissioner’s Court/The Hidalgo Foundation, 2010
YourGOV Website and Mobile App, Joe Aceves, Executive Director of
Infrastructure Services/Renee Green, County Engineer, 2011
Bowie County
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Fire Ant Management Program, Precinct 4, 2001
Brazos County
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Centralized Regional Municipal and Justice Court System, 2000
Burnet County
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Rxtra Advantage Community Choice – Indigent Health Care, Donna Klaeger,
County Judge and Carole Ellis, Indigent Healthcare Coordinator, 2008
Burnet County, in cooperation with Llano and Lampasas Counties
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VetRide Program, Chuck Caraway, Constable and Vet. Services Officer/ Debbie
Carter, Grant Administrator, 2011
Callahan County
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County Network and Telecommunications Project, County Judge Roger
Corn/Commissioner’s Court/Sheriff’s Office/County Elected Officials, 2006
Cameron County
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Auto Crime Enforcement Task Force, TA/C, 2002
Family Learning Centers, Commissioner Edna Tamayo/ Commissioner’s Court,
2006
Mobile Health Clinic, Commissioner Edna Tamayo/Health and Human Services,
2008
Occupation Tax Enforcement Division, Tony Yzaguirre, TA/C, 2008
Bahia Grande Restoration Project, Bahia Grande Restoration partnership, and
collaboration of 66 local, county, state, federal and non-profit entities, 2008
Street Light Project, Tony Yzaguirre, TA/C, 2009
Carson County
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City and County EMS Cooperation Program, Commissioner’s Court/Cities of
Panhandle, White Deer and Groom/Ems Departments, 2009
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Law Enforcement Center, Lewis Powers, County Judge/Commissioner’s
Court/Brenda Vermillion, Emergency Management Coordinator/Cities of
Panhandle, White Deer and Groom, 2012
Chambers County
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Maximizing Healthcare Services, Commissioner’s Court, 2008
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Clay County
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Home Site Constructed Wetlands, Commissioner’s Court/County public
Health/various water districts and the Federal EPA, 2003
Cochran County
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County Park Renovation, Commissioner’s Court/ Sheriff’s Office/School District,
2004
Collin County
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Operations, Fusion and Communications Center, County and City Law
Enforcement/Public Health/Emergency Management/Commissioner’s Court, 2006
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Rural Child Abuse Task Force, Sheriff’s Office, 2007
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Pay For Performance, Human Resources Department/Commissioner’s Court, 2007
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Health and Wellness Program, Health and Human Services Department, 2008
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Partnership with a Retail Clinic, County Office on Indigent
Healthcare/Commissioner’s Court, 2008
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Emergency Communication Fiber Project, IT Department/County Emergency
Communications Committee, 2008
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Focused Treatment for Injured Employees, Human Resources Department, 2009
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Sheriff’s Office Temporary Pool, H.R. Director Cynthia Jacobson/Sheriff’s Office,
2009
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Brands, Marks and Tattoos, County Clerk Stacy Kemp, 2013
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The Tire Shark, Public Works and Sheriff’s Office, 2013
Comal County
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Rural Recycling/Mulching Program, 2000
QR Codes on Tax Statements, TA/C Cathy Talcott, 2013
Dallas County
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TA/C office Performance Measurements in the Motor Vehicle Division, 2000
Mental Health response program for the S.O. 2001
District Clerk’s 24-hour a day filing for pro se litigants 2002
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Telephone Unit, TA/C, 2005
Withholding Vendor Payments to Satisfy Delinquent Taxes, County Auditor
Virginia Porter, 2008
Deaf Smith County
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County Youth Home, Commissioner’s Court/City of Hereford/Juvenile Probation,
2004
Denton County
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Sheriff’s Office Disabled Parking Enforcement Program, 2000
Document Filing and Electronic Filing Procedures, County Clerk, 2004
Management Training to a Higher Altitude, Human Resources Department, 2006
Mental Health Investigative Unit, Sheriff Benny Parkey/Sheriff’s Office, 2006
Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Academy, Sheriff’s Office, 2007
African American Museum, County Historical Commission, 2008
DeWitt County
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Ledbetter, 2009
Ellis County
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Early Intervention Services, Co. Court-at-Law Judge Bob Carroll, 2005
El Paso County
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Strong Families, Strong Future, Health and Human Services/Domestic Relations
Office, 2003
Border Children’s Health Collaborative, Commissioner’s Court/County MHMR,
2008
Scofflaw Program, Victor Flores, TA/C/Domestic Relations Office/IT
Department/Commissioner’s Court/County Auditor and County Attorney’s
Offices, 2011
Fort Bend County
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Accessibility of Information, County Clerk’s office, 2001
Legal Self-Help Resource Center, County Clerk, 2005
Green Space Planning, County Judge Bob Hebert/Commissioner’s Court/Green
Space Planning Committee, 2006
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Team Model Structure for Project Management, IT Department, Dianne Wilson,
County Clerk, 2009
Gray County
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Lake McClellan Improvement Project, Commissioner’s Court, 2000
Grayson County
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Focused Prosecutor Program, District Attorney Joe Brown and County Judge Drue
Bynum, 2007
Gregg County
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Total Compensation Statements, County Judge Bill Stout/ Human Resources
Department, 2007
Harris County
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District Clerk’s Office: Capturing Tomorrow’s Workplace, 2000
Criminal Collections, Criminal Court Judges and District Clerk, 2001
Youth and Family Services, Health and Human Services, 2002
Citizen Corps, Emergency Management Department, 2003
Friend of the Court Program, Health and Human Services/District Courts, 2003
Burglary Apprehension Response Squad, Sheriff’s Office, 2003
Language Assistance Program, County Clerk, 2005
Coordinate Transportation System, County Judge/County Coordinated
Transportation System collaboration, 2005
Child Access and Visitation Enforcement Program, Domestic Relations Office,
2005
Housing Resource Center, HRC Office/Commissioner’s Court, 2006
Digital Imaging Project, District Clerk, 2006
Library Collection Program, County Public Library/County Attorney’s Office, 2007
Warrant Laser-Fiche Paperless, Pct. 4 Constable Ron Hickman, 2013
Hardin County
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Electronic Recording of Court Proceedings, County Judge Billy Caraway/County
Purchasing Department, 2006
Hartley County
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County Networking, Financial/General Management/ Commissioner’s Court, 2003
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Hidalgo County
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Domestic Abuse Intervention Specialist, Sheriff Lupe Trevino, 2013
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Deaf Link/Accessibility Project, Partnered with Cameron County, Hidalgo and
Cameron County’s Judges and Commissioner’s Courts, both Health and Emergency
Management Departments, 2009
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Barrier/Levee Project, County Judge J.D. Salinas, Commissioner Hector Palacios,
the International Boundary and Water Commission and the US Border Patrol,
2009
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Operation A.P.E. (Awareness, Prevention and Enforcement), Lupe Trevino, Sheriff,
2011
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Records Management: Record, Retain, Recycle, Arturo Guajardo, Jr., County Clerk,
2012
Hood County
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Road Damage Recovery Program, Commissioners Steve Barry and Dick
Roan/Commissioner’s Court, 2008
Houston County
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Summer Jobs for Teens and Seniors, Lonnie Hunt, County Judge, 2010
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Houston County Facebook Page, Lonnie Hunt, County Judge, 2011
Hunt County
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Special Collections, TA/C, 2001
Jim Hogg County
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County Vaquero Association, Commissioner’s Court/Vaquero Association/Texas
Legislature, 2006
Jim Wells County
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Prescribed Burn Ban, County judge Arnoldo Saenz/Extension Agent Rogelio
Mercado, 2009
Johnson County
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Conquering the Growth Challenge, County Judge/Commissioner’s Court/School
District/City of Cleburne, 2005
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Kaufman County
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STAR Program, Constable Joe Don Law, Deputy Scott Whitworth/District
Attorney’s Office/J.P. Don Cates, 2006
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Public Defender Office, Andrew Jordan, Chief Public Defender, 2008
Knox County
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County Veterans Memorial, Vet. Memorial Committee and TxDOT, 2001
Lipscomb County
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Senior Skip Out, Sheriff’s Office/Chief Deputy Sana Alexander, 2012
Lubbock County
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West Texas Regional Public Defender for Capital Cases, 69 of 85 eligible counties
participating in an inter-local agreement with Lubbock County/Commissioner
Patti Jones, 2009
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Vote Centers and High Tech Communication to Voters, Commissioner Patti Jones,
2009
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CourTools Accountability Program, Commissioner Patti Jones/Director of Office of
Court Administration David Slayton, 2009
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Special Needs Defender’s Office, Irma Shepler, Office Director/Commissioners
Patti Jones and Bill McCay, 2011
Madison County
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One-Day 4-H Downtown Revitalization, Art Henson, County
Judge/Commissioner’s Court/Agri Life Extension, 2010
Midland County
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Justice Court Alternative Sentencing Program/Juvenile Leadership Academy,
Sheriff’s Office, J.P.’s Commissioner’s Court. Midland Police Dep’t. and MISD, 2002
Montgomery County
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Northstar Advanced Traffic Management System, Commissioner’s Court, 2007
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Precinct 3 Recycling and Re-Use Complex, Recycling Center/ Commissioner’s
Court, 2008
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Spring Creek Greenway Wetlands Mitigation Project, Pct.3 Commissioner Ed
Chance and Harris County Pct. 4 Commissioner Jerry Eversole, 2009
Nacogdoches County
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Subdivision Regulations, Commissioner’s Court, 2001
Paper Ready Project, County Judge Joe English/Commissioner’s Court, Sheriff’s
Office/District Attorney’s Office, 2008
Bond Forfeiture Program, John Fleming, County Attorney, Keith Bradford,
Assistant County Attorney, 2011
Nueces County
• Jail population Reduction Plan, County Judge/Sheriff/District Attorney/Constable,
Pct. 5, 2003
Parker County
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County Government Week, County Judge/Commissioner’s Court, 2004
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Senior Public Transportation Program, County Judge Mark Riley/Commissioner’s
Court/County Committee on Aging, 2006
Potter County
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Virtual Clerk’s Office, 2000
Randall County
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Clean-Up Day, County Commissioner Bob Karrh, 2003
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Veteran’s Park and Texas Panhandle War Memorial, Commissioner’s Court, 2000
San Jacinto County
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Public Safety – Regional Disaster Response, Commissioner’s Court/Sheriff’s Office,
2007
Smith County
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Veterans Service Office, 2001
Compensatory Time Management, Ann Wilson, County Auditor/County Budget
Office/Chief Deputy Bobby Garmon, Sheriff’s Office, 2010
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Swisher County
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County Networking, Commissioner’s Court/Sheriff’s Office, 2003
Tarrant County
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Grow Your Own Program, IT Department, 2001
Inmate Horticulture Program, Sheriff’s Office and Texas Ag. Extension Service,
2001
Resource Connection, Health and Human Services, 2001
County Recycling Center, County Clerk, 2001
Meeting the Challenge of Today’s Health Threats Public Forum, Health and
Human Services, 2002
Cooperative Purchasing Program, Purchasing Department, 2002
Records Management/ Electronic Documents Program, County Clerk and IT
Department, 2002
Alternative Vehicle/Heavy Equipment Program, Purchasing Department, 2003
Digital Plat Record System, County Clerk, 2003
911 Callers, Sheriff’s Office, 2003
Mosquito Surveillance of West Nile Virus, County Public Health Department, 2004
Electronic Recording of Land Records, County Clerk, 2004
Iris Recognition of Inmates, Sheriff’s Office and Chief Deputy of County IT, 2004
Refund Processing System, TA/C/IT Department, 2004
District Clerk Web-Based Access, District Clerk/IT Department, 2004
Motor Vehicle Inventory Tracking, TA/C/ IT Department, 2005
Electronic Deposits, TA/C, 2006
Web-Based Crime Mapping, Sheriff’s Office, 2006
Differentiated Felony Case Management, District Judge Sharen Wilson, in
collaboration with District Judges and Court Coordinators, District Attorney and
Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association, Sheriff’s Office, District Clerk, CSCD and
IT Departments, 2007
Tuberculosis and Medical Screening, Sheriff’s Office/IT Department, 2007
Web-Based Paperless Case Management, District Attorney’s Office, 2007
Process Improvement Project, Betsy Price, TA/C, 2008
In-Court Mediation Program, J.P. Ralph Swearingin, 2009
Helping Non-Custodial Parents Manage Money, CSCD/Family and Consumer
Sciences Extension Office, 2009
Northeast Newsletter, Gary Fickes, Commissioner, 2010
Coordinated Jail Population Management, Les Smith, C.J. Coordinator/C.J.
Coordinating Committee, 2010
Empowering Seniors, Gary Fickes, Commissioner, 2012
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Bridging the Knowledge Gaps, County Clerk Mary Louise Garcia and Chief Deputy
Jeff Nicholson, 2013
Taylor County
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Mental Health Hearings via V-Tel System, County Judge George
Newman/Commissioner’s Court/District Attorney’s Office/Mental Health Court
Clerk, 2006
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Mental Health Jail Diversion, George Newman, County Judge/Commissioner’s
Court/Sheriff’s Office/Jail Diversion Multi-County and Agency Task Force, 2010
Tom Green County
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Community Housing Alternative Program, Commissioner’s Court, 2002
Mental Health Deputy Unit, County Constable’s Office, 2002
County Government Day, Commissioner’s Court/Elected County Officials, 2003
HIPPA Policy, County Treasurer, 2004
Indigent Health Care, IHC Program Coordinator, 2004
History of Elected Officials, Dianna Spieker, County Treasurer, 2011
Travis County
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County Auditor Audit Analysis and Development Team Initiative, 2000
Juror Friendly Systems, District Clerk, 2003
Appointed Attorney Management System, Civil and Criminal Judges/County
Auditor, 2003
Law Library Pro Se Services, Law Library/District Judges, 2004
County park Systems Video, Records Management and Community Resources
Department, 2004
Commissioner’s Court Video On Demand Project, Commissioner’s Court/IT
/Internet Services, 2004
Online Service Check, Constable, Pct.5 Bruce Elfant, 2005
HUB Vendor Program, HUB Office and Purchasing Department/Commissioner’s
Court/Elected Officials, 2005
Connecting Values and Services, Nelda Wells Spears, TA/C, 2007
Connecting Values and Performance: Online Services, TA/C Nelda Wells Spears,
2007
Employee Wellness and Health Clinic, Commissioner’s Court, 2008
Stop Domestic Violence Initiative, Constable Bruce Elfant, 2008
Video Production “You’re En-Titled”, County Media Services/TA/C Office/TxDOT,
2008
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Inmate Population Search, Sheriff’s Office/Information and Telecommunications
Systems Department, 2008
Electronic Efficiency for Expunctions and Non-Disclosure Filings, District Clerk
Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza, 2009
Collecting Property Taxes in Difficult Times, Public Information and training,
TA/C Office, 2009
Parks Capital Improvement Project, Transportation and Natural Resources
Department, 2009
Veterans Intervention Project, Bruce Elfant, Constable, Pct.5 and Maria Canchola,
Constable, Pct.4, 2011
Van Zandt County
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V.O.I.C.E.S. Juvenile at-risk Youth Program, County Juvenile Board/Juvenile
Probation Department, 2008
Victoria County
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Restoration of the 1892 County Courthouse, City, County and State collaboration,
2001
The Timekeeper System, County Treasurer/IT/Admin. Services, 2005
Webb County
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Jail Intelligence Unit, Martin Cuellar, Sheriff, Freddie Garza, Chief Deputy, 2010
Williamson County
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The One-Minute PO-Evolving Strategies for Purchasing Department, 2000
Governmental Financial Reporting, County Auditor, 2001
Strategic Plan, District and County Judges, Elected Officials and Co. Department
Heads, 2001
Alcoholic Beverage Wet/Dry Boundaries Map, County Clerk’s Office, 2002
Auditor’s Tracking Application for Contracts, IT Department/County Auditor,
2003
Brushy Creek Regional Trail, Parks and Recreation Department, 2009
ACH Property Tax payments, Deborah Hunt, TA/C and Cathy Atkinson,
Accounting Manager, 2010
Wise County
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Wise Eyes Crime Prevention Program, Sheriff’s Office, 2002
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Yoakum County
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Yoakum County Hospital, Commissioner’s Court/Hospital Board, 2001
Mobile Command Center, Sheriff’s Office/Fire and EMS Departments, 2005
Silver Spur Award Winners
Nacogdoches County, Space Shuttle Crash Response, 2004
Trailblazer Award Winners
Charles Jones, Bell Co. Treasurer, 2000
Helen Walker, Victoria Co. Judge, 2001
Dianne Wilson, Fort Bend County Clerk, 2003
Giles Dalby, Garza County Judge, 2004
Gerald “Buddy” Winn, Brazos County Tax Assessor/Collector, 2005
Sam Seale, Executive Director, TAC, 2006
Susan Spataro, Travis County Auditor, 2007
Bill Bailey, Harris County Constable, 2009
Carol Autry, retired TA/C, Randall County, 2012
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