COLLEGE STATION - More than over 500 county judges and commissioners met Feb. 17-19 for the 46th Annual County Judges and Commissioners’ Continuing Education Conference and Educational Exposition at the Hilton College Station and Conference Center.
The annual event is sponsored by the V.G. Young Institute of County Government, which is part of Texas Cooperative Extension. The institute provides elected county officials with information and technical assistance and helps officials complete their state-mandated continuing education requirements.
The program included workshops on the changes to the Texas manual on uniform traffic control devices, an overview of the Texas Mobility Plan and a legislative update.
“Texas is one of a small number of states that requires all elected county officials to earn continuing education credits,” said Richard O. Avery, director of the institute.
“The institute provides education to county commissioners, judges, treasurers, tax assessor-collectors and county and district clerks through programs conducted here in College Station and across the state.”
Those attending the February conference received continuing education credit from the Office of Continuing/Distance Education at Texas A&M University.
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