Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Events Cancelled Due to continued extreme weather conditions and power and cellular outages in Austin, like many of you the majority of the TARC staff has no reliable heat, electricity or internet. Our ability to respond and communicate is extremely limited at this time. Please note we will respond to […]
The Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC) has continually monitored federal and local health and safety information and direction from local elected officials and has determined that the Spring TARC meeting will be held as a virtual event. Now that Winter Storm Uri has passed, we are thrilled to announce that the TARC Spring Virtual […]
In response to COVID-19, the Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC) continues to monitor federal and local health and safety information along with direction from local elected officials to determine the delivery of the June TARC Executive Directors' Council and Board of Directors Meeting. The TARC Executive Directors' Council and Board of Directors Meeting will […]
Please join us for a presentation by Haley Turner, Associate Commissioner, Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services at the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). She will be presenting about the role of IDD Services, the local intellectual and developmental disability authority, and information about different safety net services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. […]
Due to the current status of COVID-19 in Texas and to ensure the safety of all TARC members, the September 2021 TARC Bi-Annual Staff Training and Annual Board of Directors Meeting will be held virtually for the staff training and in-person for the TARC Executive Directors Council & Board of Directors or a hybrid format. […]
To assist counties and COGs as they stand up the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), TARC, CJCAT and TAASA will partner to provide a series of webinars to offer technical assistance. These webinars are open to all county judges, commissoners and COG staff. This is the first in our SART series. To register, click here.
To assist counties and COGs as they stand up the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), TARC, CJCAT and TAASA will partner to provide a series of webinars to offer technical assistance. These webinars are open to all county judges, commissoners and COG staff. In this webinar, we will have a panel of experts to talk […]
To assist counties and COGs as they stand up the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), TARC, CJCAT and TAASA will partner to provide a series of webinars to offer technical […]
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) recently published dashboards estimating the cost to local governments of services for people experiencing a mental health crisis. As part of the […]
Public safety education is key to teaching adults and children to properly use 9-1-1 in an emergency. Education campaigns have been successful throughout the years but with Next Generation 9-1-1 and Text-to-9-1-1 being implemented across the state, the need for public education is increasing once again. Getting the word out to rural service areas can […]