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 assistance. These webinars are open to all county judges, commissoners and COG staff. In this webinar, we will hear how to set up a regional […]

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 All Texas Access project, HHSC collaborated with local mental and behavioral health providers to study the costs of local government response to those experiencing a […]

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 […]

The Texas Association of Regional Councils will be gathering in person once again! Please mark your calendars to join us in Austin February 9-11, 2022 for the TARC Bi-Annual Staff Training and Board of Directors Meeting. Click the link above to see the current DRAFT schedule of events. Meeting times and locations are subject to […]

Organizations cannot live by grants alone. Funding diversity is necessary for organizational sustainability. And when you have a plan in place, it is so much easier to answer the sustainability question in grant applications. This three-part series will explain the multi-faceted approach to funding an organization, including partnerships with area agencies. Learn about sustainability, pick […]

Organizations cannot live by grants alone. Funding diversity is necessary for organizational sustainability. And when you have a plan in place, it is so much easier to answer the sustainability question in grant applications. This three-part series will explain the multi-faceted approach to funding an organization, including partnerships with area agencies. Learn about sustainability, pick […]