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TARC Quarterly Meeting: March 7-9, 2012

An overflow room block at prevailing state rate has been established at the Hilton Garden Inn.

To make a reservation:
Click on Link: Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown
Or call: 512-480-8181

Group Information
Group Name: Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC)
Group Code: TARC

If you need to cancel your Omni reservation, please do so by emailing
JStorm@txregionalcouncil.org.

2012 March Quarterly Schedule

2012 Texas Conference on Aging

2012 Texas Conference on Aging The 2012 Texas Conference on Aging will be held:

May 7 - 10, 2012
Hilton Garden Inn
South Padre Island

To find out all the details on the conference sessions, hotel, and getting to South Padre, visit the conference website.

Ready to register?
Just click here.

TxDot Presents Road Hand Award to East Texan

LUFKIN (KYTX) -- An East Texas transportation advocate today was surprised by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas Good Roads/Transportation Association when the coveted Road Hand Award was bestowed upon him. Walter Diggles, Executive Director of the Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG) was presented the prestigious Road Hand Award today before his colleagues at a meeting in San Augustine.

TxDOT says Diggles has been a true long-time friend of transportation. Read more...

Panhandle Counties Prepare for Disasters

Wildfires have been the big topic for emergency officials for the last few months and Thursday they got together to talk about not only the dry conditions but other disaster situations. Read more...

FY2008-2009 Regional Councils of Government and The Regional Solid Waste Grants Program

Click here to view the FY2008-FY2009 Regional Councils of Government and The Regional Solid Waste Grants Program report to the 82nd Legislature. The Regional Solid Waste Grants Program assists the State of Texas in fulfilling its public policy to safeguard health, general welfare and physical property to protect the environment.

The program is a cooperative effort among state, regional and local governments and private enterprise to ensure implementation of solid waste management and environmental protection. Each of the 24 regions has a section highlighting the local government activities in their region.

TARC and Texas Citizen Corps Award Trailer to the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe in El Paso

The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and the Ready El Paso Citizen Corps Program were presented with keys to a new custom designed Citizen Corps Trailer during the Rio Grande Council of Governments January Board Meeting. Part of a statewide competition, trailer winners were announced first at the past Texas Citizen Corps – Texas VOAD Joint Conference in Dallas. We are all very proud of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and the Citizen Corps Council, and winning this trailer shows just how outstanding their regional program is.

The award is given in recognition of outstanding community outreach and collaborative efforts from the following: the RIOCOG, under the direction of Annette Gutierrez, Executive Director, The Honorable Frank Paiz, Tribal Governor of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, and Ralph Johnson, City of El Paso Emergency Management Coordinator.

Texas Association of Regional Councils
The Texas Association of Regional Councils is the state organization of Texas' 24 regional councils of governments. With 2000 plus local government members, the regional councils of governments join local governments, as well as state, federal, and private partners, to provide cost-effective, better planned, and more accountable public services in each region of Texas.

News from TARC

View From Every Angle: GIS maps move East Texas governments into the future

The University of Texas at Austin-School of Law to host 2012 Land Use Planning Continuing Education Program

Rural Sustainability Conference all about saving money, making money and creating jobs

Ark Tex – Keep’s the Wheels Humming - Texarkana’s Transit System has developed into a modern day bus system

ETCOG to Hold Aging Conference

Eagle Pass Mayor Ramsey Cantu Unanimously Elected Texas Border Coalition Chairman

South Plains CERT Program Helps Prepare Local Residents For Any Disaster

DETCOG Outlines Five-Year Housing Plan for Low-Income Families

Volunteers to Receive Community Emergency Response Training

Texoma Council of Governments Encourages Water Conservation This Summer

NCTCOG and H-GAC Recognized by the EPA for Their Clean Air Initiatives