District clerk attends educational conference

Terri Cox, Lampasas County district clerk, joined over 400 county and district clerks for the 36th annual County and District Clerks' Continuing Education Seminar at the Hilton College Station Hotel and Conference Center Jan. 14-17 at College Station.

The annual continuing education seminar was sponsored by the V.G. Young Institute of County Government, which is part of Texas AgriLife Extension Service.

The institute provides elected county officials with information and technical assistance and helps officials complete their state-mandated, minimum continuing education requirements. The seminar offered 17 hours of credit to clerks attending all of the sessions.

"As one of a small number of states that requires all elected county officials to earn continuing education credits, Texas county officials get an opportunity to learn new and vital information so they can better serve the citizens of Texas," 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 various programs held across the state.

"With the changes in laws and duties in the district clerks' office, the seminar helps inform me and helps me run the office according to statute," Mrs. Cox said.