Texas Municipal Courts Education Center

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Special Topics Session
Focus: Fines, Fees, and Costs

Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC
Regan Metteauer, Program Attorney, TMCEC

Toward the Goal of Justice: Procedural Fairness and Public Confidence
Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, City of Friendswood

DOJ Letter

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Texas Department of Public Safety Update*
Amy Calhoun, Program Supervisor III, Conviction Reporting, Department of Public Safety
Timothy Preece, DRP Program Administrator, Department of Public Safety

Break

Dissecting the Citation
Ashley McSwain, Assistant City Attorney, City of Van Alstyne

Pennies & Paper Pigs: Taking Payments
Jaime Brew, Court Administrator, City of Sugar Land

Exploring Attitudes, Stereotypes, and Biases
Leah Huff, Former Court Administrator, City of Southlake

Making Sense of the License: Current Driver's License Issues*
Matt Dixon, Assistant City Attorney, City of Arlington

Insurance Laws*
Fred Garcia, Clerk of the Court, City of San Antonio

Indigence in a Box: Charts, Checklists, and Forms
Leah Huff, Former Court Administrator, City of Southlake

Data Miners & Open Records
Laura Mueller, Associate Attorney, Bojorquez Law Firm

The Court Abides: Penalties & Punishments*
Edward Spillane, Presiding Judge, City of College Station

Managing, Retaining, and Destroying Records
(3:05 p.m. – 5 p.m.)
Megan Carey, Government Information Analyst, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Community Service* 
Tracie Glaeser, Program Coordinator, TMCEC

Community Service Calculator

Certification: This is a Test – It’s Only a Test!
Elaine Brown, Retired Court Administrator, City of Katy

Courts Making Their Communities Safer*
Elizabeth De La Garza, TxDOT Grant Administrator, TMCEC
Ned Minevitz, TxDOT Grant Administrator & Program Attorney, TMCEC

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Language and the Law
Robby Chapman, Director of Clerk Education & Program Attorney, TMCEC