Cradle of Texas Chapter
General Meeting and Advanced Training
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Texas Agrilife Extension Office, Angleton
| 8:30-am | Social-and-snacks | ||||||||
| 9:00-am | General Meeting | ||||||||
| 9:30-am | Advanced Training: Watershed Protection. Speakers: Four representatives of the Houston-Galveston Area Council will address issues related to watershed protection.
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The Houston-Galveston Area Council is the region-wide voluntary association of local governments in the 13-county Gulf Coast Planning region of Texas. Its service area is 12,500 square miles and contains more than 5.7 million people.
H-GAC's mission is to serve as the instrument of local government cooperation, promoting the region's orderly development and the safety and welfare of its citizens.
H-GAC is governed by a Board of Directors composed of local elected officials who serve on the governing bodies of member local governments. There are 35 members on the H-GAC Board.
H-GAC provides many tools: information, region-wide plans, and services to support the region's local governments. Key H-GAC governmental services include transportation planning, cooperative purchasing, homeland security, air and water quality planning, forecasting, and mapping. H-GAC also serves the region through workforce development, criminal justice, 911, trauma care planning, small business finance, and other programs contributing to the region's quality of life and economic competitiveness.