Constitutional Modernization: Evaluating the Elected Office of County Treasurer in Texas Counties
Historical analysis of the 1845 Texas Constitution, the 1905 County Auditor system, and the ten Texas counties that abolished the standalone County Treasurer office.
Policy analysis presented by Mack Latimer before the Bell County Commissioners Court in May 2026 examining the structural redundancy between the 1845 constitutional office of County Treasurer and the independent statutory office of County Auditor established by the Texas Legislature in 1905, reviewing the precedent of ten Texas counties that abolished the elected Treasurer position via statewide constitutional amendments.