Does your city have a newly elected official, or do you need to update an email address? Now is the time to review the information we have listed for your city. Staying connected to you is our number one priority, and updating your information is simple-just visit www.tml.org/directoryupdate.  

If you're an elected or appointed city official, you need the media on your side to help tell your story, reach your target audience, and garner support for key initiatives. In this one-hour webinar, Reyne Telles, Communications Director for Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell, and Alicia Dean, Senior Public Relations Specialist for the City of Austin, will share practical tips you'll use immediately for positive media relations and coverage. Reyne and Alicia will discuss:

* Your role with the media
* What makes a story newsworthy
* How to prepare for a successful media interview

Thursday, July 10, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $65 per computer connection

Details and registration.

Newly Elected City Officials' Orientation

Serving as a city official is rewarding and satisfying, but it can also be challenging. Recognizing these challenges, the Texas Municipal League and Association of Mayors, Councilmembers and Commissioners designed a training opportunity specifically for newly elected city officials. The Newly Elected City Officials' Orientation will give you a solid foundation for beginning your public service role.

Join us July 24-25 in Bastrop, or August 15-16 in Irving, for this valuable learning experience.

Register early! 

Ethics for Public Officials: Laws, Liability, and Learning to Govern Ethically 

As a city official, you encounter ethical and liability dilemmas in every aspect of your position. Questions around employment decisions, media relations, competitive bidding, open government, legislative issues, and other dilemmas come before you and your city every day.    

Make plans now to attend the Ethics for Public Officials Workshop in Austin, August 7-8. You will hear from dynamic speakers from the TML legal department, as well as other ethics and liability experts, who will guide you on how to avoid potential pitfalls and govern ethically.

Registration is limited to the first 75 paid attendees.

Learn more and register today.

Reserve Your Booth Space for the 2014 TML Annual Conference and Exhibition
Exhibitor booth sales are well under way for the 2014 TML Annual Conference and Exhibition in Houston on September 30-October 3. Nearly 250 exhibitors have made their commitment to display and demonstrate their products and services to city officials. The League expects to welcome more than 350 companies to the exhibit hall floor, with an exhibit hall that is inviting, exciting, and educational for the 2,500 conference attendees.

If you're a city official, start thinking about the products and services your city will need in the coming year, and make a list of the types of companies you want to visit in the exhibit hall. And if your organization has a product or service that would benefit Texas cities, now is the time to reserve your exhibit space or sponsorship, and begin preparing for the face-to-face meeting opportunities that come only once a year at the TML Annual Conference and Exhibition.