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The Texas Association of Professional Process servers came into existence on April 10, 2017, when a handful of certified process servers banded together with a plan to stand on 5/2/2017 at the Texas Capitol in opposition to HB 2412, proposed legislation that would have circumvented the JBCC process server certification program. TxAPPS is that group of certified process servers who not only support the Supreme Court and JBCC, but want to work with them to help refine and perfect the Process Servers Certification Program and the future of the process service industry in the State of Texas. But, an Association is only as good as those who are actively volunteering and participating to produce for that Association.
That being said, TxAPPS is looking for process servers who wish to join us as members, and also volunteer to help the Association meet its goals. Currently, producing and providing a regular and informative newsletter for Process Servers is top of our agenda! Our section "News from Around the Lone Star State" is lacking this edition because we've not heard from you! TxAPPS wants to know when local courts changes rules, processes, or procedures that affect process servers or services in your area! Sharing is caring for your fellow process servers, as we all encounter issues when interacting with various courts across the State, since they all seem to have their own ways of doing things. Please contact our editor and Vice President, Jessica Jester Saucedo at vp@txapps.org to share information for "News from Around the Lone Star State".
TxAPPS is not only an Association for Process Servers, but also for Attorneys, Paralegals, Court Reporters, and other professionals who believe that process servers should be educated, certified, and properly vetted before they knock on the doors of citizens of the State of Texas! If you have a product or service that could be used by or benefit certified process servers, you can be a member of TxAPPS. Process server educators, we need your support! We invite everyone to join us as a member and contribute to our purposes! Again, an Association is only as good as those who are actively volunteering and participating to produce for that Association. We need the best members to build the best process servers organization in Texas!
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NEW! JBCC Online Certification, Registration & Licensing System - September 2017
In case you haven’t heard, the JBCC has made some innovative changes and additions to their website that directly affect all certified process servers!
Until recently, if you were looking for a process server on the JBCC’s website, you would simply go to the link: http://www.txcourts.gov/jbcc/process-server-certification/ and you could download a full list of all the process servers in the State of Texas as a .pdf file or an excel spreadsheet. Now, there is no more list to download…
The JBCC has moved that list to a new system; an online certification system. All certified process servers should have received an email from the JBCC before the end of September, inviting them to register and build their profile in the new system. The new online system is available at: https://jbcctexas.txcourts.gov/.
With the new system comes a new way to search for a process server in the State of Texas... Click here to download the full article or visit our News/Articles page to read more about these changes.
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To Associate or Not to Associate?
Currently, it seems that every professional association out there is struggling for money and membership. For a business/trade organization, membership is money... and money is membership. The more members you have, the more money you have to do things or provide for your members. There is a constant struggle to maintain a positive balance when each and every member has their own expectation of what the organization should or must provide to keep them as a member. This is why organizations should have a direct and clearly-stated purpose. Read more...
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| Photo Op |
The first ever TxAPPS event, our Meet & Greet held in Buda, TX on September 10, 2017 was a success!
Click here to see photos from Buda, TX!
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| News Around the Lone Star State |
In order to provide the most updated and accurate news from around the State of Texas, we need your help! No one knows faster than you, the certified process servers, when our local jurisdictions make changes to their processes and procedures, or their forms and formats. TxAPPS is seeking informants who can keep us up-to-date and in-the-know when things change at your local level. Contact us if you have regional news to add to our column, News from Around the State!
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Legislative News:
Click the buttons below to download each article as a .pdf file, or visit our website's news page to read the full article online.
Legislative Update - Fall 2017
by Toni Luttrell
Changes to Notary Laws
by Toni Luttrell
Visit TxAPPS.org
As a new and growing association, it is important that members and guests communicate with us to let us know how we can make our website most functional and user-friendly for its users. We encourage all certified process servers to visit TxAPPS.org and contact us to give us feedback.
TxAPPS members have a special login that gives them access additional features and tools. Join TxAPPS today to take advantage of our member forums, document library, and photo albumns! We want your feedback, as well, so we can make TxAPPS.org the go-to place for Process Servers to find information, answer questions, and network with other process servers.
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Events Calendar
As TxAPPS grows, we will be adding to our calendar of events board meetings, regional meetings, annual meetings, and events that Texas Certified Process Servers may be interested in attending.
NEXT EVENT:
TxAPPS Annual Members Meeting
February 24, 2017
Temple, Texas
Actual location TBD. |
TxAPPS Merchandise - Coming Soon!
Visit our website soon for the grand opening of our online store! We'll have all sorts of useful merchandise customizable for certified process servers, as well as promotion merchandise to help spread the TxAPPS name! |
| Visit www.TxAPPS.org to join today! Members can interact with other members via our online forums! Get involved by providing feedback/comments on news articles, documents within the document library, and completing member surveys! |
Interested in volunteering?
TxAPPS wants to sponsor and host events for certified process servers across the State! All levels of members can participate in our committees! Contact us for more information! |
TxAPPS Appoints Interim Treasurer
We say a big Thank You to Ben Davila, Jr, of Blue Panther Process Servers, Schertz Mobile Notary & Translation Services, and Davila Tax & Notary Services in San Antonio, TX for voluntering to work with us at the Interim Treasurer of the Texas Association of Professional Process Servers.
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This edition of our Newsletter ends with our sharing that our founding President, Travis Wyatt, has resigned his position for personal reasons beyond his control. The TxAPPS Board of Directors has chosen NOT to replace Mr. Wyatt as President at this time. As per our newly instated bylaws, there are no members presently eligible to serve as the President. We intend to address this matter at the Annual Members Meeting to be held in February 2018, and hopefully appoint an interim President to serve until our founding members each have 2 years to satisfy the requirements of the bylaws to legitimately fill the seat. TxAPPS sincerely appreciates the sacrifices made by Mr. Wyatt to help organize and found the Association and his leadership is already severely missed.
As always, we sincerely appreciate our sustaining members and sponsors:
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Texas Association of Professional Process Servers
TxAPPS.org | P.O. Box 170159 | 877-TXAPPS-1
Austin, TX 78717 877-892-7771
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