Welcome To CenTex ASPA
Welcome to the CENTEX Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). Our ASPA Chapter promotes good public policy, practices, and procedures through a network of professional and academic communities of practice which includes practitioners, faculty, and students of public administration and management.
What’s New?
European Group in Public Administration (EGPA) Conference in Rome, Italy August 27, 2026
Texas State University Professor Dr. Howard Balanff, ASPA Executive Director Bill Shields, along with Professors Aziza Zemrani & Mohamed Makkaoui and ASPA Staff Member Caitlyn Shrewsbury have authored a paper entitled “A Review of the First Steps Taken to Build and Maintain an International Certified Public Manager Program in Morocco”. The paper will be delivered at the European Group in Public Administration (EGPA) Conference in Rome, Italy on August 27, 2026.
Click here to open a link to the paper that will be delivered at the EGPA Conference in Rome, Italy.
“The 10 Traits of Good Government Award” NAPA Podcast
Alan Bojorquez, President & CEO of the Bojorquez Law Firm & Dr. Howard Balanoff, were invited by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) to do a national podcast on “The 10 Traits of Good Government Award”.
Click on the link below to open the YouTube Channel that broadcasted the NAPA podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k84PG7B2ltI&t=120s
Click here to open a link to “The 10 Traits of Good Government Award”
2026 Public Service Awards Luncheon
Texas State University’s William P. Hobby Center for Public Service & the CENTEX ASPA of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) conducted a Public Service Awards Luncheon at Palmers Restaurant on Saturday July 18, 2026.
Click here for additional information about the luncheon and pictures of the event.
Central Texas American Society for Public Administration
About CenTex ASPA Local Chapter
CenTex ASPA is the local area chapter of the national association. CenTex ASPA represents 42 counties, which make up the central Texas region, and include Waco, Austin, San Antonio, and College Station.
Officers & Governing Board
CenTex ASPA elects officers and Council members who represent the broad geographic region the Chapter serves, and the spectrum of public and nonprofit sector-related activities undertaken in the region.
Resources & Related Organizations
Includes websites and information about related organizations that provide relevant content and contacts for public and not-for-profit managers, supervisors, and employees.
Get Involved
Local Chapters provide public administrators the opportunity to meet people from their neighborhood, city or county. Frequent lectures, luncheons, and conferences keep members up to date on what’s going on in the local public administration community. Membership in a local chapter is included in your ASPA membership.