39th Annual Conference
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April 28-May 2, 2025 / San Marcos, TX
May 4-8, 2026 / San Marcos, TX
39th Annual TJA Conference
Join the Texas Jail Association in San Marcos, Texas for the Annual TJA Conference. The conference will be hosted at the Embassy Suites. Participants will be offered training through a variety of general and breakout sessions. Registration will include refreshment breaks, Thursday night dinner & entertainment, and access to the exhibit hall.
Participants receive the appropriate TCOLE credit for each training session attended.
Professional dress is expected during general and breakout sessions.
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
April 28–May 2, 2025 | San Marcos, Texas
REGISTRATION COSTS
Early Registration (Through April 11th)
$295.00 for TJA Members
Membership must be current as of May 2025
$325.00 for non-members
This cost includes includes a 12 month membership
Late Registration (Applies after April 11th)
$354.00 for TJA Members
Membership must be current as of May 2025
$384.00 for non-members
This cost includes includes a 12 month membership
PAST CONFERENCE TOPICS
The Basics;
Use of Force and Failure to Intervene;
Don't Let the Job Break You;
What If Chick-fil-a Managed the Jail?;
Crisis Negotiations;
But Did You Die?;
Corrections Tactical Unit;
It's a Family Affair: Establishing a Team Through Exemplary Leadership;
Hot Topics;
Road to Retirement;
Life Lessons - The Mayonnaise Jar, Coffee and Chocolate;
Generational Differences: Boomers, Generations X and Y - Different
Values...Similar Goals;
SAKI;
Why are They Leaving?;
Stop the Bleed;
Creating a Positive and Inclusive Workplace: Crucial Conversations, Increasing Cultural Understanding, and Resolving Conflicts;
Court Ordered Medications;
Drug Recognition;
Transporting Inmates;
and more
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Pending. Please Check Back Soon.
GOLF TOURNAMENT
April 28, 2025 | Kissing Tree Golf Club, San Marcos, Texas
Embassy Suites by Hilton San Marcos
HOST HOTEL
Embassy Suites
1001 E. McCarty Lane
San Marcos, TX 78666
www.hilton.com
Please Note: Embassy Suites is the conference host hotel. The exhibitor hall will be located at this address. The room block is NOT open for vendor reservations. Presidential and Platinum Sponsors will have limited access to reserve at this room block.
OVERFLOW HOTELS
Candlewood Suites - San Marcos
600 Wonderworld Drive
San Marcos, TX
1-512-749-1717
For phone reservations, use group code TJA.
Holiday Inn San Marcos Convention Center
105 Bintu Dr.
San Marcos, TX 78666
1-512-805-1000
For phone reservations, use group code TJA.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites - San Marcos
900 Barnes Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
1-512-392-6355
For phone reservations, use group code TJA.
