7 items where Harris County Commissioners Court's official record names Public Defender as the department bringing it forward.
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The Court is asked to approve the Public Defender's Office accepting $130,066 in grant funds from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, with no required match, for the third year of the FY27 Future Indigent Defense Leaders Cohort 5 Statewide Training & Mentoring Program.
The Court is asked to approve the Public Defender's Office accepting $148,408 in grant funds from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, with no required match, for the second year of the FY27 Future Indigent Defense Leaders Cohort 6 Statewide Training & Mentoring Program.
The Harris County Public Defender's Office is asking for permission to apply to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission for $130,066.45 in grant funds, with no county match required, to support the third year of a statewide training and mentoring program for future indigent defense leaders.
The Harris County Public Defender's Office is asking for permission to apply to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission for $148,408 in grant funds, with no county match required, to support the second year of a statewide training and mentoring program for future indigent defense leaders (Cohort 6).
The Public Defender's Office presented its Strategic Planning Report, and the Court voted to direct the office to expand its capacity to handle at least 50% of indigent defense case appointments by 2031, following best practices for workload, training, and staffing.
The Court directed the Public Defender's Office and the Office of Managed Assigned Counsel to present annual updates on their strategic plans to Commissioners Court by August 15th each year through 2031.
The Public Defender's Office presented its Strategic Planning Report to the Commissioners Court for discussion and possible action. Three separate motions were made and voted on, including a motion to continue until the item was finished, which passed.