ON THE AGENDAHarris County Commissioners Court · 2026-09-17

The Court is asked to approve the Public Defender's Office submitting a grant application to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission for $148,408, with no county match required, for the second year of Cohort 6 of the Future Indigent Defense Leaders Statewide Training & Mentoring Program.

What it means for you

If approved, the Public Defender's Office could receive state funds to continue training and mentoring future indigent defense lawyers in a newer cohort, at no direct cost to the county.

Outcome

No disposition recorded yet.

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Official source

Official meeting record — Harris County Legistar ↗

The record does not attribute individual votes for this item — most items pass by named consensus rather than a contested roll call.

Quick answersfrom the official record

How much?$148,408Legistar record ↗

Who gives?Texas Indigent Defense Commission, if the grant is awarded.Legistar record ↗

Who decides?Decided by a vote of the Harris County Commissioners Court. Public Defender brought it forward. Taken up at the September 17, 2026 meeting — no outcome recorded yet.Legistar record ↗

The official caption doesn't name who receives it — full details in the official Legistar record ↗

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