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Commissioners unanimously approve county application for Texas indigent defense improvement grant
Summary
Nueces County Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize a county application for the Texas Indigent Defense Commission's Indigent Defense Improvement Grant for 2026 and to designate program and fiscal leads for the award.
Nueces County Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize the county judge to apply for the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) Indigent Defense Improvement Grant for fiscal 2026 and to designate Danis Lee Obregon as the grant program director and the county auditor as the financial officer. The resolution cites Texas Government Code section 79.037 and Title 1 of the Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 173, as the program authorities that permit the county to seek the funds.
County leaders and local judges told the court the grant would support an office they say has already changed how courts handle jailed people with serious mental illness. The county resolution states it will accept TIDC funds…
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