District attorney to adopt TechShare case-management software paid from asset-forfeiture fund

The Victoria County Commissioners Court on Monday approved a master interlocal agreement with TechShare to provide a case-management and e-discovery platform for the Criminal District Attorney's Office.

Constance, Criminal District Attorney, said the current e-discovery portal offered by the incumbent vendor (Tyler Technology) is being phased out and that the office evaluated alternatives. Constance said prosecutors with experience using TechShare in other offices reported it as more user friendly and responsive. She said the initial implementation cost is significant but will be paid from the office's criminal asset forfeiture account (the transcript referenced the "$3.70 fund" where forfeiture proceeds are deposited) rather than from general-tax revenues.

Constance said annual recurring support costs were already accounted for in the office's budget in place of prior Tyler Technology costs. Commissioners voted to approve the interlocal agreement; the court recorded the motion as approved. Constance said she had conducted due diligence, including meetings with county staff and other prosecutors who use the product, and that the county's in-house court-appointed software administrator had favorable experience with TechShare's responsiveness.

The DA's office did not report a contract termination schedule for the incumbent vendor during the public discussion and stated it would coordinate procurement and implementation details after court approval.