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District attorney urges commissioners to fund higher salaries to stem prosecutor turnover
Summary
The county district attorney’s office told the commissioners court it is deeply understaffed and urged salary increases to recruit and retain prosecutors and support staff. The office proposed new pay bands for attorneys, additional legal‑support hires and a chief investigator role.
The district attorney’s office told the Nueces County Commissioners Court that it remains substantially understaffed, with several senior prosecutors departing for higher pay elsewhere, and asked the court to approve pay increases to make county prosecutor salaries competitive.
Office leaders said the office currently operates well below its authorized complement of attorneys and that the shortage imposes a backlog on felony and juvenile dockets, increases pressure on existing prosecutors and contributes to jail population pressures. Leon…
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