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Atascosa County Moves Forward on Indigent Defense Grants and Approves Health Insurance Renewal
Summary
The commissioners authorized application resolutions for Texas Indigent Defense Commission grants — including a new mental-health-court defender position — and approved the county health insurance renewal with a 1.7% rate increase for 2025–26.
The Atascosa County Commissioners on Monday authorized resolutions to apply for 2026 grant funds through the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) to improve indigent defense services and to fund a position to support newly created mental health courts. The court also approved the county’s 2025–26 employee health insurance renewal through the Texas Association of Counties (TAC) with a 1.7% rate increase.
Auditor Tracy Barrera presented…
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