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Legislature boosts judiciary budget: staff raises, court tech funding and new positions
Summary
Council members described the 2025 budget as unusually favorable to the judiciary: a 6% staff raise, targeted increases for attorneys and court coordinators, $12 million to replace the appellate case management system (TAMS), funding for public‑safety report improvements, and more than 53 new FTEs across judicial agencies.
OCA staff told the Texas Judicial Council that the 2025 legislative session produced sizable funding increases for courts and judicial agencies.
The appropriation outcome: staff and program funding. “This was, I think, as far as budget wise, the best session ever for the judiciary,” an OCA presenter said. The legislature provided a 6% salary increase for judiciary staff; attorneys classified as general counsel or law clerks received an additional 6% effective Sept. 1; court coordinators received an additional 15% on top of the 6% to narrow…
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