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Polk County accepts state grant to create public defender office, approves job description
Summary
Polk County Commissioners Court accepted a Texas Indigent Defense Commission grant and approved a chief public defender job description, while discussing funding, staffing and the possibility of forming a regional office to secure ongoing state support.
Polk County Commissioners Court on Oct. 14 accepted a FY 2026 improvement grant from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission to establish a public defender's office and approved a chief public defender job description, court records show.
County staff told the court the award provides $760,607 for personnel, benefits, equipment and contracts; the grant package in the meeting packet allocated $590,454 for six full‑time positions and listed a county match requirement of 20 percent, calculated as $190,001.52. Court members were told the county did not include the grant in the…
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