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Dimmit County approves joining Tri‑County regional public defender interlocal agreement, contingent on partner counties
Summary
The court approved an interlocal agreement making Dimmit County a participating member of a Tri‑County regional public defender office for FY2026–27, agreeing to a 15% county contribution (about $51,000) pending final participation by Maverick County and other partners.
Dimmit County’s Commissioners Court on Monday approved an interlocal agreement to participate in a Tri‑County regional public defender office for the October 2025 fiscal year start, subject to participation by partner counties.
County staff said the regional public defender office is intended to centralize indigent criminal defense across the three counties and ease the burden of finding locally contracted court‑appointed attorneys. Under the agreement presented to the court, Dimmit County’s initial allocation would be…
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