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County manager summarizes death-inquest investigator program; three investigators now assigned to JPs 1–3
Summary
Williamson County officials described a nine‑month rollout of a death‑inquest investigator program that assigns certified investigators to three justice‑of‑the‑peace offices; the court discussed caseload growth, autopsy costs and options for a future medical examiner model.
County Manager Rebecca Clemons briefed the Williamson County Commissioners Court on Sept. 23 about the county’s death‑inquest investigator (DI) program, now roughly nine months into operation in three of four justice‑of‑the‑peace offices.
The court heard that the DI program was adopted under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure chapter 49, subchapter A, with section 23 permitting Commissioners Court appointment of investigators to assist justices of the peace. Clemons said the DI team responds to most deaths in county jurisdiction unless a justice of the peace elects to go to a scene. The justice of the peace retains statutory authority to determine the…
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