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Dimmit County approves interlocal agreement to join regional public defender office
Summary
Commissioners approved joining a multi-county public defender office. County officials said the program is largely state-funded and that the county budgeted about $56,000 this year for its share; an initial first-year charge was estimated at roughly $34,000.
Dimmit County commissioners on an unspecified date approved an interlocal agreement to participate in a regional public defender office shared with neighboring counties.
Court discussion centered on cost and whether the interlocal arrangement is more cost‑effective than appointing private counsel in felony and misdemeanor cases. A county official told the court, “We are in our budget for 56,000 a year,” and said the first-year charge to Dimmit County was expected to be roughly…
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