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Brooks County court adopts resolution supporting Operation Lone Star defense attorneys
Summary
The court approved a resolution endorsing an application to the Operation Lone Star program to provide court-appointed attorneys for smuggling cases; the judge said the program had started in April. The resolution passed unanimously.
Brooks County Judge Eric Ramos told the court that an application had been submitted to Operation Lone Star to secure court-appointed attorneys for smuggling cases and read a supporting resolution into the record. Commissioner Eduardo "Eddie" Garza moved to adopt the resolution; Commissioner Rolando Gutierrez seconded and the court approved it by unanimous roll call.
Ramos noted the program "had just started in April" and asked the court to formally endorse the county's participation. The resolution will be filed with county records as part of the court's support for the program.
