DA and county attorney highlight specialty courts, training programs and case metrics
Summary
The county attorney outlined specialty-court and mental-health programs; the district attorney reported a disposition rate above 100% for Jan–Aug and said a 'DA in a Day' transparency program earned a Texas Association of Counties Best Practice Award.
The county attorney presented a quarterly report summarizing caseloads and specialty programs, including veterans treatment and trauma/mental-health supports; he emphasized the importance of treatment and VA connections for veteran defendants and specialty probation programming.
District Attorney Jarvis reported intake and disposition metrics (more than 1,500 cases added and over 1,900 disposed between January and August, a disposition rate of about 123%) and described outreach initiatives such as "DA in a Day," which the DA said won a Texas Association of Counties Best Practice Award. He said the award recognizes an office-wide effort to increase transparency and public understanding of DA functions.
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