Counties seeking their share of some $12 million budgeted by the Texas Task Force on Indigent Defense (Task Force) for FY2007 must submit their applications online by Oct. 23. Bell County Judge Jon Burrows, who serves on the Task Force and its Grants and Reporting Committee, said he “is pleased with the new budget for […]
Texas Fair Defense Act (SB7)
State, Counties, Address Increased Costs of Indigent Defense Services The Task Force on Indigent Defense (TFID) and its Grants Committee are meeting this month to determine whether to change the manner in which funds are distributed to counties to help offset the increased costs of providing indigent defense services, said Bell County Judge Jon Burrows, […]
SB7 Study Provides Blueprint for Creating Public Defender Office
A consultant commissioned by the Texas Task Force on Indigent Defense (TFID) has mapped a strategy for developing county and regional public defender offices in the state. The Blueprint for Creating a Public Defender Office in Texas, prepared by The Spangenberg Group, an indigent defense consulting firm based in Massachusetts, was released last summer and […]
