The Texas Legislature this month approved the creation of two new courts for Hays County to deal with the backlog of cases experienced due to growth.

However, the new district court and county court-at-law can’t be established until 2018, said Precinct 3 Commissioner Will Conley.

Conley said county officials will work with the court system, including district court and county court-at-law judges and District Attorney Wes Mau, to begin the process of establishing the new courts.

“We w...