Hays County may make one final attempt at establishing a Public Defender’s Office.

Though a “priority” decline has expired, the Commissioners Court on Tuesday indicated that the Criminal Justice Commission may initiate a request for funding from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission following their scheduled meeting May 28.

“There is still opportunity if the commission wishes to move forward,” Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe said.

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