By Megan Wehring  HAYS COUNTY — A new Public Defender Office (PDO) might be in Hays County’s future. With a 5-0 vote, Hays County Commissioners agreed to submit a letter of intent to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TDIC) regarding public defender opportunities, pretrial service opportunities ...

A study looking at benefits of legal representation at a first appearance before a magistrate for arrestees could be in the works in Hays County. The Hays County Commissioner’s Court approved a grant from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) to participate in a study examining potential bene...

Hays County will be getting a grant for $342,720 from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TDIC) as part of the Regional Padilla Compliance Pilot Program. The money will provide assistance for criminal defense attorneys who represent defendants who are not citizens of the U.S. In that role, it wil...