Letters to the Editor

In support of PDO

On March 30, the Hays County Commissioner’s Court voted unanimously on a prudent measure to bring greater justice to our legal system: to submit a letter of intent to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission conveying our county’s pursuit of a Public Defender’s Office (PDO).

This state agency recognizes that PDOs provide a superior model of legal defense for low-income residents; if they approve funding for Hays County’s fledgling PDO, it could cover up to half the costs of the office’s creation in the first four years, saving us several million dollars.