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Commissioners vote unanimously to pursue Public Defender Office

Commissioners vote unanimously to pursue Public Defender Office
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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 and managed assigned counsel. 

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