The Hays County Commissioners Court took what is being called a “huge” step in the journey towards lowering the jail population last week when it created a Magistrate Division that would serve both district courts and county courts-at-law.
Funds for the division were set aside during the FY 2020 budget discussions under the “umbrella” of district courts, noted Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell, who also said the courts have been working on the plan ever since. Shell sponsored the agenda item for the Jan. 21 meeting.
The division will consist of one associate judge and one new justice clerk and will provide consistency both for jail administration and people who are arrested.
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