Hays County has taken significant strides in reforming its criminal justice system but more needs to be done. That was the general consensus of the county’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee, which met for the first time in six months last week, albeit virtually. District Attorney Wes Mau said...

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 ...

Time appears to be running out for Hays County to apply for a grant to help fund a Public Defender’s Office. May 11 was the “priority deadline” for the grant application to be filed with the Texas Indigent Defense Council (TIDC). The grant, which the county declined to seek last year, would partiall...