The Hays County Commissioners Court began its regular meeting on Tuesday with a moment of silence in remembrance of former County Judge Bert Cobb, M.D., who died last week.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Tuesday’s Hays County Commissioners Court meeting saw much discussion around the proposed multi-year Improvement Grant Program application to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) for public defender services.
“The TIDC grant application that the county submitted requires judicial support to get funding from TIDC,” Commissioner Lon Shell said.
Shell spoke of the significance of implementing a mental health court into the Hays County justice system.
“During the development of the grant application that we submitted and supported, this court and many of our stakeholders agreed that mental health was a prime concern,” Shell said.
Shell explained that while this is just one issue to tackle, it can help make strides of improvement throughout the justice system.
The Hays County Commissioners Court recently debated on how to spread over $44.7 million of funding expected to be allocated to the county through the American Rescue Plan.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
The Hays County Commissioners Court filled the county Court-at-Law No. 3 vacancy during Tuesday’s meeting.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]