Commissioners Court, August 25, 2026
Votes on DPS office assistant salary adjustment request
What happened
This was a Bexar County Commissioners Court budget work session with no land-use, zoning, or development decisions; all discussion concerned criminal-justice program funding (Managed Assigned Counsel, Public Defender's Office, domestic violence impact courts, Veterans Treatment C…
- Jurisdiction
- Bexar County, TX
- Date
- August 25, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
FY26-27 Managed Assigned Counsel Office funding request
Presentation and discussion of a program change requesting $1,859,010 (staff clarified approximately $1.9M for the whole office including 16 positions) to maintain the Managed Assigned Counsel office after conclusion of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission grant. Budget staff had recommended placing over 90% of the budget in contingency; MAC currently funded through end of calendar year. Commissioners expressed support for moving funds from contingency into the general fund. No vote taken.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was a Bexar County Commissioners Court budget work session with no land-use, zoning, or development decisions; all discussion concerned criminal-justice program funding (Managed Assigned Counsel, Public Defender's Office, domestic violence impact courts, Veterans Treatment C…
Key Decisions (7)
FY26-27 Managed Assigned Counsel Office funding request
Public Defender's Office status update
Domestic violence impact courts funding request
Associate judge and OA-4 positions for specialty courts
Veterans Treatment Court manager position funding
Creation of two new statutory county courts
DPS office assistant salary adjustment request
Market Signals (2)
Labor
The Bexar County DA's Family Violence Division reports chronic recruitment…
Sentiment
Commissioners signaled a tight budget environment requiring scrutiny of discretionary…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 2 board members, 5 staff members, and 3 members of the public.
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