An increasing jail population , court backlog delays and slower case processing are among the potential consequences Harris County judges and other judicial officials warned commissioners about Sept. 9 if several initiatives go unfunded.

Harris County commissioners and department leaders are weighing how to offset at least $ 102 million in cuts before adopting the fiscal year 2025-26 budget Sept. 18. Factors impacting county department cuts in the budget process, according to the proposed FY 2025-26 budget document, include jail costs and indigent defense costs .

Harris County Criminal Court Judge Stacy Barrow serves on the 487th district court and asked Commissioners Court to fund $2.2 million toward the associate judge program, which covers 12 staff positions and serves sever

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