BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas (KRHD) — Texas counties struggle to retain prosecutors as many leave for private sector

Watch the full story here: Investing in justice: $275k grant award helps Brazos County retain key prosecutor personnel

Prosecutors across Texas are leaving public service for private sector jobs at alarming rates, creating a staffing crisis that threatens public safety in communities statewide.

"We've experienced in Brazos County, some pretty significant turnover over the last several years," said Shane Phelps, an attorney and former prosecutor.

Kenny Graves

To combat this exodus, state lawmakers created the SB22 grant program to help counties increase salaries for prosecutors, investigators and other staff members. The initiative aims to make public service more financially

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