
Bill trackingĪre you curious to know what is being filed for the upcoming session? Of the 1,350 bills filed through last week, we are tracking 360 (27 percent) of them.

If you think one or more of these items is important, then let your legislators know they should fund DPS Exceptional Item Request #4 this upcoming session. creation of a forensic lab records discovery portal for criminal discovery.support for critical lab activities, such as developing new testing for hemp-related cases and.faster forensic blood toxicology testing.If approved, those funds would be used for three initiatives: In particular, that state agency has listed as its fourth priority exceptional item request-that’s lege speak for “Item #4 on our Christmas wish list”-almost $29 million of additional crime lab funding for the next biennium. DPS budget itemsįor those of you wanting to impress upon your legislators the importance of getting timely and effective help from DPS crime labs, you can now direct your policymakers to specific budget proposals they can support. Preference will be given to elected prosecutors, but assistants are also welcome to volunteer (with their boss’s permission, of course). If you would like to see how the sausage is made (or make some yourself!), please contact Shannon to reserve a week to come to Austin in February, March, or April of 2023. The 88 th Regular Session convenes on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, and committee hearings should start up a month after that.

DAĭirector, Region 7: Jeff Swain, Parker County DAįor all board positions for 2023 (complete with pictures!), see our website. Secretary-Treasurer: Kriste Burnett, Palo Pinto County DAĬriminal District Attorney-At-Large: Joe Gonzales, Bexar County CDAĬounty Attorney-At-Large: Natalie Cobb Koehler, Bosque County CAĭirector, Region 1: Landon Lambert, Donley County CAĭirector, Region 2: Laura Nodolf, Midland County CDAĭirector, Region 4: Carlos Omar Garcia, 79 th Jud.

President-Elect: Erleigh Wiley, Kaufman County CDA TDCAA’s annual board director elections were held in conjunction with our Elected Prosecutor Conference earlier this month. Bundle up, buttercups, it’s gonna get cold this week! During the impending arctic blast, please be sure to protect your “4 Ps”-pets, plants, pipes, and prosecutors.
