Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a statement confirming the correct starting salary for prosecutors in Fort Bend County. Harris County commissioners approved the allocation of federal pandemic relief money to fund prosecutor positions at the district attorney’s office at their April 5 meeting after hearing an update on the county’s criminal court case backlog—which consists of 24,000 misdemeanor cases more than six months old and 18,000 felony cases more than one year old, officials said.
Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/government/2022/04/06/harris-county-district-attorneys-office-secures-75m-for-prosecutors/