tx-July102026-146: 1 TAC §174.28 (Amendment) — Indigent Defense Policies and Standards

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Summary

The Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) is a permanent Standing Committee of the Texas Judicial Council. TIDC adopts amendments to Texas Administrative Code, Title 1, Part 8, Chapter 174, Subchapter C, Division 2, §174.28, concerning On-Site Monitoring Process. Section 174.28 is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the April 24, 2026 issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 2553). This rule will not be republished. EXPLANATION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS The adopted amendment to §174.28(c)(4)(B) directs monitoring staff to review cases in which the State filed an appeal under Article 44.01(a)(7), Code of Criminal Procedure, of the amount of bail set by a court. Staff shall examine each case containing a request for the appointment of counsel. The monitor shall make a finding if any request for counsel made before, on, or after the date the State filed its notice of appeal was not ruled upon by the earlier of the date required by Article 1.051(c), Code of Criminal Procedure, or when the State files its brief in the case. The adopted amendment to §174.28(c)(4)(C) directs monitoring staff to review cases in which the State sought to deny a defendant bail under...

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