Brazos County commissioners approve contracts that provides a total of $775,000 dollars in state grant money to help pay some employees in the county attorney and sheriff’s offices.
The sheriff’s office will receive $500,000 dollars and the county attorney’s office $275,000 dollars.
It is the first time the agreements were approved by new commissioners Fred Brown and Bentley Nettles.
Brown, who served in the Texas House, reminded everyone that continued state funding is not guaranteed.
Nettles, who is a lawyer, hoped the state money will help attract prosecutors to the county attorney’s office.
Brazos County county attorney Earl Gray hopes state lawmakers will consider expanding the eligibility of who receives grant money beyond assistant county attorneys, investigators and victim assistance coordinators. Gray says he has eight other employees who are not eligible.
Brazos County sheriff Wayne Dicky, who attended the meeting, passed when asked to speak about the grants.
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