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Fort Bend County could receive 2 district courts Fort Bend County could receive two additional district courts from the 89th Texas Legislature during a July special session to support the increased number of cases as the county nears a population of 1 million. The big picture Senate Bill 2878 was sent to Gov. Greg Abbott
Fort Bend to house outside inmates At a June 10 meeting, Fort Bend County commissioners approved an agreement with Colorado County to house some of its inmates at the Fort Bend County Jail. The agreement comes after the detention center faced staffing shortages in 2024, Community Impact reported. The details Fort Bend will receive a daily per diem of $87 per Colorado County inmate housed. According to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Fort Bend County had 801 inmates as of May 1, while Colorado County had 50 inmates. Going forward The agreement is through Sept. 30 with the potential renewal.
for signature June 3 but was ultimately vetoed June 22, due to being lumped with other court items. If approved, the bill would bring the total number of district courts to 10. By the numbers Data from the Office of Court Administration shows the number of criminal, civil and family cases have increased 30.18% since the last district court
was added 2015 . Looking ahead
If approved at the July 21 special session, the courts will be created Sept. 1, per bill documents.
Fort Bend County total cases on the docket*
50K
40,374
39,757
36,853
40K
33,407
39,971
39,304
30,190
35,800
30K
35,179
32,739
20K
0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
2022 2023 2024 *INCLUDES CRIMINAL, CIVIL AND FAMILY CASES SOURCE: TEXAS OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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