Welcome to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.
TIDC funds, oversees, and improves public defense throughout the State of Texas. Here, you can research funding opportunities, explore data, report data, request a public defender planning study, and much more.
Latest News
- Defending Liberty: Challenges and Solutions for Protecting the Right to Counsel in Texas March 11th, 2025
- NEW: FY2026 Improvement Grant Request for Applications (RFA)
- NEW: FY2024 Indigent Defense Expenditure Report (IDER) Manual
- Full Board Meeting: April 4th, 2025
- NEW: TIDC Data Reporting Website
- Press Release: TIDC Awards Dawson Award to Judge Roy B. Ferguson, Approves Legislative Recommendations, and Issues 2023 Data Report on Family Protection Representation
- TIDC FY26-FY27 Legislative Appropriations Request
- Family Protection Representation | Mentorship Program
Trainings & Publications
- NEW: FY26 Improvement Grant Application Training Recording - January 24, 2025 | PDF Slide Deck
- Justice Beyond the Cities: The State of Rural Public Defense in Texas
- New Data Website, IDERs, Attorney Practice Time Training Webinars
- FY25 Improvement Grant Training Recording | Slide Deck
- Fair Defense Laws 2023-2025
- Evaluating Investigator Use by Defense Counsel in Texas
- Indigent Defense Coordinator Guide
- ID Plan Submission Webinar
- CPS Data Report
- Starr County Regional Public Defender: Grant Evaluation
- Public Defender Primer
- Innovations in Indigent Defense