Submit Data & Reports | Texas Indigent Defense Commission

TIDC collects indigent defense data from all 254 counties, public defense offices, and attorneys paid for court appointments.

Indigent defense data includes expenditure and related data in TIDC’s 3 core areas:

Adult Criminal & Juvenile Deliquency
Family Protection Representation

TIDC gathers data through the following reports:

Indigent Defense Expenditure Reports (IDER)
Indigent Defense Plans (ID Plan)
Family Protection Representation Plans (FPR Plan)
Attorney Practice Time Report

View Historical Data on our Public Data Website

TIDC’s data website also hosts the Office of Court Administration’s Court Interpretation Services Report.

Learn More About the OCA Court Interpretation Services Report

Why does TIDC collect this data?

This data helps TIDC track legal requirements for appointment of counsel and ensure accountability in public spending.
Counties must submit reports to receive state grants.

Report Types

Learn more about each report, view instructions and reporting resources, and submit data to TIDC via our data website by exploring these Report Types.

Indigent Defense Expenditure Report (IDER)

Indigent Defense Expenditure Reports include expenditures, case and appointment counts, and attorney information for each court with adult criminal, juvenile delinquency, and family protection representation cases.

Indigent Defense Plan

Indigent Defense Plans describe counties' policies, procedures, and fee schedule used for providing provide court-appointed legal representation for indigent adults, juveniles, and children and indigent parents involved in Child Protective Services (CPS) cases.

Attorney Practice Time Report

Attorney Practice Time Reports reflect the amount of practice time court-appointed attorneys spend on adult criminal, juvenile delinquency, and family protection appointments for each county during the previous fiscal year.