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
- Press Release: The Texas Indigent Defense Commission Approves More Than $21 Million to Strengthen Indigent Defense, Including Significant Investments in Rural Counties
- NEW: FY2025 Indigent Defense Expenditure Report (IDER) Manual
- NEW: FY 2026 - 2027 Temporary or One-Time Assistance for Existing Indigent Defense Programs Serving Rural Texas Supplemental Request for Applications
- NEW: FY2026 Improvement Grant Request for Applications (RFA)
- Attorney Practice Time Report: TIDC Data Reporting Website
- TIDC FY26-FY27 Legislative Appropriations Request
Trainings & Publications
- NEW: Family Protection Representation FY24 Data Publication
- NEW: 2025-2027 Texas Fair Defense Laws
- NEW: County Stakeholder's Manual: A Guide for New Grant Recipients
- FY2025 Reporting Trainings:
- Adult Criminal-Juvenile Indigent Defense (ID) Plan Training
- Family Protection Representation (FPR) Indigent Defense (ID) Plan Training
- Family Protection Representation (FPR) Indigent Defense Expenditure Report (IDER) Training
- Adult Criminal-Juvenile Indigent Defense Expenditure Report (IDER) Training & Adult Criminal-Juvenile IDER Training Slide Deck
- FY26 Improvement Grant Application Training Recording - January 24, 2025 | PDF Slide Deck
- Defending Liberty: Challenges and Solutions for Protecting the Right to Counsel in Texas Recording | Highlights