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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Pooja Salhotra

A shortage of criminal defense attorneys threatens indigent right to counsel in rural Texas

Scene from bond review docket in the Travis County courthouse in July.
Scene from bond review docket in the Travis County courthouse in July 2019. (Credit: Trevor Paulhus for The Texas Tribune and Texas Monthly)

Four years ago, Bandera County Judge Richard Evans noticed his rolodex of criminal defense attorneys had shrunk to single digits, threatening his ability to offer legal counsel to poor residents accused of crimes.

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