Montgomery County Commissioners Court approved a new misdemeanor contract defender program during its July 15 meeting. The program, set to launch in fiscal year 2025-26, is expected to increase consistency in court-appointed representation and reduce excess costs, said Wendy Little, the director of the Office of Indigent Defense. What this means The new contract aims…

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX — I attended a meeting of Saturday, July 12th meeting of The Montgomery Historical Society’s General Membership the other week, and following the program, I invited my good friend, and adopted father figure, Historical Society President Billy Ray Duncan, to the Old Montgomery Steakhouse for a late lunch. My decision was against…