Brazos County Commissioners receive an activity update at the Public Defender's office

This podcast is a report from Nathan Wood of the Brazos County public defender's office to county commissioners on March 24, 2026.Now in its fourth year of operation, the head of the Brazos County public defenders office shared an activity report at the last county commission meeting, representing two new groups of clients.Nathan Wood brought up two new divisions that started in the 2026 fiscal year last October first...defenders who represent juveniles and clients with mental health issues.During the first quarter of FY 2026, the public defender's office had two lawyers who are each handling 129 felony criminal cases and three lawyers who are each handling 89 misdemeanor cases. Wood compared that workload with those of other defense lawyers who are assigned cases by Brazos County judges.