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Fort Bend commissioners vote to shift legal staff, funding from county attorney’s office

Fort Bend commissioners vote to shift legal staff, funding from county attorney’s office
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Critics say the move weakens the independence of country lawyers by transferring resources from the elected county attorney's office to a separate civil legal department that reports strictly to Commissioners Court.

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