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Tarrant County to invest $1 million in visiting judges to help COVID-19 case backlog

Tarrant County misdemeanor and felony courts have an average of 1,600 backlogged cases as a result of court closures and delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to county staff.  The county is responsible for the operation of 21 courts across the region, but their doors were closed for months on end as COVID-19 swept […]