Defense Attorneys

1. You must be shown as the attorney of record in FACTS in order to access your case(s). It is your responsibility to make sure that the court coordinators have entered your information in each of your cases correctly, especially your bar card number.
2. If you find that you have access to any case where you are not the attorney of record, please notify us as soon as possible so we can correct that in the system.
3. All computer systems have limitations so there will still be certain types of discovery that must be provided outside of the system. This will usually be video files that the system is unable to handle because of file size or format.
4. Attorneys and staff in both offices have been working to upload DME and make it discoverable in the system, but this is a work in progress. You will find that some cases haven’t been reviewed yet and some DME still needs to be uploaded and marked as discoverable. We ask for patience and feedback that will help us focus our efforts.
5. Due to the volume of misdemeanor cases in the system, the County Attorney’s office cannot go back into cases in which you have already received discovery and also make that discovery viewable within the portal. All new discovery received, and discovery in all new cases entered, will be viewable and downloadable through the portal.
6. The County Attorney’s office will continue to provide DWI videos on disks for the near future. The file size of these videos in their current format is too large to be workable within the system. We are hopeful for a future solution that will allow you to stream the videos in an MP4 format through the portal (with the native format available also), but at this time most of the law enforcement agencies video applications will not support conversion to MP4.
7. Prior to indictment, but after an accused person has been booked, (meaning they have been arrested or turned themselves in), the attorney of record may make a request for discovery. Discovery will be made available as soon as practicable prior to indictment unless the prosecutor believes that disclosure could impair an on-going investigation or possibly place a victim, witness, or the community at risk. If discovery is provided prior to indictment, defense counsel should be aware that it is likely to be limited and/or incomplete at that point. It will be necessary for counsel to continue checking TechShare for supplemental discovery.
8. As with any computer system, a strong internet connection will provide you with a better experience when using the system.

See the Standing Order signed by the District Judges.

• The Travis County District Attorney’s Office along with Adult Probation has created a Young Adult Diversion Program.
• Judge Mueller will preside over this docket. If accepted into the program, the pending criminal case will be transferred to the 403rd District Court.
• The program will address the needs of young adults (ages 17 – 25) 
• The program is structured to be completed within 12 – 18 months.
• The program may consist of an evaluation/assessment, treatment, counseling sessions (both individual and group sessions) and classes. Specific conditions applicable to each participant will be enumerated in an agreement signed by defendant, defense attorney and state’s attorney.
• Upon successful completion of all conditions, the criminal charges will be dismissed and state will not pursue further prosecution of the offense.
• The participant may be eligible under Article 55.01 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure to have the arrest expunged upon successful completion of the Young Adult Diversion Program.
• In advance of selection for the program, applicants must submit to an assessment by Travis County Probation to ensure that they are clinically appropriate for the program and to determine appropriate services.
• Clinically appropriate applicants will be selected for the program at random.

The Travis County District Attorney’s Office will consider a defendant’s application for the Young Adult Diversion Program for most felony offenses. The applicant must be between the ages of 17 and 25. The following non-exclusive list of factors will be considered for a defendant’s acceptance into the program:

• The nature and type of offense, as well as the circumstances surrounding the commission of the offense, including any potential harm to the community by the defendant.
• The defendant’s criminal history and/or prior contacts with law enforcement, including juvenile offenses and all non-traffic offenses.
• Defendant cannot test positive for any illegal drugs or non-prescribed controlled substances.

A defendant and the attorney of record wishing to apply for acceptance into the Young Adult Diversion Program shall complete an application. Once the application is complete, the attorney of record shall electronically submit the application and any supporting documents to [email protected]. The application will be reviewed and the defendant’s attorney will be notified regarding defendant’s acceptance into the program.