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Erin Martinson has been chosen to lead the Travis County DA s special victims unit. She will oversee cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse.
José Garza, Travis County s incoming district attorney, has picked his primary challenger in the March election to lead the office’s special victims unit. Attorney Erin Martinson will oversee cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse.
“The criminal justice system in Travis County has repeatedly failed survivors. That ends today,” Martinson said in a statement. “Under José Garza’s leadership, we are going to build a justice system where victims are believed and treated with dignity and respect – starting from day one.”
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EL PASO, Texas Since the start of the pandemic, tens of thousands of people have lost their job in the Borderland community. For many, that loss of income impacted their ability to pay bills and especially, rent.
With an eviction moratorium expected to end in January, El Paso County Commissioner David Stout says an eviction tsunami is looming. I could imagine many folks who are in over their ears and once the moratorium is lifted, I m sure we are going to see landlords gong to court to evict people if they aren t able to pay, said Stout. And it s not just one months rent, it s a number of months rent that they will probably be on the hook for.
Travis County District Attorney-elect José Garza on Thursday announced he is appointing former DA candidate Erin Martinson to lead the special victims unit at the DA’s office next year.
Martinson lost to Garza in the Democratic primary after she campaigned on a platform of making sexual assault cases a priority work she will partly focus on in this future role. The unit is dedicated to addressing domestic violence, child abuse and sexual violence cases.
“The criminal justice system in Travis County has repeatedly failed survivors. That ends today, Martinson said. “Those who have survived violent crimes deserve to have a justice system they can trust. Under José Garza’s leadership, we are going to build a justice system where victims are believed and treated with dignity and respect starting from Day One.”