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The Harris County Commissioners Court voted for a pay increase starting Oct. 1 for residents selected for jury duty.
Nueces County jurors get pay bump for jury service, following commissioner court vote and change to law.
A proposal by Harris County District Clerk Marilyn Burgess questioned the legality of including some organizations on a list of beneficiaries for jury pay donations. A subsequent review found there was no issue.
Lawmakers have approved a plan to double the amount of money prospective jurors and individuals chosen to sit on a jury receive for each day they spend at the courthouse.
The plan hikes pay for prospective jurors to $30 a day, pays $80 each day to seated jurors for the first five days of a trial, and $90 for each