Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar delivers SB22 grants to boost law enforcement salaries, hiring in smaller communities

AUSTIN— Texas Comptroller GlennHegar earlier this week said his office delivered nearly $126 million in financial assistance to rural law enforcement and prosecutor offices as part of a grant program that is addressing challenges faced by these groups in counties with small populations.“About 500 rural law enforcement and prosecutor offices applied to our office for this critical grant money,…