The Tarrant County District Attorney's office has announced a decrease in cases that were backlogged due to COVID restrictions.
Since District Attorney Phil Sorrells took office on Jan. 1, the case backlog decreased from 38,625 to 34,908, according to a June 1 report. That's a 9.8% decrease over the course of five months.
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WATCH HEREFor cases of capital murder and murder, the DA's office solved 91 backlogged cases out of 482, an 18.8% decrease.
According to the DA's office, the caseload peak was 48,106 two years ago.
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