TX HB503

Expands eligibility for the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program from counties with populations of 300,000 or less to counties with 400,000 or less

Creates a new grant tier of $650,000 for sheriff's offices in counties with populations between 300,000 and 400,000

Expands eligibility for the rural prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program from jurisdictions with populations of 300,000 or less to jurisdictions with 400,000 or less

Creates a new grant tier of $375,000 for prosecutor's offices in jurisdictions with populations between 300,000 and 400,000

Adds paralegals to the list of prosecutor's office employees whose salaries can be increased using grant funds, alongside assistant attorneys, investigators, and victim assistance coordinators