Texas District & County Attorneys Association
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What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO SERVING TEXAS PROSECUTORS AND THEIR STAFF, AS WELL AS ATTORNEYS IN GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATION. TDCAA SERVES THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE DISTRICT AND COUNTY ATTORNEYS OFFICES AROUND THE STATE BY: 1) PRODUCING COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COURSES FOR PROSECUTORS, THEIR INVESTIGATORS, AND PERSONNEL; 2) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PROSECUTION COMMUNITY AND RELATED CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES; AND 3) SERVING AS A LIAISON BETWEEN PROSECUTORS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DAY TO DAY ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
- Income
- $5.5 million
- Spending
- $5.6 million
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 23
- Highest pay
- $266,837, senior staff
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- THOROUGHLY TRAINED, KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND COMPETENT PROSECUTORS, ASSISTANT PROSECUTORS, INVESTIGATORS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT PERSONNEL ARE INDISPENSABLE TO AN EFFECTIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THERE IS CONSTANT TURNOVER AS PEOPLE LEAVE PUBLIC SERVICE FOR MORE LUCRATIVE PRIVATE PRACTICES AND WORK IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT PROSECUTORS' OFFICES BE ABLE TO TRAIN NEW PERSONNEL AS QUICKLY AND AS COMPREHENSIVELY AS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, LIMITED STATE AND LOCAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES MAKE SUCH TRAINING UNAFFORDABLE ON THE LOCAL LEVEL. ADDITIONALLY, TRAINING ON AN OFFICE-BY-OFFICE BASIS WOULD LACK UNIFORMITY AND LEAD TO AN UNECONOMIC DUPLICATION OF EFFORT. THE TDCAA, WITH ITS EXPERIENCE AND DEDICATION TO THE MISSION OF TRAINING AND ASSISTING PROSECUTORS, IS ABLE TO SUPPLY THAT CRUCIAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION AFFORDABLY, EFFICIENTLY, AND UNIFORMLY. TDCAA HOSTS 9 MAJOR TRAINING EVENTS EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION, TDCAA HOSTS REGIONAL TRAINING, SEVERAL SPECIALTY PROGRAMS, IN-HOUSE TRAINING, AND ONLINE TRAINING. THOROUGHLY TRAINED, KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND COMPETENT PROSECUTORS, ASSISTANT PROSECUTORS, INVESTIGATORS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT PERSONNEL ARE INDISPENSABLE TO AN EFFECTIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THERE IS CONSTANT TURNOVER AS PEOPLE LEAVE PUBLIC SERVICE FOR MORE LUCRATIVE PRIVATE PRACTICES AND WORK IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT PROSECUTORS' OFFICES BE ABLE TO TRAIN NEW PERSONNEL AS QUICKLY AND AS COMPREHENSIVELY AS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, LIMITED STATE AND LOCAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES MAKE SUCH TRAINING UNAFFORDABLE ON THE LOCAL LEVEL. ADDITIONALLY, TRAINING ON AN OFFICE-BY-OFFICE BASIS WOULD LACK UNIFORMITY AND LEAD TO AN UNECONOMIC DUPLICATION OF EFFORT. THE TDCAA, WITH ITS EXPERIENCE AND DEDICATION TO THE MISSION OF TRAINING AND ASSISTING PROSECUTORS, IS ABLE TO SUPPLY THAT CRUCIAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION AFFORDABLY, EFFICIENTLY, AND UNIFORMLY. TDCAA HOSTS 9 MAJOR TRAINING EVENTS EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION, TDCAA HOSTS REGIONAL TRAINING, SEVERAL SPECIALTY PROGRAMS, IN-HOUSE TRAINING, AND ONLINE TRAINING.
- THE TDCAA, AS THE STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF PROSECUTORS AND THEIR STAFF, ACTS AS A CENTRAL "CLEARINGHOUSE" OF INFORMATION. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROSECUTOR OFFICES AROUND THE STATE HAVE A SOURCE UPON WHICH THEY CAN RELY FOR ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTS THEIR DUTIES. PROSECUTORS OFTEN NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR LEGAL DUTIES. THE TDCAA STAFF MONITORS LEGISLATION AND COURT DECISIONS SO THAT IT CAN IMMEDIATELY RELAY CHANGES IN THE LAW AND OTHER INFORMATION TO PROSECUTORS. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO RESEARCHES LEGAL ISSUES AND OFFERS TECHNICAL ADVICE TO MEMBERS UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES GUIDANCE WHEN APPROACHED BY PROSECUTION OFFICES IN SEARCH OF PROFESSIONAL TESTIMONY, SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE SOURCES, PRO TEM ASSISTANCE, FORMS, AND A HOST OF OTHER ANCILLARY NEEDS GERMANE TO THE PROSECUTORIAL ROLE. TDCAA ALSO OFFERS ITS MEMBERS AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS A CATALOG OF 36 LEGAL PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING CODE BOOKS, MANUALS, AND GUIDES ESSENTIAL FOR PROSECUTORS AND THEIR STAFF. IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLICATIONS, TDCAA DISTRIBUTES WEEKLY CASE LAW SUMMARIES TO MEMBERS AND PUBLISHES A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE, THE TEXAS PROSECUTOR. THE TDCAA, AS THE STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF PROSECUTORS AND THEIR STAFF, ACTS AS A CENTRAL "CLEARINGHOUSE" OF INFORMATION. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROSECUTOR OFFICES AROUND THE STATE HAVE A SOURCE UPON WHICH THEY CAN RELY FOR ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTS THEIR DUTIES. PROSECUTORS OFTEN NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR LEGAL DUTIES. THE TDCAA STAFF MONITORS LEGISLATION AND COURT DECISIONS SO THAT IT CAN IMMEDIATELY RELAY CHANGES IN THE LAW AND OTHER INFORMATION TO PROSECUTORS. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO RESEARCHES LEGAL ISSUES AND OFFERS TECHNICAL ADVICE TO MEMBERS UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES GUIDANCE WHEN APPROACHED BY PROSECUTION OFFICES IN SEARCH OF PROFESSIONAL TESTIMONY, SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE SOURCES, PRO TEM ASSISTANCE, FORMS, AND A HOST OF OTHER ANCILLARY NEEDS GERMANE TO THE PROSECUTORIAL ROLE. TDCAA ALSO OFFERS ITS MEMBERS AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS A CATALOG OF 36 LEGAL PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING CODE BOOKS, MANUALS, AND GUIDES ESSENTIAL FOR PROSECUTORS AND THEIR STAFF. IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLICATIONS, TDCAA DISTRIBUTES WEEKLY CASE LAW SUMMARIES TO MEMBERS AND PUBLISHES A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE, THE TEXAS PROSECUTOR.
- PROSECUTORS OCCUPY A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. BECAUSE OF THIS UNIQUE ROLE, THEIR ADVICE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUES IS CONSTANTLY SOUGHT FROM MEMBERS OF ALL THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, CITIZENS' GROUPS, AND THE MEDIA. THE TDCAA, AS TEXAS' SOLE STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF PROSECUTORS, IS IN A POSITION TO CHANNEL THESE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION TO THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE AND TO MAKE SURE THE NEEDS OF THE VARIOUS GROUPS FOR HELP AND INFORMATION ARE BEING SATISFIED.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1972.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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