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Jurors to receive nearly $27K payout from Travis County after case was dropped
Twelve jurors and two alternates will each receive nearly $27,000 from Travis County after a criminal case against former Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody and county attorney Jason Nassour was dropped. The case involved allegations of evidence tampering and took years to resolve despite only three days of jury work.
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