2026-08-05T11:37:00-05:00 2025-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 77027 990 2025-01-01 760481649 Texas Defender Service TEXA 5123208300 PO Box 82236 Austin TX 78708 Randi Chavez Co-Executive Director 5123208300 2026-08-05 1 Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2026-08-05 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Randi Chavez PO Box 82236 Austin TX 78708 2362441 0 X www.texasdefender.org X 1995 TX Texas Defender Service (TDS) leads the fight to end excessive punishment in Texas. 15 15 17 19 0 0 1302517 1288345 1315734 967601 35608 64028 -15058 -9223 2638801 2310751 0 0 0 0 1597690 1588512 0 0 91894 539604 568694 2137294 2157206 501507 153545 3264155 3002519 603383 188202 2660772 2814317 X See Schedule OTDS fights for the end of mass incarceration and excessive punishment in Texas through direct representation, policy reform, and public education. TDS stands up for the dignity and humanity of people harmed by mass incarceration and advocates for a reimagined criminal-legal system that is just, humane, and free from racism and cruelty. 0 0 1806675 967601 TDS accomplishes its mission through three programs: direct representation, policy reform, and public education. In the direct representation program, TDS represents people imprisoned in Texas because of extreme punishments, from the death penalty to life sentences for third-degree felonies, and advocates for people seeking a second chance through the parole system. TDS fights for our client's right to a second chance, focusing on cases that highlight how excessive punishments fuel mass incarceration, perpetrate injustice, and fail to serve public safety. Through the policy reform program, TDS advocates for local and state-wide reforms that will end excessive punishment and shrink mass incarceration in the Lone Star State. See Schedule O for continued detailsTDS' public education program uses storytelling about our clients' experiences to educate the public about how excessive sentences are cruel, extreme, and unnecessary. We make visible the damage that mass incarceration wreaks, so often hidden from the public eye. 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TDS has limited control over these funds and the receipts and disbursements are not reported as revenue and expenses of TDS. Light of Justice 224010 183010 41000 29202 13000 8021 224010 183010 41000 29202 13000 8021 50223 -9223 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Randi Chavez Deputy Director 132525 0 0 0 0 0 1650 0 25320 0 159495 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Executive Director reviews the 990 after outside accountants prepare it, then sends it to the board of directors for comment before filing it with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The officers and directors of TDS are required to report any conflicts of interest throughout the year. The governing body discusses any conflicts reported and decides how to handle them. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The board of directors determines the Executive Director's compensation. The board uses salary surveys of other similarly sized non-profits to compare compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 All governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.