Commissioners also selected Jacqueline Lamerson as interim chief public defender based on a committee recommendation, and they approved an interlocal agreement between the Texas DPS, the district attorney and sheriff’s department to fund an anti-gang center.Commissioners also selected Jacqueline Lamerson as interim chief public defender based on a committee recommendation, and they approved an interlocal agreement between the Texas DPS, the district attorney and sheriff’s department to fund an anti-gang center.