Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 152.1141 · Subchapter D. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC COUNTIES
HIDALGO COUNTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The Hidalgo County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Hidalgo County.
(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not more than $8,000 for the added duties imposed on the members. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.
(c) The commissioners court may reimburse the juvenile court judge for the judge's actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending seminars and other educational or instructional meetings relating to juvenile matters. The annual amount for which the judge may be reimbursed may not exceed $600.
(d) The juvenile board may require a board employee to enter into a bond payable to the board, conditioned on the faithful performance of the person's duties. The board shall pay the premium of the bond. The board may suspend or remove an employee for good cause.
(e) The commissioners court shall provide the juvenile probation officers with:
(1) automobiles and their maintenance and operation for use in official duties; or
(2) an automobile allowance in the amount the commissioners court determines to be necessary for use of a personal automobile on official business.
(f) The board shall control and supervise each county facility used to train, educate, detain, support, or correct juveniles. The board shall appoint the superintendent of each institution.
(g) The board may accept gifts or grants of real or personal property subject to the terms and conditions of the gift or grant to use for the benefit of the juvenile justice system.
(h) The board shall submit an annual budget to the county commissioners court. The commissioners court may appropriate and the juvenile board shall use money from the county general fund to administer this section.
(i) The board may authorize the use of foster homes for the temporary care of a child alleged to be a child in need of supervision or a delinquent child or a child that is dependent or neglected.
(j) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(b) do not apply to the juvenile board of Hidalgo County.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.152.htm
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Human Resources Code
- Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 152.0002BOARD MEETINGS.Printed as Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(b)
- Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 152.0004GENERAL EXPENSES.Printed as Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(b)
- Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 152.0005EXPENSES OF BOARD MEMBERS AND JUVENILE COURT.Printed as Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(b)
- Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 152.0006FISCAL OFFICER.Printed as Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(b)
- Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 152.0007DUTIES.Printed as Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(b)
- Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 152.0008PERSONNEL.Printed as Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(b)
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