Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 201.001 · Chapter 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this title:
(1) "Board" means the Texas Juvenile Justice Board.
(2) "Child" means an individual:
(A) 10 years of age or older and younger than 18 years of age who is under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court; or
(B) 10 years of age or older and younger than 19 years of age who is committed to the department under Title 3, Family Code.
(3) "Court" means a juvenile court.
(4) "Department" means the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
(5) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.
(6) "Juvenile board" means a body established by law to provide juvenile probation services to a county.
(7) "State aid" means funds allocated by the department to a juvenile board to financially assist the juvenile board in achieving the purposes of this title and in conforming to the department's standards and policies.
(a-1) Expired.
(a-2) Expired.
(b) Effective December 1, 2011, a reference in other law to:
(1) the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission means the department; or
(2) the Texas Youth Commission means the department.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.
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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.201.htm
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