Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 261.002 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The office of independent ombudsman is a state agency established for the purpose of investigating, evaluating, and securing the rights of children:
(1) committed to the department, including a child released under supervision before final discharge; and
(2) adjudicated for conduct that constitutes an offense and placed in a facility operated by or contracted with a juvenile probation department or juvenile board.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 64 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.010, eff. September 1, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 46, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.261.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 52861eef167ce34c1a92a6557e3c8f9a1622d020ca963eeb23a6b8bd1b1cb099
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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