{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-125.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 125.002","heading":"AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM.","body":"The commissioners court of a county may establish a mental health court program for persons who:\n(1) have been arrested for or charged with a misdemeanor or felony; and\n(2) are suspected by a law enforcement agency or a court of having a mental illness or an intellectual disability.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1120, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1130 (H.B. 2518), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.\nTransferred, redesignated and amended from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 616 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 747 (S.B. 462), Sec. 1.06, eff. September 1, 2013.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446), Sec. 5.04, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE K. SPECIALTY COURTS","CHAPTER 125. MENTAL HEALTH COURT PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.125.htm#125.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"890dc1a928188522e5e0387aab2e1fc627d9da2235c3ffeead3d67153749d4fa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-125.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-125.0025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}