{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-493.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 493.001","heading":"DEPARTMENT MISSION.","body":"The mission of the department is to provide public safety, promote positive change in offender behavior, reintegrate offenders into society, and assist victims of crime.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 493. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: ORGANIZATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.493.htm#493.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"7d9f4de087815d1bc91c48db301c6e4ace14278d30b42b9ec0cd623974b295b9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-492.017","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-493.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}