{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-261.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 261.002","heading":"ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.","body":"The office of independent ombudsman is a state agency established for the purpose of investigating, evaluating, and securing the rights of children:\n(1) committed to the department, including a child released under supervision before final discharge; and\n(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.\nTransferred, 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.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 46, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 12. JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES AND FACILITIES","SUBTITLE D. INDEPENDENT OMBUDSMAN","CHAPTER 261. INDEPENDENT OMBUDSMAN","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.261.htm#261.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"dd7e99ef52979b478d73491f4810a03894b82ac0dd8ac2b42a45eefebdeeb080","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-261.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-261.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}