Texas § 125.005 PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES MANDATORY.

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§ 125.005 — PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES MANDATORY.

Texas § 125.005

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 125.005 (2026).

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Sec. 125.005. PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES MANDATORY.

(a)The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 200,000 shall:

(1)establish a mental health court program under Section 125.002 ; and

(2)direct the judge, magistrate, or coordinator to comply with Section 121.002 (c)(1).

(b)A county required under this section to establish a mental health court program shall apply for federal and state funds available to pay the costs of the program. The criminal justice division of the governor's office may assist a county in applying for federal funds as required by this subsection.

(c)Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a county is required to establish a mental health court program under this section only if:

(1)the county receives federal or state funding specifically for tha

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Sec. 125.005. PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES MANDATORY. (a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 200,000 shall:
(1) establish a mental health court program under Section 125.002 ; and
(2) direct the judge, magistrate, or coordinator to comply with Section 121.002 (c)(1).
(b) A county required under this section to establish a mental health court program shall apply for federal and state funds available to pay the costs of the program. The criminal justice division of the governor's office may assist a county in applying for federal funds as required by this subsection.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a county is required to establish a mental health court program under this section only if:
(1) the county receives federal or state funding specifically for that purpose in an amount sufficient to pay the fund costs of the mental health court program; and
(2) the judge, magistrate, or coordinator receives the verification described by Section 121.002 (c)(2).
(d) A county that is required under this section to establish a mental health court program and fails to establish or to maintain that program is ineligible to receive grant funding from this state or any state agency.