Approximately 40 percent of juvenile offenders in Texas suffer from a mental illness. The juvenile justice system can include mental health treatment within delinquency interventions for these offenders with positive outcomes and lower costs.
Toward a More Well-Informed Citizenry
The 86th Texas Legislature sought to enhance public debt transparency through the creation of Voter Information Documents (VID). However, this instrument is not accurately providing debt amounts and needs reform. Key points: Governments are manipulating the VID methodology to deny voters accurate tax impact estimates. Many VIDs are dissimilar, making comparative analysis challenging. There is...