There are over 150,000 juveniles arrested every year in Texas, and more than 50,000 are incarcerated at Texas Youth Commission (TYC) and local detention and postadjudication facilities. The Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (TJPC) monitors these local lockups. Also, some 68,000 Texas youths are on probation or parole.
Higher Education
Safe Schools and Fair Standards
Safe Schools and Fair Standards Key points: Texas’s higher education code is not aligned with Supreme Court precedent on the correct standards for defining harassment. Texas statute does not define what makes conduct “severe,” “persistent,” or “pervasive.” The existing legal framework should remain intact but needs updated definitions that protect both free speech and students...
September 28, 2026