As plans proceed to shift the Texas juvenile justice system to a more community-based model, policymakers, juvenile justice officials, and service providers would be wise to consider ways to overcome the barriers to expansion of local residential options for adjudicated youth.
Border Security
Testimony in Support of SB 36, with Ammon Blair in House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans’ Affairs
Chairman Hefner, Vice Chairman Lopez and honorable members of the committee, My name is Ammon Blair, I am a Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and I am testifying in support of Senate Bill 36. My background includes being a former U.S. Border Patrol Agent who served in the Rio Grande Valley Sector....
April 30, 2025