Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 221.001 – Provision of Probation and Detention Services

(a) The department shall assist counties in providing probation and juvenile detention services by encouraging the continued operation of county and multi-county juvenile boards or probation offices.
(b) If a county discontinues the provision of juvenile probation services, the department may directly provide probation or detention services in the county.
Redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 141 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.004, eff. September 1, 2011.