The Texas Juvenile Justice Department’s (TJJD) Probation Services Division partners with probation departments across Texas to strengthen services for youth referred to the juvenile justice system. We collaborate with juvenile boards, local probation departments, and TJJD divisions to coordinate efforts statewide.
TJJD supports juvenile probation chiefs through funding, training, and technical assistance to enhance local services and promote a “shallow-system” approach. The division also helps departments comply with state standards, provides specialized resources, and assists with the oversight, management, and funding of county-level juvenile probation departments and facilities. TJJD and Probation Services understand and recognize the wide diversity in the many departments across the state, though we all share the vital goal of helping young people reform and find success.
Online Resources for Chiefs
- Juvenile Justice Training Academy
- TJJD Regional Training Portal
- Credit for Webinar or E-Learning Course
- SEMARC User Guide | Support
- Correctional Management Institute of Texas (CMIT)
- Juvenile Justice Association of Texas (JJAT)
- Texas Probation Association (TPA) – Conferences
- Texas Institute on Children and Youth (TICY) | Concan TX | Facebook)
- JPD Forms
- Noble Software Group
- Legislative Appropriations Request (2026-2027)
- Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS): Regional contact information
- Community Resource Coordination Groups
- Local Mental and Behavioral Health Authorities
- Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI)
- Texas Administrative Code
Stay Engaged
Governing Board
The 9-member governing board meets several times a year at locations across the state. The public is welcome to attend.
Advisory Council
The 13-member Advisory Council on Juvenile Services assists TJJD with long-range planning and review of operations.
Quarterly Newsletter
Subscribe to TJJD’s Quarterly Newsletter — CONNECTS — where we will keep you informed about all the work we’re doing in the juvenile justice system across the state of Texas.
Messages from TJJD
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2026 4:14:30 PM
Subject: Interim Charges & More
Hi Chiefs,
I hope y all are doing well! I apologize I haven t been sending emails to the field as frequently as I used to, it has been very busy over here. But, I m happy to announce we are interviewing applicants for the stakeholder relations role I was in before becoming
Chief of Staff so there will be more regular updates soon!
Interim Charges and LBB Data
I ve also attached the full list of Senate and House interim charges that were recently released. The charges directly related to juvenile justice are below:
Senate Addressing Juvenile Violence: Study the growing violence among juveniles both in communities and state and county secure facilities. Examine the effectiveness of juvenile diversion programs, sentencing laws, and whether determinate sentences for all 3G violent juvenile offenders would better ensure public safety. Make recommendations to improve juvenile outcomes and protect the public.
House Juvenile Justice: Evaluate the effectiveness of indeterminate and determinate sentencing in promoting accountability, rehabilitation, and public safety, including whether current commitment and probation practices for serious offenses provide sufficient supervision. Recommend any statutory or policy changes to improve coordination, strengthen accountability, identify barriers in information sharing, and enhance public safety.
This is not set in stone yet, but we are hearing that the Senate will be holding their interim charge hearings in the first part of May. We will update when there is a solidified date.
Additionally, the LBB recently published updated juvenile justice data from TJJD and across the state.
If you have any questions or if I can be a resource in any way, please do not hesitate to reach out. I look forward to seeing many of you at JJAT in Lubbock later this month!
Best,
Nathan
Nathan C. McDaniel
Chief of Staff
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
1801 N. Congress, Austin, TX 78701
nathan.mcdaniel@tjjd.texas.gov
737-393-7959 (c) | 512-490-7130 (o)
Transforming young lives and creating safer communities.
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From: Nathan McDaniel, Chief of Staff
Subject: Interim Charges & More
Attachments: 2026 Interim Charges; House Interim Charges 3/25