Tex.
Gov't Code Section 125.005
Program in Certain Counties Mandatory
(a)
The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 200,000 shall:(1)
establish a mental health court program under Section 125.002 (Authority to Establish Program); and(2)
direct the judge, magistrate, or coordinator to comply with Section 121.002 (Oversight)(c)(1).(b)
A county required under this section to establish a mental health court program shall apply for federal and state funds available to pay the costs of the program. The criminal justice division of the governor’s office may assist a county in applying for federal funds as required by this subsection.(c)
Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a county is required to establish a mental health court program under this section only if:(1)
the county receives federal or state funding specifically for that purpose in an amount sufficient to pay the fund costs of the mental health court program; and(2)
the judge, magistrate, or coordinator receives the verification described by Section 121.002 (Oversight)(c)(2).(d)
A county that is required under this section to establish a mental health court program and fails to establish or to maintain that program is ineligible to receive grant funding from this state or any state agency.
Source:
Section 125.005 — Program in Certain Counties Mandatory, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.125.htm#125.005.