TJJD News & Announcements

HORSESHOE BAY, Texas – The Texas Juvenile Justice Department partnered with the Juvenile Law Section of the State Bar of Texas to sponsor the 31st Annual Juvenile Law Conference in Horseshoe Bay, Feb. 25-28, 2018. The conference welcomed about 350 juvenile justice professionals from across Texas. It kicked off with a pre-conference focusing on the nuts and bolts of juvenile law, followed by more advanced topics during the rest of the conference. Distinguished professionals presented on various topics aimed at enhancing the juvenile justice system. The speakers demonstrated great passion and enthusiasm in sharing their knowledge and expertise. For the fourth year, the Juvenile Law Section hosted disciplinary caucuses with facilitated discussion, providing a place to network within an individual’s personal discipline and discuss best practices, current issues, and ways to improve the system. The Juvenile Law Section honored Nydia Thomas with the Robert O. Dawson Visionary Leaders...

AUSTIN, Texas – TJJD welcomed juvenile justice professionals from across the state to Austin for the 11th biennial Post-Legislative Conference and Budget Workshop, held July 31-August 2, 2017, at the Omni Southpark Hotel. The TJJD Post-Legislative Conference had approximately 360 participants in attendance and provided individuals with an overview of changes made during the 85th Texas Legislative session, specifically bills impacting juvenile justice, DFPS, victims of crime, human trafficking, sex offenders, the Code Of Criminal Procedure, the Penal Code, and county government with some of the most notable changes occurring with juvenile records. In addition, audience members heard about legislative appropriations to TJJD and the overall impact of funding changes to the juvenile justice system, along with the enhancement of regionalization efforts. Representative Gene Wu provided the keynote presentation to participants as a supporter of TJJD’s mission and to the Texas juvenile jus...

HORSESHOE BAY, Texas – On February 27-March 1, the Juvenile Law Section of the State Bar of Texas sponsored the 30th Annual Juvenile Law Conference in Horseshoe Bay. TJJD’s Juvenile Justice Training Academy coordinated the conference in partnership with the Juvenile Law Section and welcomed approximately 400 juvenile justice professionals from across the state. The agenda focused on the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case In Re: Gault and was specifically designed to give practitioners the latest and most pertinent information relevant to juvenile justice in Texas. During the conference, distinguished professionals presented on various topics that benefited all facets of professionals wanting to enhance the juvenile justice system. Collectively, speakers demonstrated great passion and enthusiasm in their ability to share their knowledge and expertise. For the third year, the Juvenile Law Section hosted disciplinary caucuses with facilitated discussion. These caucus...