Statutes | Tex. Gov't Code ยง 126.007 | 2025
(a) If a municipality in the county has not established a commercially sexually exploited persons court program, the commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 200,000 shall:
(1) establish a commercially sexually exploited persons court program under this chapter and
(2) direct the judge, magistrate, or coordinator to comply with Section 121.002(c)(1)
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(b) A county required under this section to establish a commercially sexually exploited persons court program shall apply for federal and state funds available to pay the costs of the program. The criminal justice division of the governor&rsquos office may assist a county in applying for federal funds as required by this subsection.
(b-1) A county may apply to the criminal justice division of the governor&rsquos office for a grant for the establishment or operation of a commercially sexually exploited persons court program.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a county is required to establish a commercially sexually exploited persons court program under this section only if:
(1) the county receives sufficient federal or state funding specifically for that purpose and
(2) the judge, magistrate, or coordinator receives the verification described by Section 121.002(c)(2).
(d) A county that does not establish a commercially sexually exploited persons court program as required by this section and maintain the program is ineligible to receive funds for a community supervision and corrections department from the state.