Sunday, April 24, 2022

From the Texas Fiscal Size-Up: PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

- Click here for the source, and go to page 325

Public safety and criminal justice agencies are funded in Article V of the General Appropriations Act and provide various services to ensure the safety and security of Texans. Those services include the adult and juvenile corrections systems (community supervision, incarceration, and parole services), law enforcement and highway patrol, the Texas military forces, and driver license processing. Additional services provided include county jail regulation, law enforcement officer training and licensing, alcoholic beverage industry oversight, and firefighter certification. Border security is coordinated among several Article V agencies and agencies in other articles of government. Public safety and criminal justice agencies are funded primarily with General Revenue Funds.