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HB1515: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District.

: Terry Canales (D-TX) : May 25, 2026 Updated: May 9, 2025
Education
Education--School Districts
Education--Higher
Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs
Disabilities, Persons with
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Salaries & Expenses
Corrections
Corrections--Jails & Prisons
Corrections--Parole, Probation & Pardons
PEACE OFFICERS
STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
MANDATORY & COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
Governor
LICENSING & REGULATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
AUDITOR, STATE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS BOARD OF
AUDITS & AUDITORS
PARDONS & PAROLES, BOARD OF
VETERANS COMMISSION, TEXAS
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
WINDHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT
Sunset
Sunset--Commission Bills
CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY COUNCIL
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
CORRECTIONAL OFFICE ON OFFENDERS WITH MEDICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS, TEXAS
Bill ProgressIntroduced
  1. 1Introduced (current step)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District.

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