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Wilson County court agrees to comply with juvenile-transport order under Texas Family Code
Summary
Commissioners agreed to abide by a court order on transportation of juveniles, citing correspondence from Judge Wilson and Judge Dillingham and concerns that juvenile probation officers are not trained for transport. The motion to comply passed by voice vote.
Wilson County Commissioners Court on Agenda Item 22 reviewed correspondence from Judge Wilson and Judge Dillingham about court-ordered transportation of juveniles and moved to align county practice with that order. A court speaker noted that juvenile probation officers are not trained to perform transportation work and referenced an incident in which a child reportedly escaped while previously transported by staff. The court discussed that sheriff's deputies were already providing transport in practice.
A motion was made to abide by the court order regarding transportation of juveniles under the referenced Texas Family Code provision; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The court did not record a roll-call vote in the transcript. The county will continue to coordinate with the sheriff's office to comply with the court order.
Speakers referenced judges' correspondence and operational impacts for juvenile probation officers, but no changes to county budget or a timetable for implementation were recorded in the meeting transcript.
