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Denton County court approves transfer of mental-health treatment court to County Criminal Court No. 1
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Summary
The Denton County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Feb. 3 to transfer its mental-health treatment court from County Criminal Court No. 5 to County Criminal Court No. 1 (and related district-court jurisdiction), a procedural relocation approved by motion and second without debate.
The Denton County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Feb. 3 to transfer the county’s mental-health treatment court from County Criminal Court No. 5 to County Criminal Court No. 1 and the 460th/second district court.
The action was introduced by the presiding judge as item 13(a). The chair moved for approval; Commissioner Williams seconded the motion. The court called the vote and the motion carried unanimously.
The transcript record shows the item presented as a formal transfer of jurisdiction and the court adopted the motion without further discussion. The court did not state any additional implementation steps, timelines or funding changes on the record.
The matter was listed on the open agenda under item 13(a) and the court returned to other business after approving the transfer.
