Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 244.005 - Determination of Treatment When a child has been committed to the department, the department may:
(1) permit the child liberty under supervision and on conditions the department believes conducive to acceptable behavior;(2) order the child's confinement under conditions the department believes best designed for the child's welfare and the interests of the public;(3) order reconfinement or renewed release as often as conditions indicate to be desirable;(4) revoke or modify any order of the department affecting a child, except an order of final discharge, as often as conditions indicate; or(5) discharge the child from control when the department is satisfied that discharge will best serve the child's welfare and the protection of the public.Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 244.005
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter E, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85, Sec. 1.007, eff. 9/1/2011.