Tex. Health and Safety Code § 554.001
ADMISSION OF CERTAIN JUVENILES
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 554.001, ADMISSION OF CERTAIN JUVENILES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/674534
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(a) The department shall designate state facilities for use as residential treatment facilities for emotionally disturbed juveniles who:
(1) have been admitted under Subtitle C to a facility of the department; or
(2) are under the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and have been admitted under Subtitle C to a state facility designated by the department under this section.
(b) An emotionally disturbed juvenile who has been found to have engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision under Title 3, Family Code, may not be admitted to the Waco Center for Youth.