Guadalupe County Veterans Treatment Court

Government Code chapter 124 lets a county run a veterans treatment court; see the Texas entry. Guadalupe County's is held in the County Court before County Judge Kyle Kutscher, on the first Wednesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. on the third floor of the Justice Center, 211 W. Court Street, Seguin. The Texas Veterans Commission's Fund for Veterans' Assistance pays for it; the Commissioners Court accepted a $110,000 grant for fiscal year 2027 on September 1, 2026. Who. The court takes defendants "that have served, or are serving in the military, that have no criminal history or similar offenses prior to enlistment, and whose criminal activity can be linked to military service". The brochure adds that the defendant must live in Guadalupe County or a contiguous county on entering, and that the County Attorney reviews the misdemeanor case first; a substance use and mental health assessment follows, and the court makes the final decision. The programme. Five phases over a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 24 months, with monthly court appearances, drug and alcohol testing, treatment, community service and veteran peer mentors. Completing it "can lead to no jail time and potential removal of the specific misdemeanor charge" from the record. Costs. The handbook sets a $1,000 programme fee, payable at once or by plan, and says the participant may also pay drug testing fees and income-based treatment fees; inability to pay does not by itself end participation. Where it is narrower than the statute. Section 124.002 asks that the defendant be a veteran or current member with a service-related brain injury, mental illness or mental disorder, including PTSD, or military sexual trauma, that affected the criminal conduct. It sets no residence rule and no bar for offenses before enlistment. Ask Doreen Luehlfing (830-303-8867; [email protected]).