Liberty County Veterans Treatment Court (253rd District Court)

Texas Government Code chapter 124 lets a county run a veterans treatment court (see the Texas entry). The Office of Court Administration's registry of October 1, 2026 lists the "Liberty County Veterans Treatment Court", type VTC, presiding judge Chap B. Cain III, with Leticia Manning ([email protected]) as coordinator. What the county's page says. "Veterans Treatment Court is a voluntary intervention program for veterans involved in the criminal justice system due to underlying, unmanaged substance use or mental health disorders. The program is twenty four months, depending on the level of services needed and the progress made by the veteran. Veterans who successfully complete the program may have their charges dismissed through diversion or" a later disposition. It takes felony and misdemeanour cases. To be eligible the person must be an adult charged with a criminal offence, "a veteran or service member of the United States Armed Forces or National Guard [with] an honorable or general discharge", eligible for Veterans Health Administration care, with a mental health or substance use disorder found clinically appropriate on a validated assessment, and approved by the team. How. "Applications accepted from attorney only": defence counsel files the court's application (April 2025) with the VA release of information form, faxed to (713) 770-2808; the prosecutor checks the case and record, a clinical assessment follows, then the team decides. Certified Court Manager Leticia Manning; the VA's Veterans Justice Outreach coordinator is Andrias Lowe, LCSW. The FY2027 budget gives the court's fund $36,000, fed by court costs collected by the County and District Clerks. Small errors on the page. It gives the Veterans Crisis Line as "1-988-8255 press 1"; the line is 988 then 1, or 1-800-273-8255 then 1. The Commissioners Court's establishing resolution cites "Texas Government Code, Chapter 121", the general chapter on specialty courts; the veterans court programme is chapter 124.