Tom Green County Veterans Treatment Court

Tom Green County runs a registered veterans treatment court under County Judge Lane Carter, coordinated by Paul Keeton ([email protected]); a $45,000 Texas Veterans Commission grant accepted on October 6, 2026 pays for its staff and software in fiscal 2027.

Also called: veterans court, veterans treatment court, VTC, chapter 124, Lane Carter, Paul Keeton, San Angelo, specialty court.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Tom Green County, TXCounty

Texas counties may run veterans treatment courts under Government Code chapter 124; see the Texas entry for who qualifies and how a case can be dismissed. The Office of Court Administration's registry of October 1, 2026 lists the Tom Green County Veterans Treatment Court (court 334) with Lane Carter, the County Judge, presiding and Paul Keeton as coordinator ([email protected]). Keeton also coordinates the county courts at law's regional specialty court for Tom Green, Coke, Concho, Irion and Runnels Counties. The year's records. On November 18, 2025 the Commissioners Court approved a case management software contract for the court and an application for $90,000 from the Texas Veterans Commission's Fund for Veterans' Assistance. On October 6, 2026 it accepted a $45,000 award, the "FY27 Veteran Treatment Court Program grant from Texas Veterans Commission", budgeted for a specialty courts salary and benefits, travel and training, supplies and software. How to get in. The county publishes no page for the court; a veteran with a pending case, or the veteran's lawyer, can ask the coordinator, or the Veterans County Service Office at (325) 277-2956.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Tom Green County Veterans Treatment Court
Gate	Rule
Justice-involved veteran	For a veteran with a pending case in Tom Green County who is screened and accepted. A disability rating is not the test.

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Last updated 2026-10-09.

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