page_title: Texas Juvenile Justice Department
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Texas Juvenile Justice Department / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Brown Heatly Building in Austin - Has headquarters for Texas Youth Commission, Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission Español: Edificio Brown Heatly en Austin - Tiene las sedes de la Comisión Juvenil de Texas, la Comisión de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Texas, y la Comisión de Probatoria de Menores de Texas
context_page_description: The Texas Juvenile Justice Department is a state agency in Texas, headquartered in the Braker H Complex in Austin.
  It was created on December 1, 2011, replacing the Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission.
context_section_description: The implemented changes occurred after the 82nd Texas Legislature abolished the Texas Youth Commission due to the scandals surrounding this agency that was responsible from 1957 to 2011. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department was established by the legislature to manage and oversee the agencies that were abolished. There is a board that includes 11 members that are responsible for overseeing juvenile justice services from entry to the discharge of the youth; the board was selected by the Governor of Texas with Texas Senate approval.
caption: Former TJJD headquarters, Brown-Heatly Building, Austin
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