Corrections Committee

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Committee info:

  • Clerk:
  • Mo Jenkins
  • Room:
  • EXT E2.110
  • Phone:
  • (512) 463-0796

Committee Members

Chair

Herrero

Rep. Herrero,
Abel

Vice Chair

Kacal

Rep. Kacal,
Kyle J.

 

Allen

Rep. Allen,
Alma

 

Jones

Rep. Jones,
Venton

 

Lopez

Rep. Lopez,
Ray

 

Murr

Rep. Murr,
Andrew S.

 

Sherman, Sr.

Rep. Sherman, Sr.,
Carl O.

 

Swanson

Rep. Swanson,
Valoree

 

Toth

Rep. Toth,
Steve

Jurisdiction:

Sec. 5. CORRECTIONS. The committee shall have nine members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
(1) the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted felons;
(2) the establishment and maintenance of programs that provide alternatives to incarceration; and
(3) the following state agencies: the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Special Prosecution Unit, the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments.