Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 491.001. Definitions

(1) “Board” means the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, except as provided by Section 508.001.

(2) “Community justice assistance division” means the community justice assistance division of the department.

(3) “Department” means the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, except in Chapter 509.

(4) “Executive director” means the executive director of the department.

(5) “Institutional division” means the institutional division of the department.

(6) “Office of the independent auditor” means the office of the independent auditor established under Section 493.0052.

(6-a) “Office of the inspector general” means the office of the inspector general established under Section 493.019.

(7) “ParolePardons and paroles division” means the parole division of the department.

(8) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., ch. 1022 (S.B. 2405), § 105(3), eff. Sept. 1, 2025.

(1) “Board of Pardons and Paroles” means:

(2) “Probation department” or “adult probation department” means a community supervision and corrections department established under Chapter 76, Government Code.

(3) “Texas Adult Probation Commission” means the community justice assistance division.

(4) “Texas Board of Corrections” means the board.

(5) “Texas Department of Corrections” means the institutional division.