Day: October 4, 2018

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New Diversion Center will Keep People with Mental Illness out of Jail

Harris County now has a new resource to help keep people with mental illness out of the Harris County Jail. The new Judge Ed Emmett Mental Health Diversion Center provides law enforcement with a community-based alternative for persons with mental illness who have been picked up for low-level, non-violent offenses such as trespass. The Diversion […]

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Senator Joan Huffman Receives the Vision Award from the Texas Advocacy Project

Austin    On Saturday, State Senator Joan Huffman (SD17), received the Texas Advocacy Project’s “Vision Award” for her work to end domestic violence. Throughout the years, Senator Huffman has authored and sponsored multiple bills aimed at providing protections for survivors. Most recently she sponsored House Bill 281. Now current law, the bill directed and provided funds to […]

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