Collin County's three treatment courts for people with mental illness and for veterans charged with crimes would run for another year on $932,691 in state grants that commissioners are set to accept Monday, Oct. 26.
All three awards come from the governor's office through its Specialty Courts Program. Each was granted Oct. 5 and covers Sept. 1, 2026, through Aug. 31, 2027, according to the award statements in the agenda packet, which list no required cash match.
The three courts
- Adult Mental Health Court, $529,053. County budget records describe it as a pretrial diversion program for people with a mental illness or an intellectual disability, run by the 219th District Court with County Court at Law No. 3. The grant pays for three existing full-time jobs: a program coordinator, a felony prosecutor and a community supervision officer.
- Veteran Treatment Court, $200,709. It serves veterans whose crimes are tied to injuries from their military service, the budget notice says, using a judge-supervised team that gets participants treatment for underlying problems such as substance use and medical or behavioral conditions.
- Juvenile Mental Health Court, $202,929. The money covers two existing juvenile probation officer positions, one fully grant-funded and one split with the county's own budget.
The court will also hear from 219th District Judge Jennifer Edgeworth, who asked in an Oct. 7 memo to discuss the adult court's accomplishments and activities along with the new funding. The memo does not include participant numbers or outcomes.
Body armor and other grants
On the same agenda, commissioners are asked to accept a $66,141.52 state grant for rifle-resistant body armor for the Sheriff's Office, also with no county match. At Monday's meeting, Oct. 19, commissioners are also notified of new budgets for a $240,360 forensic evidence testing grant and a $49,947.24 Sheriff's Office body-worn camera grant with a matching county share of the same amount.
Commissioners meet Oct. 26 at 1:30 p.m. in the county's administration building on Bloomdale Road in McKinney, fourth floor. Residents who want to speak on an agenda item must turn in a public comment form before the meeting starts.
