Brazos County's two treatment courts have their state money lined up for another year.
The Office of the Governor awarded the county $179,768.02 for its adult drug court, which the county calls Recovery, and $202,018.30 for its mental health court, called Restart, according to the statements of grant award attached to Tuesday's Commissioners Court agenda. Together the two grants come to $381,786.32.
Both awards are dated Oct. 5 and cover a grant period that began Sept. 1, 2026, and runs through Aug. 31, 2027. Neither requires the county to put up a cash or in-kind match, and the total project cost listed for each program equals the grant amount.
The money comes from state funds in the governor's Specialty Courts Program, passed through the office's Criminal Justice Division. The award documents list $12 million in total state funds appropriated for that program. The program supports the kinds of specialty courts defined in Chapter 121 of the Texas Government Code, a list that includes drug courts, mental health courts, veterans courts and family drug courts.
The court's role Tuesday is limited: the item is listed under acknowledgements, not as a vote. The governor's award letter says a county's authorized official must accept a grant in the state's eGrants system within 45 calendar days of the award date.
Also on Tuesday's agenda
Commissioners meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Brazos County Medical Examiner's Office, 3037 East 29th St. in Bryan. The meeting streams on the county's YouTube channel.
Among the consent items is a final plat for Dowling Business Park, eight lots on 25.69 acres in Precinct 1. The county engineer's memo recommends it for approval and notes that the plat review fees were paid, that utility, health district and 911 reviews came back, and that the City of College Station sent an opt-out letter on reviewing it.
