Specialty courts in Texas are established by county governments to handle a particular type of crime or certain civil law cases. These courts seek to divert offenders from prisons and jails and refer them instead to social services that may rehabilitate them.

The oldest kind of specialty court in Texas, and the most common, is a drug court. The judges of these courts supervise treatment plans for offenders and monitor their compliance.

Other specializations include veterans courts, family courts, juvenile courts, mental health courts, and DWI courts for persons arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Several counties have established courts for commercially sexually exploited persons, which handle cases that might otherwise be prosecuted for prostitution.

Specialty courts may rely on a deferred adjudication program, which allows a defendant to accept responsibility for a crime without an actual conviction being placed on the record.

Other courts work with offenders after conviction, so that they can avoid repeat offenses.

Specialty courts operate under guidelines approved jointly by an advisory council within the Criminal Justice Division at the Office of the Governor and the Texas Judicial Council. The courts are funded in part through grants made by the Criminal Justice Division, and in part by local and federal resources.

List of Specialty Courts in Texas

The following list of specialty courts is current as of February 2023. As of that date, there were 247 specialty courts operating in the state.

Court IDPrimary CountyCourt Name
44Angelina Angelina County Drug Court 
45Angelina Angelina County SAFP Re-entry Drug Court 
46Bell Bell County Drug Court 
255Bell Bell County Veterans Treatment Court 
47Bexar Bexar County Adult Drug Court (Treatment Recovery 
193Bexar Bexar County DWI Court 
220Bexar Bexar County Esperanza Court 
48Bexar Bexar County Family Drug Court 
49Bexar Bexar County Felony Co-Occurring Disorder Court (CORE) 
215Bexar Bexar County Felony Drug Court 
214Bexar Bexar County Felony Reentry Court 
284Bexar Bexar County Felony Veterans Treatment Court 
51Bexar Bexar County Juvenile Drug Court Pre-Adjudication 
248Bexar Bexar County Juvenile Drug Court Pre-Adjudication 
249Bexar Bexar County Juvenile Drug Court Pre-Adjudication 
50Bexar Bexar County Juvenile Drug Treatment Court – Post-Adjudication 
185Bexar Bexar County Mental Health Court 
152Bexar Bexar County Veterans Treatment Court 
54Bowie Bowie County Aftercare Re-entry Drug Court 
52Bowie Bowie County Felony Drug Court 
55Bowie Bowie County Mental Health Court 
53Bowie Bowie County Misdemeanor Drug Court 
56Bowie Bowie County Pre-Trial Diversion Drug Court 
57Bowie Bowie County SAFPF Re-entry Court 
257Brazoria Brazoria County Recovery (DWI) Court Program 
258Brazoria Brazoria County Veterans Court Program 
140Brazoria Brazoria County S.T.E.P. (Success Through Education and 
58Brazos Brazos County Specialty Court 
59Brown Brown County DWI Court 
60Burnet Burnet County 33rd/424th Drug Court 
180Caldwell Caldwell County Challenge Court 
302Cameron A.C.T. (Accountability Creates Trust) Specialty Court 
289Cameron Cameron County Mental Health Divert/AOT Court 
199Cameron Cameron County Veterans Court 
326Cameron Youth Offender Court 
61Cameron Cameron County Divert Court 
62Cass Cass County Drug Court 
285Collin Collin County 416th Drug Court 
186Collin Collin County Court at Law #1 DWI/Drug Court 
205Collin Collin County Court at Law #7 DWI/Drug Court 
253Collin Collin County Family Preservation Drug Court 
323Collin Collin County Mental Health Specialty Court 
308Collin Juvenile Mental Health Intervention Program (JMHIP) 
187Collin North Texas Regional Veterans Court – Collin County 
35Collin 366th District Court Drug Court Program 
63Collin Collin County SOAR Juvenile Drug Court 
68Collin County Court at Law No. 5 DWI/Drug Court Program 
65Comal Comal County Accountability Court 
64Comal Comal County Challenge Court 
320Comal Comal County Mental Health Court 
247Comal Eugene E. Hooper Veterans Treatment Court of Comal County 
71Dallas Dallas County 4-C SAFPF Re-entry 
267Dallas Dallas County AIM 
172Dallas Dallas County ATLAS 
198Dallas Dallas County Competency Court 
176Dallas Dallas County Diversion Male Court 
74Dallas Dallas County Diversion Male Court (DMC) 
254Dallas Dallas County Diversionary Drug Court 
83Dallas Dallas County Dual Diagnosis Aftercare 
175Dallas Dallas County ESTEEM Court 
72Dallas Dallas County Felony DWI 
73Dallas Dallas County I.I.P. 
174Dallas Dallas County Juvenile Mental Health Court 
75Dallas Dallas County Legacy Family Court 
171Dallas Dallas County Mental Health Diversion Court 
76Dallas Dallas County Misdemeanor DWI 
128Dallas Dallas County PRIDE 
77Dallas Dallas County STAC 
134Dallas Dallas County STAR 
78Dallas Dallas County Veterans 
243Dallas Dallas County Youthful Offenders Court 
79Dallas Dallas Initiative for Diversion and Expedited Rehabilitation and 
211Dallas Dual Diagnosis Court 
263Dallas South Dallas Drug Court 
262Dallas South Oak Cliff Veteran Treatment Court 
273Denton Denton County 442nd District Family Drug Court 
272Denton Denton County Drug Treatment Court 
80Denton Denton County DWI Treatment Court 
81Denton Denton County Veteran’s Court 
260Denton SOAR, Denton County Juvenile Mental Health Court 
207El Paso E.S.T.E.E.M. Prost. Prev. Court Program 
36El Paso El Paso County 384th Adult Drug Court Program 
136El Paso El Paso County 384th SAFPF Reentry Drug Court 
86El Paso El Paso County DWI Drug Court Intervention and Treatment Program 
39El Paso El Paso County Intervention Family Drug Court 
88El Paso El Paso County Juvenile Drug Court Program 
40El Paso El Paso County Preservation Family Drug Court 
250El Paso El Paso County Project Hope – Juvenile Mental Health Court 
182El Paso El Paso County Veterans Treatment Court Program 
287El Paso El Paso County Women’s Addiction & Recovery (WAR) Court 
316El Paso El Paso Resilient Invested Succeeding Empowerment (R.I.S.E.) 
325Ellis Ellis County Veterns Treatment Court 
93Fannin Fannin County Drug Court 
256Fannin Fannin County Mental Health Court 
296Fannin North Texas Regional Veterans Court – Fannin County 
95Fort Bend Fort Bend County CARD Program (Felony Drug Court) 
311Fort Bend Fort Bend County Juvenile Intervention and Mental Health 
202Fort Bend Fort Bend County Mental Health Court 
201Fort Bend Fort Bend County Mental Health Docket 
97Fort Bend Fort Bend County Misdemeanor DWI Court 
96Fort Bend Fort Bend County Misdemeanor Treatment Court 
266Fort Bend Fort Bend County Special Sanctions Court 
139Fort Bend Fort Bend County STARS SAFPF Reentry Court 
227Fort Bend Fort Bend County Veterans Court 
181Galveston Galveston County “HOPE” Drug Court 
209Galveston Galveston County Veterans Treatment Court 
99Grayson Grayson County Family Recovery Court 
98Grayson Grayson County Recovery Court 
297Grayson Grayson County RISE Juvenile Court 
294Grayson North Texas Regional Veterans Court – Grayson County 
100Gregg Gregg County 188th Judicial District Drug Court 
101Gregg Gregg County Family Treatment Court 
42Guadalupe Guadalupe County ACHIEVE 
183Guadalupe Guadalupe County High Risk Probationer (HRP) Court 
102Guadalupe Guadalupe County Veterans Treatment Court 
129Guadalupe REACH (Rehabilitate, Educate, And Create Hope) Felony Drug 
138Guadalupe Specialized Treatment Options Program (S.T.O.P.) Juvenile Drug 
324Hale Hale County Drug Court 
103Hale Hale County Juvenile Drug Court 
234Harris County Criminal Courts at Law Veterans Program (CCCLVP) 
283Harris Harris County Court 360 
208Harris Harris County Creating Advocacy Recovery and Empowerment 
92Harris Harris County Family Intervention-Infant Toddler Court 
231Harris Harris County Felony Mental Health Court 
210Harris Harris County Felony Mental Health Court – Co-Occurring Disorders 
107Harris Harris County Felony Veterans’ Treatment Court 
281Harris Harris County Gang Recidivism Intervention Program (GRIP) Gang Court 
228Harris Harris County Misdemeanor Veterans Court 
229Harris Harris County Prostitution Court SAFE 
104Harris Harris County Sober Court 
105Harris Harris County Sober Court 
106Harris Harris County Sober Court 
223Harris Harris County Sober Court 
225Harris Harris County Sober Court 
179Harris Harris County Sobriety Over Addiction and Relapse (SOAR) Drug Court 
141Harris Harris County Success Through Addiction Recovery (STAR) 1 
142Harris Harris County Success Through Addiction Recovery (STAR) 2 
143Harris Harris County Success Through Addiction Recovery (STAR) 3 
144Harris Harris County Success Through Addiction Recovery (STAR) 4 
108Hays Hays County Drug Court 
321Hays Hays County Mental Health Court 
206Hays Hays County Veterans Court 
109Hidalgo Hidalgo County Drug Court Program 
110Hidalgo Hidalgo County DWI Court Program 
310Hidalgo Hidalgo County Juvenile Drug Court Program 
309Hidalgo Hidalgo County LIFELINES Girls Juvenile Mental Health Court 
240Hidalgo Hidalgo County Mental Health Court 
318Hidalgo Hidalgo County Misdemeanor Drug Court 
235Hidalgo Hidalgo County Misdemeanor DWI Court 
219Hidalgo Hidalgo County Prostitution Court 
317Hidalgo Hidalgo County Re-entry Court 
111Hidalgo Hidalgo County Veterans Court Program 
290Hidalgo Hidalgo County Youthful Offender Court 
112HillHill County Juvenile Drug Court Program 
329HopkinsANCHOR Court 
269HutchinsonHutchinson County Adult Drug Court 
113JeffersonJefferson County Drug Intervention (JCDI) Program 
114JeffersonJefferson County Family Treatment Drug Court 
188JeffersonJefferson County Juvenile Drug Court 
277JeffersonJefferson County Juvenile Mental Health Court 
41Jim Wells79th Judicial District Drug/Alcohol Court Diversion Program 
38KaufmanKaufman County 422nd Drug and Mental Health Court 
117KaufmanKaufman County Court at Law DWI/Diversion Court 
295KaufmanNorth Texas Regional Veterans Court – Kaufman County 
291KerrKerr County Drug Court 
288LibertyLiberty County Veterans Treatment Court 
118LubbockLubbock County Adult Drug Court 
119LubbockLubbock County DWI 
122LubbockLubbock County Freedom Court 
121LubbockLubbock County Juvenile Drug Court 
313McLennanMcLennan Co .Mental Health Court 
87McLennanMcLennan County DWI/Drug Court 
123McLennanMcLennan County Juvenile Drug Court Progam 
306McLennanMcLennan County Veterans Treatment Court 
305MedinaMental Health Court 
279MidlandMidland County Drug Court 
298MidlandMidland County DWI Court 
212MidlandMidland County Mental Health Court 
280MidlandMidland County Transitional Treatment Court 
213MidlandMidland County Veterans Court 
69MontgomeryMontgomery County Court Assisted Rehabilitation Experience 
85MontgomeryMontgomery County DWI Court 
259MontgomeryMontgomery County Mental Health Treatment Court 
184MontgomeryMontgomery County Misdemeanor DWI Court 
124MontgomeryMontgomery County Power Recovery Court (PRC) 
135MontgomeryMontgomery County SAFPF Reentry Court 
244Montgomery Montgomery County Veterans Treatment Court 
137Montgomery SAP Recovery Court (Substance Abuse Program) 
322Navarro Navarro County Recovery Court 
307Nolan Nolan County Drug Court 
292Nueces Nueces County Family Drug Treatment Court 
82Nueces Nueces County Divert Court 
126Nueces Nueces County Drug DWI Court 
115Nueces Nueces County Juvenile Drug Court 
153Nueces Nueces County Veteran’s Treatment Court 
33Panola 123rd Judicial District Adult Drug Court Program 
315Potter Panhandle Problem Solving Court 
314Potter Panhandle Regional Veterans Treatment 
217Potter Potter and Randall County Drug Court 
127Potter Potter County SAFPF Reentry Court 
94Presidio Far West Texas Rural Juvenile Drug Court Initiative 
293Rockwall North Texas Regional Veterans Court – Rockwall County 
245Rockwall Veterans Court 
131Rusk Rusk County Drug Court 
194San Augustine San Augustine County Misdemeanor Drug Court 
34Smith Smith County 321st Judicial District Drug Court 
218Smith Smith County Veterans Treatment Court 
70Tarrant Tarrant County D.I.R.E.C.T. Program 
145Tarrant Tarrant County Family Drug Court 
192Tarrant Tarrant County Felony Alcohol Intervention Program 
90Tarrant Tarrant County Felony Alcohol Intervention Program (FAIP) 
116Tarrant Tarrant County Juvenile Services Drug Court Program 
146Tarrant Tarrant County Mental Health Diversion Court 
246Tarrant Tarrant County Misdemeanor DWI Court 
278Tarrant Tarrant County Public Services Employees Treatment Court 
190Tarrant Tarrant County Reaching Independence through Self 
147Tarrant Tarrant County Veterans Treatment Court 
233Titus 76th/276th Judicial District Drug Court for Camp, Morris & Titus Counties 
66Tom Green Tom Green County Concho Valley Felony Drug Court Program 
67Tom Green Tom Green County Regional Specialty Court 
148Travis Travis County Adult Diversion Court 
91Travis Travis County Family Drug Treatment Court 
150Travis Travis County Juvenile Treatment Drug Court 
300Travis Travis County Mental Health Diversion Court 
242Travis Travis County The Phoenix Court Prostitution Prevention Program 
151Travis Travis County Veterans Treatment Court 
149Travis Travis County DWI Court 
125Tribal Youth Drug Court Program 
226Uvalde Uvalde County 38th District Specialty Court 
328Val Verde Juvenile/Mental Health Hybrid Specialty Court 
230Val Verde Val Verde County DWI/Drug Specialty Court 
232Val Verde Val Verde Mental Health Specialty Court 
312Victoria Victoria County CARE Court 
155Victoria Victoria County Juvenile Drug Court 
154Victoria Victoria County DWI Court 
200Webb South Texas Veterans Treatment Program 
327Webb Texas Trafficking Emergency Network Diversion (TEND) Court 
197Webb Webb County Court at Law #2 DWI Court Program 
189Webb Webb County Family Drug Treatment Court 
238Webb Webb County Juvenile Drug Court 
195Webb Webb County Prostitution Court Program 
196Webb Webb County Veterans Court Program 
37Webb Webb County 406th Judicial District Adult Drug Court Program 
156Williamson Williamson County DWI/Drug Court Program 
319Williamson Williamson County Family Recovery Court 
204Williamson Williamson County Veterans Treatment Court 
303Wise Wise County Veterans Treatment Court
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