Texas Youth Commission, Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, and
Office of Independent Ombudsman

Public Comments Received Regarding This Report
Sunset Commission Meeting and Public Testimony was December 15, 2008

Name
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Organization
Cheryln K. Townsend, Executive Commissioner Texas Youth Commission
Austin, Texas
Vicki Spriggs, Executive Director Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
Austin, Texas
Will Harrell, JD, LL.M., Chief Ombudsman Office of the Independent Ombudsman for the Texas Youth Commission
Austin, Texas
Cathleen Parsley, Chief Administrative Law Judge State Office of Administrative Hearings
Austin, Texas
The Honorable Susan Combs, Comptroller Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Austin, Texas
Stanley E. Clark, Director Texas Department of Public Safety
Austin, Texas
Robert Scott, Commissioner of Education Texas Education Agency
Austin, Texas
Ben Delgado, Interim Commissioner Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Austin, Texas
Brian Rawson, Executive Director Texas Department of Information Resources
Austin, Texas
Brad Livingston, Executive Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Huntsville, Texas
David L. Lakey, M.D., Commissioner Texas Department of State Health Services
Austin, Texas
The Honorable David Swinford, State Representative and Chairman of the Committee on State Affairs Texas House of Representatives
Rebecca Webber, Staff Attorney Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Regional Public Defender's Office
Del Rio, Texas
The Honorable William C. Martin, III, Senior District Judge  
The Honorable Laura A. Weiser, Judge Victoria, Texas
Anonymous Harris County, Texas
Linda Britton, Juvenile Master 417th Judicial District Court
McKinney, Texas
The Honorable Robert H. Trapp, Juvenile Board Chairman and Judge 411th Judicial District
Polk, San Jacinto, and Trinity Counties
Stephanie Fowler, Chief Juvenile Officer Juvenile Probation Department
Dallam, Hartley, and Sherman Counties
Dalhart, Texas
Bill C. Bristow, LMSW-AP, Director, and The Honorable Rayburn M. Nall, Jr., Chairman and Judge Grayson County Juvenile Board
Denison, Texas
Joe Scott, Director Collin County Juvenile Probation Services
Lisa L. Peterson, Nolan County Attorney Nolan County
Felipe Chavez  
The Honorable Ellen S. Smith, Associate Judge 323rd District Court
Tarrant County
The Honorable Harold C. Gaither, Jr., Senior Judge  
The Honorable Edward S. Johnson, Presiding Judge Bell County Juvenile Court
Pamela A. Huffman, Deputy Director Collin County Juvenile Probation
Cynthia B. McKenzie, LMSW, JD, Volunteer and former Director Texas Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Fort Worth, Texas
Homer Flores, Nueces County Chief Juvenile Probation Officer South Texas Chief’s Association
Corpus Christi, Texas
Kenneth Martindale, President and Chief Probation Officer Panhandle Association of Juvenile Probation Officers
Juvenile Probation Department of Hemphill, Lipscomb, and Roberts Counties
Lisa Edwards, Juvenile Probation Officer Bowie County Juvenile Probation
Texarkana, Texas
Tina Lincoln, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Hill County Juvenile Probation Department
Hillsboro, Texas
The Honorable Jean Boyd, Judge 323rd Family District Court
Fort Worth, Texas
The Honorable Guilford L. Jones, Presiding Judge 33rd District Court
Burnet, Texas
The Honorable Daniel W. Leedy, Judge County Court at Law
Austin County
Jan Hemphill, Attorney Dallas, Texas
Michael K. Griffiths, Juvenile Services Director Dallas County Juvenile Department
Dallas, Texas
Eileen Garcia-Matthews, Executive Director Texans Care For Children
Austin, Texas
Jodie Smith, Public Policy Director Texans Care For Children
Austin, Texas
The Honorable Ed. D. Smith, Judge and Juvenile Board Chair 110th Judicial District
Matador, Texas
Cindy Rains, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Calhoun County Juvenile Probation Department
Port Lavaca, Texas
David Maner, B.S.W. Groesbeck, Texas
Dan Richard Beto, Editor – Executive Exchange and Past President National Association of Probation Executives
Bryan, Texas
Daniel A. Peevy, LCDC, Executive Director Colorado County Youth and Family Services, Inc.
Ron Leach, Director Montgomery County Juvenile Probation
Conroe, Texas
Peggy Fox, Director Denton County Juvenile Probation
Denton, Texas
The Honorable James W. Anderson, Judge and Chairman Randall County Juvenile Probation
Brent T. Norris, Director Galveston County Juvenile Justice Department
Dickinson, Texas
Harold W. Mann, Chief Probation Officer Potter County Juvenile Probation Department
Amarillo, Texas
Nelson Downing, Director Smith County Juvenile Services
Tyler, Texas
Deborah Fowler, Legal Director Texas Appleseed
Austin, Texas
Ronald Clark, Director Coryell County Juvenile Probation Services
Gatesville, Texas
Karen Ann Norris, Executive Director Texas Association of Counties
Austin, Texas
Susana Almanza, Coordinator (attachments available upon request) Texas Coalition Advocating Justice for Juveniles
Austin, Texas
Jay Monkerud, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Caldwell County Juvenile Probation Department
Lockhart, Texas
Christine Gendron, Policy Coordinator and
Theresa Todd, Executive Director
Texas Network of Youth Services
Austin, Texas
Jane Anderson King, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Randall County
Dan Collins New Braunfels, Texas
Lonnie L. Dolle, LMSW New Braunfels, Texas
Laura A. Peterson, Attorney Humphreys & Peterson Law Firm, PLLC
Garland, Texas
Richard Senasac, Attorney at Law Hempstead, Texas
Tim Menikos  
Rosa E. Torres, Attorney at Law Advocacy Incorporated
Austin, Texas
Carrie Barden, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Lamb County
The Honorable Bill Guthrie, Blanco County Judge
The Honorable Donna Klaeger, Burnet County Judge
The Honorable Wayne Brascom, Llano County Judge
The Honorable Byron Theodosis, San Saba County Judge
The Honorable Guilford L. Jones III, 33rd District Court Judge
The Honorable Dan Mills, 424th District Judge

Blanco, Burnet, Llano, San Saba, and Gillespie Counties
Eddie Arredondo, Burnet County Attorney Burnet, Texas
The Honorable Donna Klaeger, Burnet County Judge
The Honorable Bill Neve, Burnet County Commissioner, Pct. 1
The Honorable Russell Graeter, Burnet County Commissioner, Pct. 2
The Honorable Ronny Hibler, Burnet County Commissioner, Pct. 3
The Honorable Joe Don Dockery, Burnet County Commissioner, Pct. 4

Burnet County
Marc Bittner, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer 33rd and 424th Judicial Districts
Gillespie County
The Honorable F.B. McGregor, Jr., Judge 66th District Court
Hill County
The Honorable Rhita Koches, Judge Van Zandt County
Lynzy Wright, Legal Criminalist and Consulting Expert Workplace Criminalistics and Defense International
Austin, Texas
Anonymous  
Anna E. Stool  
Jaime Alemán, Attorney at Law Edinburgh, Texas
Diana Herrera  
Bob M. Hicks, Attorney  
Patrick S. Metze, Director – Criminal Defense Clinic Texas Tech University School of Law
Lubbock, Texas
The Honorable Carroll E. Wilborn, Jr., Judge 344th District Court
The Honorable Judith G. Wells, District Judge 325th Family District Court
Kathryn Craven, Juvenile Law Attorney Law Office of Kathryn Craven
Fort Worth, Texas
Pam Sigman, Attorney Sigman & Sigman, L.L.P.
Austin, Texas
Elizabeth Parmer, Attorney Denton, Texas
Jerry Valdez, Jr.  
Theodore B. Jereb, Attorney at Law Houston, Texas
Joe Warner Bell, Attorney Trinity County
Amy L. Jenkins, Attorney The Law Offices of Amy L. Jenkins, P.C.
Allen, Texas
Tim W. Avery, Attorney at Law McKinney, Texas
Roberta Walker, Attorney at Law Fort Worth, Texas
Kimberly A. Butler, J.D., Attorney at Law Fort Worth, Texas
James V. Couch, Attorney at Law Longview, Texas
Angela Tucker, Attorney Daniel Tucker & Harrison PLLC
McKinney, Texas
Pia R. Rodriguez, Attorney at Law Arlington, Texas
The Honorable Leon Pesek, Jr., Judge 202nd District
The Honorable Laura Parker, Judge 386th District Court
San Antonio, Texas
J. Roxane Blount, Attorney at Law Odessa, Texas
The Honorable Dan Mike Bird, Judge 46th District Court
Jason Sims, Attorney Law Office of J. Jason Sims
Austin, Texas
Stephanie Harmon, Assistant District Attorney Dallas County District Attorney, Juvenile Division
Dallas County
Michael O'Brien, Assistant District Attorney Dallas County District Attorney, Juvenile Division
Dallas County
The Honorable Bob Brotherton, Judge and Past Chairman of Texas Juvenile Probation Commission 30th District Court
Wichita County
The Honorable Kim Brown, Associate Judge 323rd District Court
Tarrant County
Rita Yeakley, Assistant District Attorney Dallas County District Attorney, Juvenile Division
Dallas County
Durrand Hill, Chief of Juvenile Division Dallas County District Attorney, Juvenile Division
Dallas County
Gina Savage, Assistant District Attorney Dallas County District Attorney, Juvenile Division
Dallas County
Mandy Fisher Moore, Assistant District Attorney Juvenile Delinquency, 304th
Dallas County
Charlie Martin, Assistant District Attorney Dallas County District Attorney, Juvenile Division
Dallas County
David Grassbaugh, Attorney at Law Austin, Texas
Patty Tillman, Attorney and Counselor at Law  
Martha J. Trudo Bell County
Dolores A. Esparza  
Cassandra Cheek  
The Honorable Tim Fambrough, Judge Nolan County
The Honorable John W. Murrile, County Judge
The Honorable Mickey Reynolds, Commissioner Pct. 1
The Honorable D.C. "Chris" King, Commissioner Pct. 2
The Honorable Philip Miller, Commissioner Pct. 3
The Honorable James Kainer, Commissioner Pct. 4

Wharton County Commissioners Court
Wharton County

Nancy J. Stockstill, Chief - Juvenile Probation Department
Sam Saleh, Chairman - Juvenile Board
Dawson County Juvenile Board
Lamesa, Texas
The Honorable Marshal Bennett, Judge Fisher County Commissioners Court
Roby, Texas
The Honorable Ray Mayo, Judge
The Honorable Randy Anderson, Commissioner Pct. 1
The Honorable Carl Guelker, Commissioner Pct. 2
The Honorable Larry Johnson, Commissioner Pct. 3
The Honorable Billy H. Preston, Commissioner Pct. 4

Mitchell County Commissioners Court
Colorado City, Texas
The Honorable Ray Mayo, Judge – 47th District Court
The Honorable Gary Harger, Judge – 181st District Court
Lisa Peterson, Nolan County Attorney
Elsie Pierce, Nolan County Representative
Kerry Birdwell, Sweetwater ISD Representative
Jeanie Fuller, Mitchell County Representative
Teddy Kral, Fisher County Representative

Juvenile Board
Fisher, Mitchell, and Nolan Counties
The Honorable Alan Mayfield, Judge and Chairman McLennan County Juvenile Board
McLennan County
The Honorable Liz Sumter, County Judge
Sherri Tibbe, District Attorney
Allen Bridges, Sheriff
The Honorable Charles R. Ramsey, Judge – 22nd District Court
The Honorable Howard S. Warner, II, Judge and Chairman – County Court at Law No. 1
The Honorable Linda A. Rodriguez, Judge – County Court at Law No. 2

Hays County Juvenile Board
Hays County

Lisa Tomlinson, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer and President Johnson County Juvenile Probation Department and North Texas Chief’s Association
Johnson County
The Honorable Walter Maynard, Judge and Chairman Somervell County Juvenile Board
Somervell County
The Honorable Robert Mayfield, Judge – County Court at Law #1
The Honorable Jerry Webber, Judge – County Court at Law #2
The Honorable Roger Harmon, County Judge
The Honorable John Neill, Judge – 18th District Court
The Honorable William Bosworth, Judge – 413th District Court
The Honorable Wayne Bridewell, Judge – 249th District Court
Johnson County Juvenile Board
Johnson County
Gyl Wadge, Director of Public Policy Mental Health America of Texas
Austin, Texas
Janna Whatley, Chairperson Juvenile Board of Aransas, Bee, Live Oak, McMullen, and San Patricio Counties
Ron Leach, Chair Southeast Texas Chief’s Association
The Honorable Larry Thorne, Judge and Chairman Jefferson County Juvenile Board
Jefferson County
Isela Gutiérrez, Juvenile Justice Initiative Director Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
Austin, Texas
Nelson Downing, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Tyler-Smith County Juvenile Attention Center
Tyler, Texas
Joe Lovelace, Associate Director of Behavioral Health Texas Council of Community Mental Health & Mental Retardation Centers, Inc.
Austin, Texas
James Martin, Legislative Co-Chair
Mark S. Williams, Legislative Co-Chair
Texas Probation Association
San Angelo, Texas
Pama Hencerling, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Texas Probation Association
Victoria, Texas
Estela P. Medina, President Juvenile Justice Association of Texas
Austin, Texas
William S. Bush, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History Texas A&M University
San Antonio, Texas
Shelli Berry, Director – Hood County Youth Services
The Honorable Ralph H. Walton, Jr., Judge and Chairman – Hood County Juvenile Board
Hood County Juvenile Board
Scott Henson, Blogger Grits for Breakfast
Austin, Texas
Joy Nyberg  
Michele Deitch, Adjunct Professor – The University of Texas,
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Blue Ribbon Task Force on TYC
Austin, Texas
Lew Dunn, Attorney at Law  
The Honorable Edward L. Jarrett, Judge and Chairman Caldwell County Juvenile Probation Board
Lockhart, Texas
Dr. Juan Sánchez, Presidente / CEO Southwest Key Programs
Austin, Texas
Clifford Gay, TYC Substance Abuse Volunteer Austin, Texas
The Honorable Andy Rash, Judge – Hood County
The Honorable Mike Sympson, Commissioner – Pct. 1
The Honorable Leonard Heathington, Commissioner – Pct. 3
The Honorable Steve Berry, Commissioner – Pct. 4
Hood County Commissioners Court
Hood County