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Leverage Technology

Goal 1: Ensure Availability of Information, Programs, and City Services
Objective 2: Implement New Technology
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
LT Veterans Court Implementation Into Business Municipal Court and Judiciary
1.2.18 Practices
Summary:
Milestone Target Status
The Court’s community courts programs combine the Research and work with 4 Qtr. FY 2024 Completed
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power of the community and the justice system to technology vendors for
address local problems. The Judiciary and Municipal ways to identify
Court will be introducing a new initiative to its defendants who are
community courts programs by creating a specialized Veterans on citations and
Veterans docket to help Veterans overcome barriers any other available
such as outstanding violations and warrants. means at disposal.
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Collaborate with the 2 Qtr. FY 2025 Completed
Additionally, the program will be looking to partner with Judge’s office to review
non-profits and military providers to help link Veterans parameters and create a
with the area agencies about possible services, such as plan of action.
job assistance, legal aid, housing, and healthcare. One Reach out to the VA, 2 Qtr.FY 2025 Completed
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unique aspect of this program is that this initiative and various non-profits, and
community partnership availability during the dockets Housing, about the
will be open to all Veterans and not just those who have possibility of attending
violations at the Municipal Court. the event to explain
services and assistance
Update: provided.
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The Judiciary received authorization through the Create press release and 3 Qtr. FY 2025 Completed
community court program grant to accept all veterans advertising material to
full-time into the program. Through this opportunity and promote the event.
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working with Texans Veteran Network Services, the Host Veterans Court 3 Qtr. FY 2025 Completed
program has been fully adopted into the Community Event and debrief on
program. lessons learned, best
practices and
By centralizing this approach, all court resources are implementation into
available to assist and streamlines the efforts to help Business practices
Veterans receive services. Veterans have access to the
programs and services that are individually tailored to
their needs and these referrals are available during
every community court Friday sessions. As such, this
program has been fully adopted into business practices.

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