About TASC

Purpose

The Texas Association of Specialty Courts (TASC) was founded to:

Mission

The Texas Association of Specialty Court Courts (TASC) builds and strengthens Texas specialty courts through collaboration, advocacy and education.

History

Drug Courts are special courts given the responsibility to handle cases involving chemically dependent offenders through an intensive supervision and treatment program. Based on an innovative program that was first developed in Miami in 1989, Drug Courts have received wide-spread attention as an effective treatment strategy for chemically dependent criminal offenders. Drug Courts attempt to solve some of the underlying problems leading to criminal behavior by forcing offenders to deal with their substance abuse problems. The design and structure of Drug Court programs are developed at the local level and reflect the unique strengths and needs of each community. Drug Court participants are subject to mandatory drug and alcohol testing and report frequently to the Judge and program staff. Drug Courts are not in adversarial relationships, rather all parties work together toward the long term sobriety of the participant - judges, treatment providers, probation officers, law enforcement officers and others.

  • Board of Directors

    Executive Committee

    President
    Shay Rustam
    Assistant County Attorney
    Montgomery County
    936-539-7885
    Email     		President Elect
    Erin Morgan
    Senior Probation Officer
    Travis County CSCD
    512-854-5737
    Email     		Vice President
    The Honorable Larry Phillips
    Grayson County
    903-814-7406
    Email
    Treasurer
    Mary Covington
    Program Manager
    Justice Forward
    713-899-9893
    Email     		Secretary
    Stephen Ellison
    LCDC
    Midland County
    432-880-6801
    Email     		Executive Director
    Amber Gregory
    936-294-3916
    Email

    Directors

    Region 1
    Elizabeth Wiggins
    Staff Attorney
    Judicial Commission on Mental Health
    214-469-6631
    Email     		Region 2
    Kimberly Duran
    Program Clinician
    Dallas County
    214-475-1055
    Email     		Region 3
    The Honorable
    Jeff M. Addison
    Bowie & Red River Counties
    903-627-6835
    Email
    Region 4
    The Honorable
    John B. Board
    Potter County
    806-468-5559
    Email     		Region 5
    Faustino Lopez
    Deputy Director
    Hidalgo County
    956-587-6016
    Email     		Region 6
    The Honorable Paul White
    Angelina County
    936-639-3913
    Email
    Region 7
    The Honorable
    Elizabeth N. Rainey
    Midland County
    432-688-4504
    Email     		Harris County
    The Honorable Kelli Johnson
    832-927-4275
    Email     		Bexar County
    The Honorable Ernie L. Glenn
    210-335-3065
    Email
    Dallas County
    The Honorable
    Hector Garza
    214-653-5812
    Email     		At Large Place #1
    Rosie Medina
    Chief Juvenile Probation Officer
    El Paso County
    575-312-2224
    Email     		At Large Place #2
    Lori Compton
    Major/Assistant Jail Administrator
    Kaufman County
    972-932-9721
    Email