Texas Almanac, 1990-1991 Page: 413
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STATE GOVERNMENT 413
fields of physiological and psychiatric health care, var-
ied recreational programs, legal services, religious ac-
tivities, inmate self-help groups, work-release
programs, job placement services, pre-release pro-
grams and support programs in conjunction with other
state agencies.
Units
Beto Units, Tennessee Colony, Anderson County:
Agricultural operations include livestock, field crops
and edible crops, horse breeding and swine farrowing.
Industrial operations include a highway sign factory
and a concrete block plant. Beto is divided into Beto I
and Beto II.
Central Unit, Sugar Land, Fort Bend County: Agri-
cultural operations include field and edible crops, live-
stock, central agricultural commissary, agriculture
administrative offices, veterinary clinic and harvesting
equipment repair. Industrial operations include a soap
and detergent factory, a transportation warehouse, and
the central industrial distribution warehouse.
Clemens Unit, Brazoria, Brazoria County: Agricul-
tural operations include field and edible crops, live-
stock and grain dryer.
Coffield Unit, Tennessee Colony, Anderson County:
Agricultural operations include livestock, field and edi-
ble crops, feedlot, feed mill and a poultry house. Indus-
trial operations include records conversion and metal
fabrication.
Darrington Unit, Rosharon, Brazoria County: Agri-
cultural operations include field and edible crops, live-
stock, poultry layers, grain dryer and cold storage
facility. Other operations include tire recapping and a
concrete batch plant.
Diagnostic Unit, Huntsville, Walker County: Special
operations include testing and classifying of all newly
received male inmates in order to assign them to a per-
manent unit.
Eastham Unit, Lovelady, Houston County: Agricul-
tural operations include field crops, livestock, dairy,
gin, feed mill, poultry house and swine farrowing.
Other operations include a garment factory.
Ellis Units, Huntsville, Walker County: Agricultural
operations include field crops, livestock, gin, farrowing
barn, forestry program and sawmill. industrial oper-
ations include a dental lab, garment factory, wood-
working shop, textile mill and bus repair facility. Other
operations include the headquarters for central area
maintenance, medical treatment center (acute and in-
termediate) and the central area region fire and safety
office. Ellis is divided into Ellis I and Ellis II.
Ferguson Unit, Midway, Madison County: Agricul-
tural operations include field crops, livestock and swine
farrowing. Other operations include a mop and broom
factory, a shoe factory and the headquarters for the
central area construction program.
Gatesville Unit, Gatesville, Coryell County (Wom-
en's Unit): Special operations include a garment facto-ry, regional medical facilities, and the testing and
classifying of all newly received female inmates in or-
der to assign them to a permanent unit.
Goree Unit, Huntsville, Walker County: Agricultural
operations include a horse breeding program and a
dairy calf operation.
Hilltop Unit, Gatesville, Coryell County: Agricultu-
ral operations include edible crops and livestock. Indus-
trial operations include a garment factory. Other
operations include a satellite headquarters for northern
area maintenance.
Huntsville Unit, Walker County: Industrial opera-
tions include textile mill, mechanical department and
print shop. Other operations include regional infirma-
ry, Windham Media Center; headquarters for construc-
tion department, maintenance warehouse operations.
Jester Units, Richmond, Fort Bend County: Agricul-
tural operations include field and edible crops and live-
stock. Industrial operations include a garment factory.
Pre-release program for males is located on Jester I;
mobility impaired inmates are housed at Jester III.
Jester is divided into Jester I, Jester II and Jester III.
Michael Unit, Tennessee Colony, Anderson County:
Agricultural operations include a meatpacking plant.
Mountain View Unit, Gatesville, Coryell County
(Women's Unit): Special operations include a Braille fa-
cility, psychiatric facility and pre-release for female
inmates.
Pack Units, Navasota, Grimes County: Agricultural
operations include field and edible crops and livestock.
Other operations include a stainless steel products fac-
tory. Pack is divided into Pack I and Pack II.
Ramsey Units, Rosharon, Brazoria County: Agricul-
tural operations include field and edible crops, live-
stock, grain dryer, storage, dehydrator and gin. Other
operations include furniture refinishing and the head-
quarters for southern area maintenance. Ramsey is di-
vided into Ramsey I, Ramsey II and Ramsey II.
Retrieve Unit, Angleton, Brazoria County: Agricul-
tural operations include field and edible crops and live-
stock.
Skyview Unit, at Rusk State Hospital, Cherokee
County: Houses in-patient, mentally ill male inmates.
Wynne Unit, Huntsville, Walker County: Agricul-
tural operations include field and edible crops, live-
stock, dairy, heifer breeding and dog kennel program.
Industrial operations include a license plate plant, vali-
dation sticker plant, mattress factory, corrugated box
factory, plastic sign shop, records conversion, transpor-
tation department, prison store and laundries. Other
operations include administrative offices for the Wind-
ham School District, laundries and in-house construc-
tion.
Texas Department of Corrections Hospital, Gal-
veston, Galveston County: Special operations include
facilities for major surgery, acute care and specialized
treatment.Department of Human Services
The Texas Department of Human Services adminis-
ters programs which provide financial and medical
assistance and social services to those who are eligible.
It also is responsible for licensing child care facilities
and child placing agencies. The department's head-
quarters is in Austin but its services are available in all
254 Texas counties.
The Texas Board of Human Services is responsible
for adoption of all policies, rules and regulations of the
department. (See State Boards and Commissions for
membership.)
Department services are provided through 10 ad-
ministrative regions with two subregions, which corre-
spond to the boundaries of the state's 12 former Health
Service Areas. Each region is supervised by a regional
administrator. The department's Austin headquarters
maintains staff for the development of program policy
and provides support functions such as legal, per-
sonnel, data processing and fiscal services, which serve
all programs.
The department is organized according to client
needs. The structure centers around the networks of
services - one for families and children and the other
for aged and disabled persons.
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN - Services include aid to
families with dependent children (AFDC), food stamps,
home energy assistance, disaster relief, temporary
emergency relief, family support services, medically
needy services, health screening, day care, family plan-ning, employment services, family violence, protective
services for children, licensing, refugee assistance, re-
patriate services and food services.
Licensing - During fiscal year 1988, the depart-
ment's Licensing Branch regulated 21,024 child day-
care facilities and 4,585 residential 24-hour-care fa-
cilities These facilities had a combined capacity to care
for more than 595,500 children. The department also li-
censes 653 administrators of child care institutions and
certified more than 8,950 social workers as meeting edu-
cational and experience qualifications.
AGED AND DISABLED - Community care services
are provided to enable aged and disabled individuals to
live in their own homes. Institutional care services are
available for persons who need continuous medical
attention and require professional care in nursing
homes. The department also provides protective ser-
vices for aged or disabled adults.
Medical Services - The department purchases health
insurance for eligible dependent children, and the aged
and disabled persons served by the department. The
department also provides matching funds and technical
assistance to county indigent health care programs.
In addition to providing for inpatient and out-
patient hospital care, physician services, lab and x-ray
services, the department also pays for up to three pre-
scriptions per month for those same recipient groups.
Other medical services are health screening, diagnosis
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