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Chad Cantella, Mike Wolfe and Arnold Patrick

Texas Probation Association

Chad is an award-winning, Texas-based business consultant and government affairs specialist with twenty-plus years of experience in and around government, politics, and public policy.

Mike Wolfe is a Texas Probation Association board member and Director of Adult Probation for Taylor, Callahan and Coleman Counties.

Arnold Patrick is a Texas Probation Association board member and Director of Adult Probation for Hidalgo County.

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A conversation about criminal justice reform in Texas

With a 93 percent success rate, probation in Texas is very effective. That’s due to its unique ability to maintain local control, which ensures individual and community needs are met. However, the system, which is composed of 122 different departments across the state, has limited resources.

Each legislative session, the Texas Probation Association (TPA) continues to fight for the continuation of adequate funding and local autonomy in the adult and juvenile probation systems.