Texas Juvenile Justice Department breaks ground on new Brazoria County facility

The Texas Juvenile Justice Department has begun construction on a new facility in Brazoria County designed to house 100 youth in violence intervention programs.
The building will house up to 100 youth in the department's violence intervention programs.
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