{"id":472600,"date":"2026-10-21T20:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/472600\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T20:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:48:10","slug":"arlington-community-court-to-dedicate-permanent-home-on-veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/472600\/","title":{"rendered":"Arlington Community Court to Dedicate Permanent Home on Veterans Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Published on October 21, 2026<\/p>\n


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By Office of Communication<\/p>\n

The City of Arlington\u2019s Community Court Program will celebrate the dedication of its new permanent home in Courtroom 5 at 101 S. Mesquite St. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026.<\/p>\n

The date holds special significance for the program, which expanded shortly after its launch in March 2024 to include veterans. While the ceremony marks a new permanent location for Community Court, services for veterans have long been part of the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really important to us when we started this program that we helped serve those individuals who served our country,\u201d said Judge Dulaney, senior associate municipal court judge.<\/p>\n

The City\u2019s innovative Community Court Program helps veterans and eligible low-income residents resolve Class C misdemeanor violations through alternatives to paying fines, such as community service, workforce training, substance abuse counseling, earning a GED and more.<\/p>\n

Funded by a $900,000 federal grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Arlington was one of only five cities nationwide selected to receive this highly competitive grant. The program addresses underlying issues, including financial hardship, homelessness, addiction and limited job skills, that may have contributed to individuals\u2019 trouble with the law.<\/p>\n

Previously held at the United Way space at 401 W. Sanford St., Community Court\u2019s new permanent home reflects the City\u2019s commitment to the program\u2019s continued success.<\/p>\n

The public is invited to attend the dedication ceremony on Nov. 11, followed by a coffee and doughnut reception.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on October 21, 2026 By Office of Communication The City of Arlington\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":472601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-472600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}