Texas
Serves Lubbock County and the surrounding rural areas
The Texas Dispute Resolution System provides alternative dispute resolution services to rural Texans. With mediation experience in criminal, civil, family, juvenile, guardianship, debt and agriculture disputes, the Texas Dispute Resolution System provides in-person and virtual mediation services. Judges, attorneys, law enforcement officers, community stakeholders or other individuals can refer cases for mediation, which may divert disputes from the court to alternative dispute resolution. As an example of the program’s impact, Lubbock County mediates more criminal disputes than any other county in Texas. The program also offers training on mediation for rural counties and their practitioners.