Who we are
A Texas nonprofit being built, in the open, for Starr County.
We believe a person in crisis deserves care close to home, in their own language, with their dignity intact. Starr County Behavioral Health Center exists to make that possible here.
Our mission
Care close to home, in the language people think in.
To build and operate the first local, bilingual behavioral health crisis and stabilization center for Starr County — so that no resident in crisis is ever again sent away from their family, their community, and their language to get help.
Leadership
Who's leading it
Governance
An independent Board of Directors
The Center is governed by an independent Board of Directors. The founding Board is being seated now.
Founding Board of Directors being seated.
Board members will be named on this site only after they have formally accepted and agreed to be listed. We would rather list no one today than list someone who hasn't said yes.
Accountability
Governance & transparency
The Executive Director reports to the Board
The Executive Director is staff, not a member of the Board. The Board of Directors is independent and governs the organization; the Executive Director reports to the Board. This separation is a deliberate choice — and a strength. It is exactly the accountability structure funders and the IRS look for, and we built it in from the start.
Documents we publish as they are adopted
We will post these here as they exist — not before:
- Bylaws in progress
- Conflict-of-interest policy in progress
- Expense reimbursement policy in progress
- IRS determination letter once received
- Form 990 once filed
If a document isn't listed here yet, it's because it doesn't exist yet. We won't pretend otherwise.
Our legal status, plainly
Starr County Behavioral Health Center has filed for incorporation as a Texas nonprofit corporation. We intend to apply for 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt status; that application has not yet been submitted to the IRS.
Where this stands
Building the Coalition
This Center is being built with the community, not for it. Here is where that work stands today — honestly, and in motion. We describe it by sector, never by name, until an organization has confirmed in writing that it's ready to be named.
- County Government
- Law Enforcement
- Hospital District
- Behavioral Health Authority
- Juvenile & Adult Justice
- Schools
- State & Federal
- Governance
Get involved
Want to help build this?
Whether you're a resident, a professional, or an institution, there's a place for you in this work.