Texas Municipal Courts Education Center (TMCEC) released their Best Practices Publication recognizing award winners. Burnet Municipal Court was recognized for hosting the RED program.
In its first year conducting traffic safety outreach, the Burnet Municipal Court partnered with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Watch UR BAC program to bring the Reality Education for Drivers (RED) to town. During the program the judge, police officers and EMS spoke with 11 young adults about traffic crashes and told impactful stories from immediately after the crash and in the ER.
Given the program’s success, the court has already scheduled three RED programs for 2025 Chunk Your Junk Saturday, Aug. 2.