Before you start
This guide is for anyone in Midland or elsewhere in Midland County who has been told to finish an anger management program as part of a criminal case or a term of community supervision. It lays the process out in order and ties each step to the local offices involved. It is general information, not guidance on your specific case; your attorney, the court or your supervision officer can answer questions about what your order means.
Step 1: Find your paperwork and read it slowly
Locate the judgment, the conditions of supervision, or the plea paperwork that mentions anger management. Look for four things: the number of hours or weeks, any format rules, the date proof is due, and who receives it. Mark each one. If the order only says "complete an anger management program" without detail, that is a question for Step 3.
Step 2: Work out which court is behind the order
Midland County's courts share the courthouse at 500 N Loraine Street. The county's pages, cited below, say the County Courts-at-Law hear adult criminal misdemeanors, and that the District Clerk's Criminal Section, in Suite 300, keeps the record for criminal proceedings in the district courts, including felony indictments. The court name on your paperwork tells you which one you belong to. If you have lost track of your file, the clerk's office can help you find the case.
Step 3: Talk to your supervision officer
If you are on community supervision, your officer works from Midland's community supervision and corrections department, which the Texas Department of Criminal Justice lists at 215 W. Industrial Ave. Call or ask at your next check-in. Explain that you are about to choose an anger management class and ask what the officer needs to see. Only the court or your officer can decide whether a given program fits your order, so get that answer before you pay anyone.
If you are not under supervision, ask the court's staff, or your attorney, the same questions.
Step 4: Make a short list of providers
Use this directory to find independent providers who serve Midland. For each one, write down the format (in-person group, individual, live online), the meeting day and time, the length of the program, and the address. Leave off any program that clearly cannot fit your order, such as one that is too short.
Step 5: Match the schedule to your real week
Lay your work rotation over each provider's calendar. If you work hitches in the field or drive long routes across the Permian Basin, look hard at evening, weekend or live online options, and ask each provider:
- What happens if I miss a session because of work?
- Can missed sessions be made up, and how soon?
- Do you send attendance to my officer, or do I?
Step 6: Get a written yes from the right person
Bring your shortlist back to your officer or the court. Give them the provider's name, address, format and program length, and ask whether it is acceptable. When you get a yes, note the date and the name of the person who said it, and keep any email or form they give you.
Step 7: Enroll and plan your route
Once a provider is cleared, sign up and put every session on your calendar through the end date. Midland is a driving city, so check the distance from both home and work, and have a backup ride in mind. If you will attend online, test your connection and device before the first session.
Step 8: Keep your own attendance log
After each session, write the date and the topic in a notebook or on your phone. If a session is cancelled or rescheduled, note that too. Your own record is useful if attendance is ever questioned.
Step 9: Collect proof and confirm it arrived
When you finish, ask the provider for whatever proof your officer or court asked for. Deliver it the way you were told, by hand on Industrial Avenue, by email, or through the clerk at the courthouse, and keep a copy. A week later, check that it was received and recorded.
A note on deadlines
If you see that you will miss the due date, tell your officer or the court before it passes, not after. Explain why, and say what you are doing to finish. Last-minute surprises are much harder to fix than a heads-up.
About this directory
The directory introduces you to independent providers. It does not run programs and does not check providers' credentials, so do your own comparison and confirm with your court or officer.