Texas Emergency Detention Clock (HSC 573.021)
Texas emergency detention deadline: 48 hours from presentation, waiting time included, rolled to 4 p.m. on the next business day.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Presented to the facility
- 2026-09-04T18:00
- Apprehended
- 2026-09-04T15:00
- Daily 24-hour weather or disaster extensions ordered
- 0
Result: Before Labor Day, detention may continue until Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 4:00 pm.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Presented to the facility (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM)
- Apprehended (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM)
- Daily 24-hour weather or disaster extensions ordered
How this is calculated
Tex. Health & Safety Code s.573.021(b)-(c), as amended by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 541 (S.B. 344); the time rule was unchanged by S.B. 1164 (2025). Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.