2025 TCA Special Populations Conference
November 12–14, 2025 • San Antonio, TX
Registration Costs (before 10/21)
Member — $185.00
Non-Member — $225.00*
*includes 1-year membership
Registration Costs (after 10/21)
Member — $205.00
Non-Member — $245.00*
*includes 1-year membership
Or send check/PO to:
TCA Headquarters
George J. Beto Criminal Justice Center
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas 77341-2296
Please make checks payable to: SHSU - TCA
Hotel Information
Holiday Inn, Riverwalk
217 N. St. Mary's Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 224-2500
$29 per night overnight self-parking
Once you click on the link it will take you to the hotel website, then enter your arrival/ departure dates, and it will automatically populate your group name and discounted group rate. Please note that the group rate of $137 will be presented as $139 on the hotel website, inclusive of a tourism fee (TPID 1.25%).
If you are calling, please remember to reference your group's block code: TSP
Training Hours
TBD
Past Conference Topics
- Leadership and Your Legacy
- A Fresh Look at Treatment Courts
- Positive Interaction with Difficult People
- Mexican Cartels
- RISE
- Gratitude in Corrections
- Cultural Competency and the Multidisciplinary Approach
- Choosing to Not Be Ingenuous in a Jail Setting
- Suicide Self Care
- Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling
Who Should Attend?
- Jail/Prison
- Community Corrections
- Leadership
- Support Staff
- Other
- Adult Probation
- Juvenile Probation
- Law Enforcement
- Parole
- Private Sector
- Supplier/Vendor
2025 Call for Presenters
The theme for the 2025 TCA Special Populations Conference will be “Elevating Excellence and Shaping the Next Frontier in Criminal Justice.” This conference will require a mixture of Breakout & General Sessions. Breakout Sessions are planned to last for 1.5 hours. General Sessions will vary.
Presentations should relate to the conference subject and be applicable to the work of the anticipated participants, which include: Community Corrections, Jailers, Corrections Officers, Probation Officers, Leadership, Judicial, Law Enforcement, and Support Staff.
Sessions will focus on topics such as: Leadership, Veterans, Human Trafficking, Mental Health, Social Media, Health/Wellness, Sex Offenders, Trending Narcotics, Specialty Courts, Protecting Potentially Vulnerable Populations, Substance Use Treatment, Leveraging Technology in Criminal Justice, Staff Retention Strategies, and other topics that fall under the conference theme.
2025 Call for Exhibitors & Sponsors
Exhibitor Registration has closed. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list or if you are interested in sponsoring an event or speaker at the 2025 TCA Special Populations Conference without a display, please contact Vanessa Farmer at vfarmer@shsu.edu.
Future Conferences
TCA 2026 Annual Conference
May 31-June 3, 2026
Montgomery, TX
For More Information
Vanessa Farmer
vfarmer@shsu.edu
936-294-1706
