County receives biannual sexual‑assault response team report and approves bylaws

The McLennan County Commissioners Court accepted the second biannual report from the county’s sexual assault response team (SART) and approved the team’s bylaws and protocols on Dec. 2.

Amy Derrick presented the report and said it covers cases from Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2025, and noted that an additional data set was added since the 2023 report to record the time when evidence kits are picked up by law enforcement. She told commissioners that forensic nurses do not leave the hospital until a kit is picked up by law enforcement for reported cases; when cases are unreported, the nurses ship kits to the Houston crime lab to be held until either the victim reports or the five‑year retention period has been met.

Amy told the court the SART membership includes advocates, medical and mental‑health providers, law enforcement and representatives from the district attorney’s office, and said she had “full cooperation from all law enforcement agencies in McLennan County.” The court moved and approved both the report (for recording) and the bylaws/protocols by voice vote.

No operational controversies were raised during the presentation in the transcript.