The Jubilee Year of Hope 2025 is a spiritual celebration that focuses on forgiveness, reconciliation, and renewal. In this spirit, the Diocese of Corpus Christi is called to share this hope in a special way. 

 The Diocese in conjunction with the Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid is offering, for a limited time, an opportunity to seek legal assistance with the sealing of past criminal records for those who may qualify.  This help will be in the form of drafting, filing, and representation in court with the legal process and is for records in Nueces County, TX only.  Financial assistance for filing fees may also be available based on circumstances.  In Texas, this opportunity is primarily available through one of two legal processes known as Expunction or Nondisclosure.  
 
Both are procedures used to clean up adult criminal history records, which can impact job searches, professional licenses, and credit scores, etc.
 

• In Texas, an expunction can permanently remove entries from an adult criminal history record—but it is very limited.

 

• Nondisclosure (sealing) hides certain offenses from public disclosure, but they are still visible to criminal justice agencies, licensing agencies, and certain government entities.

ELIGIBILITY

 
Eligibility depends on the type of offense and type of community supervision. Texas has two types of community supervision: deferred adjudication and regular community supervision (probation).
 
Note: Offenses ending in conviction or regular community supervision are never eligible for expunction but may be eligible for nondisclosure.
 
Next step to see if you qualify:
 
Please contact the Office of General Counsel for the Diocese of Corpus Christi by email only at:  [email protected]
 
This initiative is open through December 31, 2025