Probation vs Jail Time in Texas

In Texas, probation is formally called community supervision, and it comes in two forms: straight (regular) community supervision, which follows a conviction and a suspended sentence, and deferred adjudication, in which the judge accepts a plea but never enters a finding of guilt as long as the term is completed. Jail or prison time is served confinement. The critical distinction is revocation exposure — if straight probation is revoked, the court can impose up to the sentence it originally suspended, but if deferred adjudication is revoked the court may impose any sentence within the full statutory range for the offense, under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure art. 42A.

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