Our History

Pecan Valley Centers was established in 1976 as “Pecan Valley Mental Health Mental Retardation Region” by the Commissioners Courts of Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Parker and Somervell Counties under House Bill 3. Johnson County joined the Pecan Valley Centers Region in June 2006. Following Rosa’s Law (2010) and its adoption in Texas (2011), the organization updated its name to Pecan Valley Centers for Behavioral and Developmental Healthcare.

Theresa Mulloy, Ed.D., served as the first Executive Director from 1976 to 2006. Coke Beatty succeeded her and led until his retirement in May 2025. Ruben DeHoyos became Executive Director on June 1, 2025, after serving in various roles since 2001.

The organization is governed by a 13-member Board of Trustees—11 appointed by county commissioners and two sheriffs serving as ex-officio members per Texas Senate Bill 632. Pecan Valley Centers is authorized by Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) as the Local Mental Health and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority in its six-county region. In July 2020, Pecan Valley Centers earned its national certification as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC).