In re J.L.C.

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice WHITTINGTON.

J.L.C. appeals the trial court’s order transferring him from the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to complete the remainder of his determinate seven-year sentence. In one issue, J.L.C. contends the trial judge abused his discretion in ordering him transferred to the TDCJ. We affirm the trial court’s order.

On November 15, 2000, the trial judge declared that J.L.C. was a child engaged in delinquent conduct for committing aggravated assault and theft. The judge ordered J.L.C., who was fourteen years old at the…