in Re Clarence D. Brown

OPINION

STEVE McKEITHEN, Chief Justice

In this mandamus proceeding, Clarence D. Brown complains that the trial court abused its discretion by denying Brown’s motion for appointment of counsel, by granting the State’s motion to place Brown in a tiered sex offender treatment program, and by amending an order of civil commitment to require that Brown participate in sex offender treatment and supervision provided by the Texas Civil Commitment Office (TCCO). On October 21, 2015, the trial court signed the orders to implement Brown’s transition from supervision and treatment by the Office of Violent…