Longhorns men's basketball head coach Chris Beard is in jail in Texas ... after officials say he committed an assault on one of his family/household members.
According to jail records, Beard was booked in Travis County, Texas on Monday at 2:18 AM ... on a charge of felony "assault on family/household member impede breath circulation."
A spokesperson for the Austin Police Dept. said officers were called to a residence in Austin "for a disturbance" at 12:15 a.m. -- and Beard was arrested a short time later. No further details surrounding the allegations have been released.