Later during general public comments, gun rights activist Christopher J. Grisham was removed from the court after using ...

Tarrant County recently hired its new jail administrator away from Dallas County. The hire comes amid scrutiny over ...

After three members of the public were detained at the Tarrant County Commissioners Court last week, officials are proposing ...

Yancy had underlying health issues and struggled with drug addiction, a condition shared by 80% of Tarrant County Jail inmates, Waybourn told commissioners. He died after collapsing in his cell ...

The former head of the Tarrant County Jail retired last May after a series of inmate deaths, including Anthony Johnson's. Two jailers have been charged with murder in his death. "I'm not out to ...

Shannon Herklotz is the new person in charge of day-to-day jail operations in Tarrant County, according to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. He previously worked for the Dallas County ...

On Jan. 5, President Joe Biden signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act. The Social Security trust fund that pays benefits to retired workers, spouses, and survivors was already on pace to ...

On Tuesday, commissioners discussed the latest inmate's death at the Tarrant County jail. 31-year-old Mason Yancy died in late December following a medical emergency in his jail cell. Tarrant ...

A Tarrant County spokesperson said Herklotz would not ... was facing overcrowding and was shipping some inmates to facilities in West Texas and Louisiana. “I have no regrets and there is very ...

He was then booked into the Tarrant County Jail on Dec. 24. The sheriff described Yancy as a 'high priority inmate' for medical reasons and was seeing two nurses when he collapsed on Dec.

Shannon Herklotz has been named the new executive chief deputy over the Tarrant County Jail. Courtesy of Tarrant County Sheriff's Office The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office has hired a new ...

The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office held its first 2025 awards event, honoring staff achievements in service and valor.