County commissioners have approved over half a million dollars in outside counsel in the case brought by the family of ...

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 ...

(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer) Dallas County’s top jail official has left after just under two years in the role to run Tarrant County’s jail system, officials announced Monday.

Two people were arrested at the last Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting, but the new policy was already in the works ...

TARRANT COUNTY — The Tarrant County Sheriff is defending his jail amid protests and calls for change from community members at Tarrant County Commissioners Court on Tuesday. The contentious ...

Shannon Herklotz has been named the new executive chief deputy over the Tarrant County Jail.

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

The role Shannon Herklotz assumed in Tarrant County earlier this month has been vacant since May, following the retirement of a chief deputy overseeing the jail operation. The retirement came as ...

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 ...

Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn gives county commissioners a briefing on recent deaths in the county jail on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.