Tarrant County sheriff defends jail amid protests, calls for change over in-custody deaths
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 meeting came after two more inmate deaths in December.
Recent Tarrant County jail deaths unite groups from both sides of political aisle
A group of conservative Second Amendment activists joined the calls for accountability in the Sheriff’s Office that progressive groups have been making for years.
Two people sent to jail at contentious Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting
Law enforcement handcuffed one man on the ground and dragged him out of the meeting room. They slammed another man against a wall.
Emotions ran high, two arrested at Tarrant County Commissioner's Court at briefing on jail deaths
During the first meeting of the year at Tarrant County Commissioner’s Court, emotions ran high as Sheriff Bill Waybourn along with other officials gave an update about recent jail deaths. Two people were arrested during the meeting after the sheriff’s office said they disrupted court proceedings.
Tensions erupt into violence at Tarrant Commissioners Court during jail deaths briefing
Violence erupted at the year’s first session of the Tarrant County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Sheriff’s Office court deputies detained three people for breaking decorum before and during a briefing by Sheriff Bill Waybourn and other county officials on deaths in the county jail.
2 arrested after protesting Tarrant County Jail conditions at county commissioners meeting
A protest over conditions at the Tarrant County Jail disrupted a county commissioners meeting Tuesday, leading to the arrests of two demonstrators.
Tarrant County DA has complaints alleging illegal secrecy in Keller ISD split discussions
Allegations that Keller school board members illegally discussed in private the idea of splitting the district in two have made it to the DA’s office.
Tarrant County Sheriff's Office appoints new chief jailer amid calls for reform
FORT WORTH – The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office has appointed a new chief jailer to oversee a facility that has faced ...
Tarrant County sheriff says jail staff 'performed magnificently' before inmate died. The inmate's family disagrees.
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn says jailers "performed magnificently" ahead of the inmate's death. Mason Yancy's loved ...
Tarrant County commissioner says court can’t block proposed Keller school district split
The Tarrant County Commissioner’s Court has no power to stop a proposed break up of the Keller school district if its board ...
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Tarrant Appraisal District swears in new board members, changes public comment policy
In its first meeting of the new year, the Tarrant Appraisal District’s board of directors swore in four newly elected members ...
Tarrant County Sheriff's Office hires new Executive Jail Administrator
FORT WORTH, Texas — Amid calls for transparency after a spike in jail deaths, the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office has hired ...
Here’s a list of candidates running in city & school elections in Tarrant County on May 3
The city of Fort Worth, Tarrant Regional Water District, and school districts across the region are holding elections on May ...