Tarrant County Commissioners Court

Almost 70 people have died in Tarrant County custody since 2017. They were remembered at a protest Friday evening.

Krause is a Republican and a former state representative who's been vocal about education issues.

Democrat Roy Charles Brooks and Republican Gary Fickes did not run for reelection this year.

Republican Manny Ramirez has served as an appointee on the board since December 2023.

A woman with intellectual disabilities and a severe seizure disorder was so neglected in the Tarrant County Jail she had to be placed in a medically induced coma, the lawsuit alleges.

The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office welcomed third-party experts to review the jail's healthcare procedures. Democratic County Commissioner Alisa Simmons says the federal government should still conduct a civil rights investigation.

The meeting had been on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court’s schedule for weeks. One commissioner says she didn't learn about the cancellation until the night before.

If someone is suspected of a low-level, nonviolent crime, and displays signs of mental illness, police can bring that person to the diversion center instead of jail.

For the first time in 20 years, two seats on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court will be filled by new faces after the November election.

Some Tarrant County residents expressed concerns about the quality of MHMR's care, pointing to allegations of neglect of people with mental illness and intellectual/developmental disabilities behind bars.

Following a national news investigation into Tarrant County’s donation of unclaimed bodies to a university program, the county has established a new policy for how it cares for unclaimed bodies and notifies families.

The mother of Chasity Bonner, who died in jail earlier this year, brought her daughter’s ashes to Commissioners Court on Tuesday.