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Executive Chief Deputy Charles Eckert is a veteran of more than 30 years at the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office. He’s in charge of the day-to-day jail operations.
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Arlington police are investigating several unlicensed adult care homes that operated in multiple Tarrant County cities. The company owner is currently in the county jail.
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The county jail system has about 200 open detention officer positions, and corrections officers are working mandatory overtime, according to the county.
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A second case filed against a former FMC Carswell employee is the latest in a string of sexual abuse cases reported at the Fort Worth-based federal prison.
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Attorneys David Schenck, Gina Parker and Lee Finley appeared set to replace three incumbents as judges on Texas' highest criminal court Wednesday morning.
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Despite a public campaign that included faith leaders and jurors from the original trial, Texas courts have so far declined to reconsider recanted testimony in Cantu’s case.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is calling for voters to replace three judges on the state Court of Criminal Appeals over his disapproval of a 2021 election fraud ruling.
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A Cleburne man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 13-year-old girl who was rescued in California last year when a passerby saw her hold up a “Help Me!” sign in a parked car.
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An analyst found that only three of 10 justices of the peace courts are "outstanding" at updating and maintaining court records with Dallas County's Odyssey software.
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A federal appeals court in New Orleans says the Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require that Texas hospitals provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy.
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Specialized juvenile dockets will be available in 49 immigration courts around the country. Specially trained staff and judges will manage the cases.
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A jury in Dallas convicted Lisa Dykes of murder and tampering with evidence Wednesday in the 2020 killing of Marisela Botello-Valadez. The verdict followed a seven-day trial.