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The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office has more than 200 open detention officer jobs, and jailers are working 50-plus hour weeks to make up for it, according to county documents.
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The average taxable value of a single-family home in Tarrant County is $285,021, so the average homeowner would pay the county $554.
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Tarrant County partners with Recourse Communications, Inc to hire more jail officers for its detention centers.
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Temptations lost its sexually-oriented business permit in June, after officials called it a “hotbed of crime.”
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People whose income should have made them exempt from court fees faced hundreds of dollars in charges from District Clerk Tom Wilder, the lawsuit states.
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Tarrant County commissioners hired a search firm to replace G.K. Maenius, the longest-serving county administrator in Texas.
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Cory Rodrigues suffered broken bones and a collapsed lung after he was beaten during his time in the Tarrant County Jail in 2020, according to law enforcement.
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Tarrant County officials and law enforcement have repeatedly taken action this year against Temptations Cabaret, a strip club they say has drawn heavy crime.
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Karen Wiseman sued outgoing Tarrant County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia over 2021 elections data. Abby Church with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports she's now one of three finalists to take over the position since Garcia resigned after disagreements with Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare.
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G.K. Maenius is the longest serving county administrator in Texas, according to the county.
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Tarrant County politicians want to shut down Temptations Cabaret, a strip club near the Parker County line they call "a hotbed of crime."
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Tarrant County officials remain reticent about the jail death of Robert Miller, as members of the public call for transparency.