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In the U.S. state of Texas, a constable is an elected law enforcement officer for a precinct of a county. Counties may have between one and eight precincts each depending on their population. The constables are provided for in the Texas Constitution of 1876 (Article 5, Section 18). The term of office for Texas constables is four years.
The jurisdiction of the Harris County Sheriff's Office often overlaps with several other law enforcement agencies, among them the Texas Highway Patrol, the eight Harris County Constable Precincts, and several municipal police agencies including the city of Houston Police Department. The duties of a Texas sheriff generally include keeping the ...
Constables are elected at the municipal level, however state law governs constables and they have statewide authority, thus the title became "state constable". Constables are empowered to enforce both criminal and civil laws, Police officers are empowered to enforce criminal and traffic laws, Sheriffs are the chief law enforcement officer of ...
A new El Paso County sheriff will be chosen in the 2024 election. In this photo, sheriff's deputies salute during the annual County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony outside El Paso County Sheriff ...
This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...
El Paso, Texas Sheriff, killed John Selman John Selman: 1839–1896 El Paso, Texas Constable, killed John Wesley Hardin Charles A. Shibell: 1841–1908 1875–1880; 1888 Sheriff Pima County Arizona Charles Sims: No image available: 1879–1945 Town Marshal Rosedale, Oklahoma: Charlie Siringo: 1855–1928 Pinkerton detective Sam Sixkiller: No ...
Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton has died, according to Gov. Brian Kemp and the sheriff’s office. Kemp said that Talton, who was retiring and was set to be replaced by the winner of the ...
An 824-page file details an officer’s attempt to prosecute librarians in Granbury, Texas, amid a nationwide battle over the books children are allowed to read.