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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics ' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 2,795 law enforcement agencies, the most of any state.
TCOLE operates under the authority granted by the Texas Legislature in Chapter 1701 of the Texas Occupations Code. Among its duties, TCOLE grants peace officer, county jailer, and public security officer licenses after minimum standards are met or suspends or revokes licenses for noncompliance, verifies that continuing education requirements are fulfilled, promulgates requirements for ...
Finally, constables and their deputies in Texas are official, certified Texas law-enforcement officers. Constables and their deputies must graduate from a state-certified law enforcement academy. All peace officers in Texas are trained to the same state requirement. Constables also have identical powers of arrest as county sheriffs and their ...
The government of Texas operates under the Constitution of Texas and consists of a unitary democratic state government operating under a presidential system that uses the Dillon Rule, as well as governments at the county and municipal levels. Austin is the capital of Texas.
This is a list of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies — local, regional, special and statewide government agencies (state police) of the U.S. states, of the federal district, and of the territories that provide law enforcement duties, including investigations, prevention and patrol functions.
Clarification: This story was updated to show that CapMetro's police department is set to roll out in 2025. Other aspects of the agency's public safety program are underway. Capital Metro's police ...
Officers of the Cleburne Police Department on Friday attempted to allay fears among the city’s immigrant community that a state law making it a crime to cross the U.S.-Mexico border into Texas ...
This category refers to people associated with the U.S. state of Texas who are or have been law enforcement officials. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.