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The Harris County Sheriff's Office has approximately 3,500 employees and is the largest sheriff's office in the state of Texas and the sixth largest in the nation. The number one and two largest sheriff's offices in the nation are respectively the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in California and the Cook County Sheriff's Office in
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 1,913 law enforcement agencies, the most of any state.
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 law enforcement agency headed by a sheriff is most commonly referred to as the "Sheriff's Office", while some are instead called the "Sheriff's Department." [5] According to the National Sheriffs' Association, an American sheriff's advocacy group, there were 3,081 sheriff's offices as of 2015. [6]
Sheriff - (four gold stars displayed on collar) The highest ranking and only elected member of the agency, the sheriff is a public figure responsible for maintaining the county jail, as well as operating the agency's law enforcement and investigative services provided to the county.
No. Last First Party Start date Finish date Notes 29 Wiles Richard D. Democratic: 2009 December 31, 2024 [1]: was the 43rd El Paso Police Department Chief prior to holding office
The duties of a Texas sheriff generally include keeping the county jail, providing bailiffs for the county and district courts within his county and serving process issued by said courts, and providing general law enforcement services to residents. The current sheriff of Hidalgo County is J.E. "Eddie" Guerra since April 3, 2014.
Pages in category "Sheriffs' departments of Texas" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.