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  2. Constable (Texas) - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Barnes v. Felix - Wikipedia

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    Barnes v. Felix is a pending United States Supreme Court case on excessive force claims under the Fourth Amendment. [1] [2] The court will decide whether courts should apply the “moment of the threat” doctrine, which looks only at the narrow window in which a police officer's safety was threatened to determine whether his actions were reasonable, in evaluating claims that police officers ...

  4. List of law enforcement agencies in Texas - Wikipedia

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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 1,913 law enforcement agencies, the most of any state.

  5. Constables in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2000, there were 2,630 full-time deputies and 418 reserve deputies working for the 760 constables' offices in Texas. Of this number, 35% were primarily assigned to patrol, 33% to serving process, 12% to court security, and 7% to criminal investigations. The Harris County Precinct 4 and 5 Constables' Offices are the largest constables ...

  6. Big name endorsements shape El Paso County sheriff race in ...

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    He was previously a Socorro police officer, a court bailiff and a deputy constable. Oscar Ugarte, an El Paso County constable, is running in the 2024 election for El Paso County sheriff.

  7. Body cam footage and an 824-page report: An officer's effort ...

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    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.

  8. Texas county to pay female constable deputies $1.5 ... - AOL

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    A Texas county has agreed to pay a group of female deputies $1.5 million to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed they were abused and harassed when a constable's office turned undercover ...

  9. List of Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas cases

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    This is a list of cases decided by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas. 1840. Republic v. McCullough, Dallam 357 (1840). Hunter v. Oelrich, Dallam 358 (1840).