Tarrant County sheriff blames clerical error for failure to report jail death to Texas AG
Failure to report a custody death within 30 days constitutes a class B misdemeanor crime, per the Texas Penal Code.
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Tarrant County Jail in-custody death went unreported for 30 days to attorney general's office
The BriefNorth Texas leaders are demanding answers after an in-custody death at the Tarrant County jail went unreported for ...
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Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office cites clerical error for late in-custody death report
The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office was late in reporting an in-custody death to the state, citing a clerical error.
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'Hospitals, they're getting ready for measles:' Tarrant commissioners briefed on West Texas outbreak
Tarrant County hasn't seen any cases of measles yet, but public health officials told county commissioners Tuesday that ...
Jury acquits guardian in death of 3-year-old Fort Worth boy. Foster care suit settled for $6M
After the rare not guilty verdict in a capital murder case, Josephy Delancy was to be released from jail on Wednesday evening.
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill E. Waybourn's son arrested for soliciting minor and assaulting officer, police say
The adopted son of Tarrant County Sheriff Bill E. Waybourn was arrested Monday for soliciting an underage girl and assaulting ...
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Homicide leads to police chase in Tarrant County
Fort Worth Police say a suspect in a homicide led them on a chase across about 25 miles Monday night. They were initially ...
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Tarrant County GOP rejects resolution in support of public dollars for private schools
The resolution presented at last weekend's executive committee meeting would have called on the Legislature to allot equal funding to Texas families regardless of whether they send their kids to ...
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Where are Tarrant County leaders to speak against Keller ISD’s secret-squirrel games? | Opinion
Maybe Phil Sorrells, Matt Krause and Tim O’Hare don’t want to take sides for or against Keller’s church-clique politicians. But Tarrant County officials should stand for protecting the public and for ...
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Northwest ISD unanimously approves resolution opposing Tarrant Appraisal District's 3-year appraisal freeze
During their regular meeting March 10, the Northwest ISD board of trustees unanimously approved a resolution opposing the Tarrant Appraisal District’s 2025-26 reappraisal plan for residential ...
New Tarrant jail chief praised by former colleagues as jail remains under fire for deaths
Tarrant County’s new jail chief brings with him a wealth of experience in county jail operations, according to his personnel ...
Tarrant County to offer measles tests; ‘moderate to high' chance of first Fort Worth area case
NBC 5 gets a first look at Tarrant County’s plan to take on the measles, as officials prepare for "moderate to high" chance ...