Anthony Johnson, left, died in Tarrant County custody on April 21, 2024. His mother said he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Tarrant County will fund another $20,000 to help represent a jailer ...

Tarrant County Commissioner Manny Ramirez listens to a speaker during commissioners court Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, in Fort Worth. People attending Tuesday’s Tarrant County Commissioners Court ...

Tarrant County sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man who was armed with a knife during an altercation as the deputies tried to serve a warrant Friday afternoon in Haltom City, according to the ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn said jail staff "performed magnificently" leading up to the death of Mason Yancy, who died in the Tarrant County Jail Dec. 27.

(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer) Dallas County’s top jail official has left after just under two years in the role to run Tarrant County’s jail system, officials announced Monday.

The Tarrant County Commissioners Court has no power to stop a proposed break up of the Keller school district if its board passes a resolution to do so, Commissioner Matt Krause said in a post on ...

Shannon Herklotz has been named the new executive chief deputy over the Tarrant County Jail. Courtesy of Tarrant County Sheriff's Office The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office has hired a new ...

During the first meeting of the year at Tarrant County Commissioner's Court, emotions ran high as Sheriff Bill Waybourn along with other officials gave an update about recent jail deaths.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Two people were arrested for disrupting a briefing about jail deaths at the Tarrant County Commissioner's Court, jail records show. Part of the meeting was a briefing on the ...

FORT WORTH – The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office has appointed a new chief jailer to oversee a facility that has faced significant criticism for the high number of inmate deaths in recent years.

TARRANT COUNTY — The Tarrant County Sheriff is defending his jail amid protests and calls for change from community members at Tarrant County Commissioners Court on Tuesday. The contentious ...

The man shot in Tarrant Wednesday night has been identified. Just after 7 p.m., officers responded to the 1500 block of Mountain Drive, according to the Tarrant Police Department. Upon arrival, ...