Judge dismisses Tarrant County from lawsuit filed by family of Anthony Johnson Jr., who died in Tarrant County Jail; criminal case continues
TARRANT COUNTY – A U.S. district judge dismissed Tarrant County from the civil lawsuit filed by the family of Anthony Johnson Jr. Johnson, a marine veteran, was killed during an altercation inside the ...
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New security measures at Tarrant Commissioners Court after officials receive ‘credible threats’
Republican Tarrant County Commissioner Manny Ramirez says the metal detector and bag checks are a response to threats ...
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More arrests made at Tarrant County Commissioners Court during discussions about courtroom behavior
outside a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Grisham said he carried his gun into the building and was told he could not, before being let go. Two people were ...
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Public speakers hurl expletives in challenge of Tarrant County’s new decorum policy
The Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved a new policy regulating public comments and other issues of decorum on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The policy passed along party lines, despite opposition ...
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Tarrant County revises public speaking rules amid jail death controversy
FORT WORTH, Texas — Tarrant ... County Commissioners meet Jan. 28. Under the new rules, speakers will be allotted less time to speak if more than 20 speakers are signed up to address the court ...
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Tarrant County hired new jail chief away from Dallas County. Here's how much he makes
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office recently hired Dallas County’s former top jail official to run Tarrant County’s jail system amid scrutiny over a spike in jail ...
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Gun rights activist threatens to sue after dispute at Tarrant County Commissioners Court
Grisham, a criminal defense and civil rights lawyer from Temple, argues with Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office deputies over his right to carry a gun in commissioners court on Tuesday, Jan. 14 ...
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Gun rights activist threatens to sue after dispute at Tarrant County Commissioners Court
A gun rights activist who was briefly detained after a dispute with sheriff’s deputies at the Jan. 14 meeting of the Tarrant County Commissioners Court is demanding hundreds of thousands of ...
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Tarrant County District Attorney's Office drops murder charge against Forest Hill police officer
TARRANT COUNTY — The Tarrant County District Attorney's Office is dropping a murder charge against a former police officer. Former Forest Hill police officer Logan Barr was facing up to 99 years ...
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No threat found after 'unintelligible' letter prompts shutdown of Cook County criminal courthouse
A man claiming to be the governor of Illinois and demanding that the Leighton Criminal Courts Building be closed down Thursday got his wish when Cook County officials did just that. The rambling ...
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Modesto will have a vacant courthouse this year. Housing, shops are among possible uses
It includes the current Stanislaus County Courthouse, the Hall of Records and the already closed jail. About 40 people brainstormed ideas with the city staff at a Tuesday, Jan. 21, workshop at The ...
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Man returning home from picking up a pizza shot to death outside his Tarrant house
A man was shot to death outside his Tarrant house when he returned home from picking up a pizza. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Buford Troman White. He was 36 and ...