Republican Tarrant County Commissioner Manny Ramirez says the metal detector and bag checks are a response to threats ...

Johnson died in Tarrant County Jail custody, and his death was ruled a homicide. Two jailers were charged with murder and 15 ...

We’ll take those threats seriously,” Commissioner Manny Ramirez said Tuesday, as sheriff’s deputies used metal detectors at a ...

Later during general public comments, gun rights activist Christopher J. Grisham was removed from the court after using ...

If his execution is carried out, it will be the first in Texas since Robert Roberson’s was stayed in October after an ...

After three members of the public were detained at the Tarrant County Commissioners Court last week, officials are proposing ...

Juan Ramos Escamilla was acting to protect himself and his wife when he stabbed a friend in the abdomen, the defense argued.

On Monday, a Tarrant County jury found 32-year-old Shanay Franklin guilty of murder for the death of 14-month-old Journee ...

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 ...

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.

A Tarrant County jury has sentenced Gene Tutt, 38, to 38 years in prison after finding him guilty of aggravated assault with ...

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. Yancy's ...