Austin County approves sheriff's command-structure changes and modest pay conversions

Jan 27, 2025

The court approved converting an investigator to lieutenant and promoting a lieutenant to captain in the county sheriff's Criminal Investigations Division, a move the sheriff's office described as needed to manage rising caseloads; short-term conversion cost was estimated at about $4,000–$4,200.

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Austin County Commissioners on Jan. 27 approved changes to the Sheriff's Office command structure designed to shift supervisory responsibilities and address a growing caseload in the Criminal Investigations Division.

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