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Jim Wells County sheriff asks court to fund two investigators for violent‑crimes task force; commissioners table request
Summary
Sheriff Baker requested emergency funding to add two criminal investigators to a multi‑agency violent crimes and fugitive task force, citing rising gang‑related violence and heavy investigative caseloads. Commissioners voted to table the request pending detailed workload and cost data.
Sheriff Baker asked the Jim Wells County Commissioners Court to authorize an emergency budget amendment to hire two criminal investigators to be assigned to a newly formed multi‑agency violent crimes and fugitive task force. Baker described a “recent rise of gang‑related violence” and said a coordinated task force with the Alice Police Department, Texas Rangers and the district attorney’s office is the most effective strategy to reduce violent crime.
The sheriff characterized the need as urgent and said the request was made under Government Code "111.07," which he described as allowing emergency expenditures to meet “unusual and unforeseen conditions.” He said the positions were needed on an ongoing basis and that the county’s current investigative…
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