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Hunt County sheriff asks for four patrol deputies and an investigator to address staffing and response gaps
Summary
Sheriff requested four additional patrol deputies (one per shift) and one investigator to improve response times across a growing county, and flagged equipment needs (vests, helmets) and potential SB 22 use for outfitting. Commissioners discussed using grant funds for equipment but not for long‑term salaries.
The Hunt County sheriff told the Commissioner’s Court the department needs four additional patrol deputies (one per shift) and one investigator to improve coverage across the county as population and calls for service grow.
The sheriff described long response times in some rural areas and the difficulty of maintaining staffing across 900 square miles. “We're running a we try to keep 6 people on the shift, which is thin,” he said, and described incidents in which a single deputy responded alone to remote calls. To address coverage and officer…
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