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Residents urge court to rein in county marshal/fire‑marshal operations, citing TCOLE concerns and authority questions
Summary
Public commenters told the Commissioners Court that peace‑officer roles assigned to county marshal or fire‑marshal units exceed statutory authority, citing Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) concerns and calling for review or disbanding of what they described as an unauthorized police force.
Residents told the Dallas County Commissioners Court April 15 they are concerned that peace officers in county marshal‑style units and the fire marshal’s office are performing law‑enforcement functions that exceed the offices’ statutory authority.
Michael Wigginton, a resident who signed up to speak, said the county already maintains mobile command vehicles and recently purchased pursuit‑style vehicles for the marshal service, and that the county…
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