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Sheriff staffing and school safety divide Coryell County residents and commissioners
Summary
Discussion over two proposed new deputy positions focused on where they would be stationed, shift hours (reported 07:30–16:30), and whether school districts or cities should fund school-resource coverage. Supporters argued deputies are needed for broad rural safety; opponents pressed that ISDs should pay for security.
Residents and county officials clashed over a proposed request to fund two additional deputy positions in rural portions of Coryell County. The topic surfaced both during public forum comments and later during budget deliberations as citizens and the sheriff described operational needs and constraints.
Pat Doss and other public commenters representing local ISDs said school districts that have created their own police forces should bear their own security…
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