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Dimmit County court orders draft metal‑detector policy after public and staff safety concerns
Summary
After staff and public raised safety and screening concerns, the Dimmit County Commissioners Court voted to direct staff and counsel to draft a countywide courthouse metal‑detector policy for future approval.
Dimmit County’s commissioners directed staff and the county attorney to draft a comprehensive metal‑detector policy for the county courthouse after an extended discussion about staff safety, bag searches and operational gaps in screening.
A public commenter told the court she supported metal detectors but objected to what she described as security staff searching purses and handling prescribed medication without consent. County…
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