Polk County Sheriff Lyons says the Texas Commission on Jail Standards require each county jail have at least one guard for every 48 inmates.

The county has failed to comply with Texas' mandated ratio of one detention officer for every 48 inmates, Sheriff Byron Lyons wrote in a news release Wednesday.

House Bill 2000 was named after Audrii Cunningham, a Polk County girl who last year was killed by Don Steven McDougal, a ...

Sheriff Byron Lyons stated, “These arrests highlight the importance of cooperation between agencies and our unwavering ...

Following an extensive multi-agency investigation into the distribution of drugs, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office has placed four people under arrest. On May 9, Charlie Joe King III was arrested ...

the Texas Department of Safety officials announced they found a backpack belonging to Audrii and the department identified a person of interest in her disappearance. On Saturday, Polk County ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas (KFDM) — Officials in Texas say a man was identified as the lone person of interest in the disappearance of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham. Texas Department of Public Safety Lt.

POLK COUNTY, Texas — Deputies are searching for a man wanted in connection with a murder investigation after a woman was found dead near Livingston, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

POLK COUNTY, Texas — A bill designed to help protect children from sexual predators has been filed in the Texas Legislature. Texas House Bill 2000, or Audrii's Law, named after 11-year-old ...

HCSO is investigating with Harris County HazMat assisting. LIVINGSTON, Texas – A lot has happened in the past year since Audrii Cunningham disappeared. The body of the 11-year-old girl from ...