Officials in Kerr County, where the majority of the deaths from the July 4 flash floods occurred, have yet to detail what ...

County officials estimate it will cost an additional $4 million to $9 million a year if the central-docketing system is ...

Mario Bernal, an ex-employee of Camp Cho-Yeh in Livingston, Texas, was arrested for threatening children at the Christian ...

Criminal Justice Polk County Jail begins outsourcing inmates after failing to meet state staffing standards The county has failed to comply with Texas’ mandated ratio of one detention officer ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is temporarily housing inmates at a facility in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, due to staffing shortages at the Polk County Jail.

Like many, Polk County is among the jails in Texas dealing with staffing shortages, leading to them moving inmates to Louisiana.

Saturday evening update: The fires cover more than 2,000 acres in the northeast part of the county.

Crime Texas jailers face felony charges for alleged inmate beating Three Polk County Sheriff's Office jailers are accused of beating a 34-year-old inmate from Kingwood.

Breaking: Routine traffic stop in Polk County escalates to drug arrests, uncovering dangerous environment for children, CPS steps in.

LIVINGSTON, Texas – A man who authorities say killed his girlfriend and dumped her body in a wooded area in Polk County has been sentenced to 50 years behind bars.

Amid concerns of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids across the U.S., the Polk County Sheriff’s office says ICE arrested one person at the Polk County Courthouse on Thursday.

This action revives a lawsuit Polk County filed against BS Ranch & Farm in September 2023. The court had instructed both parties to attempt mediation to find a mutual solution in November 2023.