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In the U.S. state of Texas, a constable is an elected law enforcement officer for a precinct of a county. Counties may have between one and eight precincts each depending on their population. The constables are provided for in the Texas Constitution of 1876 (Article 5, Section 18). The term of office for Texas constables is four years.
The 24,864 housing units averaged 36 units per square mile (14 units/km 2). The racial makeup of the county was 76.76% White, 2.81% African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 15.94% from other races, and 3.05% from two or more races. About 49.42% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In Alabama, a constable is traditionally elected from each election precinct. [2] Counties may abolish the office of constable by county ordinance. [3] Many have done so: as of 2015, only 24 of Alabama's 67 counties still had constables.
A Texas county has agreed to pay a group of female deputies $1.5 million to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed they were abused and harassed when a constable's office turned undercover ...
The list of candidates who filed applications for Nueces County office or state offices representing part of Nueces County, as shown on the Texas Secretary of State’s website, include ...
There are over 150 federal law enforcement offices in Texas. including those for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Customs and Border Protection; Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Immigration and Customs Enforcement; United States Secret Service; Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division; Naval ...
Darrell Edward Lunsford, Sr. (October 20, 1943 – January 23, 1991) [6] was the Precinct 3 Constable for Nacogdoches County, Texas. Lunsford was born on October 20, 1943, in Houston. He had one brother, who died in 1956 when Lunsford was 12 years old. He married his wife, Shirley Jo Cotton, on September 29, 1962, and they had two children ...
Municipal Courts are the most active courts, with County Courts and District Courts handling most other cases and often sharing the same courthouse. Administration is the responsibility of the Supreme Court of Texas, which is aided by the Texas Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council and the State Bar of Texas, which it oversees.