Family of woman injured in Tarrant County Jail receives $775,000 settlement
The family filed a lawsuit in April arguing the Tarrant County Jail violated Kelly Masten's rights after she spent 10 days in ...
WATCH: Jury to decide if cannibal serial killer who burned bodies in Fort Worth should die
Jurors will deliberate today to decide whether Jason Thornburg, who confessed to the murders of five people, should be put to death.
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Tarrant County agrees to fund Jail Diversion Center through September as pandemic funding dwindles
Tarrant County will put $4.5 million towards keeping the Mental Health Jail Diversion Center open. The center is an ...
Tarrant County OKs another $800k in response to jail death and mistreatment lawsuits
With 15 outside lawyers and the firm to represent the county, the commissioners have approved up to $550,000 on legal fees ...
Ex-Tarrant jailer charged with Anthony Johnson’s murder seeks release from house arrest
Defense attorneys are asking the court to amend Joel Garcia’s bond conditions to remove requirements for 24-hour house arrest and “intensive” GPS monitoring.
Tarrant commissioners to request state Legislature fund mental health facility in county
County judge Tim O’Hare listens to public comment during an Elections Commission meeting on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the ...
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With a $775,000 settlement pending, the bill for Tarrant County Jail lawsuits keeps rising
A woman with intellectual disabilities and a severe seizure disorder was so neglected in the Tarrant County Jail she had to ...
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County approves emergency communications contract, body cams
Henderson County Commissioners approved communications facility license agreement for the JCC1 Communications Tower, with the ...
Capital murder trial for man accused of killing 7-year-old Athena Strand planned for 2025
Tanner Horner pleaded not guilty in the murder of Athena, whose body was found two days after she disappeared while playing ...