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Spencer Swearnger died at Parkland Hospital in November 2023 after he allegedly drank excessive amounts of toilet water in his jail cell. It was the third water intoxication death at the jail.

Dallas County commissioners have authorized a sheriff's department request for M14s, M16s and an armored personnel carrier from a Department of Defense surplus program.

An alternate election judge filed a police report days after she claimed Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price assaulted her, according to reports.

More than two dozen deaths in the Tarrant County Jail were not independently investigated as required. Now Tarrant County is investigating a Dallas County jail death.

Dallas County did not accept Andra Adkins until after Parkland Hospital staff deemed him medically fit for detainment. He died hours later.

No autopsy was performed after Andra Adkins's death while in custody at the Dallas County jail because he suffered from several medical conditions, according to a report.

Nine sheriff's department detention officers sued Dallas County in 2020 for federal civil rights and Texas employment discrimination violations.

Dallas County's jail passed a Texas Commission on Jail Standards inspection this week.

Dallas County commissioners approved a $1 million settlement for the family and lawyers of Paul Aaron French, who died in the county jail in 2020.

High-performance Dodge 'Hellcats" have been discontinued and the Dallas County Sheriff's Department is auctioning off its fleet.

Dallas County could be headed toward being up to $50 million over budget. Firings and layoffs may be on the table if nothing changes.

Dallas County is looking for an asphalt roller — valued at $100,000 — that was stolen during the recent storms that hit North Texas.