Texas
Texas's 254 counties each elect a sheriff under the Texas Constitution (Art. V, § 23) — more elected sheriffs than any other state. Texas has no statewide statute mandating county-level civilian oversight of sheriffs, and as of May 2026 no Texas county has established an independent civilian body with operational scope over its sheriff's office.
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0 reports from those bodies
Other oversight
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Population, budget, $ per resident, staffing, and jail capacity across all 254 counties.
254
sheriffs named · of 254 counties
$4.63B
total budget (latest per county)
49,694
total FTE (latest per county)
Data from CA State Controller's Office and CA State Sheriffs' Association.
State context
Texas sheriffs are constitutional officers, elected directly by county voters. County commissioners courts control the sheriff's budget under Tex. Local Gov. Code Ch. 85 but have no operational or disciplinary authority over the office. State-level accountability is limited to two agencies:
- Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) — licenses and may decertify peace officers and jailers statewide (tcole.texas.gov; see also law.ungovr.org/oversight/tx).
- Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) — sets minimum standards for county jail conditions under Tex. Gov. Code Ch. 511, conducts annual inspections, and reviews in-custody deaths.
The most advanced county-level proposal is Harris County's Office of Law Enforcement Monitor, which would cover the Sheriff and all eight constables. A feasibility study was presented to commissioners in June 2023; no commissioners court vote has yet been held. SB 2209 (88th Legislature, 2023) attempted to preempt civilian oversight statewide; it did not pass.
This section profiles all 254 Texas counties with the elected sheriff's name, headcount, population, and whether the county operates its own jail. Per-county adopted-budget figures and a civilian-oversight body inventory are planned for a later release.
Counties
| # | County | Status (date) | Started (date) | LE capability | Independence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Anderson | — | — | — | — | |
| 02 | Andrews | — | — | — | — | |
| 03 | Angelina | — | — | — | — | |
| 04 | Aransas | — | — | — | — | |
| 05 | Archer | — | — | — | — | |
| 06 | Armstrong | — | — | — | — | |
| 07 | Atascosa | — | — | — | — | |
| 08 | Austin | — | — | — | — | |
| 09 | Bailey | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | Bandera | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | Bastrop | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | Baylor | — | — | — | — | |
| 13 | Bee | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | Bell | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | Bexar | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | Blanco | — | — | — | — | |
| 17 | Borden | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | Bosque | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | Bowie | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 | Brazoria | — | — | — | — | |
| 21 | Brazos | — | — | — | — | |
| 22 | Brewster | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | Briscoe | — | — | — | — | |
| 24 | Brooks | — | — | — | — | |
| 25 | Brown | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | Burleson | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | Burnet | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | Caldwell | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 | Calhoun | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | Callahan | — | — | — | — | |
| 31 | Cameron | — | — | — | — | |
| 32 | Camp | — | — | — | — | |
| 33 | Carson | — | — | — | — | |
| 34 | Cass | — | — | — | — | |
| 35 | Castro | — | — | — | — | |
| 36 | Chambers | — | — | — | — | |
| 37 | Cherokee | — | — | — | — | |
| 38 | Childress | — | — | — | — | |
| 39 | Clay | — | — | — | — | |
| 40 | Cochran | — | — | — | — | |
| 41 | Coke | — | — | — | — | |
| 42 | Coleman | — | — | — | — | |
| 43 | Collin | — | — | — | — | |
| 44 | Collingsworth | — | — | — | — | |
| 45 | Colorado | — | — | — | — | |
| 46 | Comal | — | — | — | — | |
| 47 | Comanche | — | — | — | — | |
| 48 | Concho | — | — | — | — | |
| 49 | Cooke | — | — | — | — | |
| 50 | Coryell | — | — | — | — | |
| 51 | Cottle | — | — | — | — | |
| 52 | Crane | — | — | — | — | |
| 53 | Crockett | — | — | — | — | |
| 54 | Crosby | — | — | — | — | |
| 55 | Culberson | — | — | — | — | |
| 56 | Dallam | — | — | — | — | |
| 57 | Dallas | — | — | — | — | |
| 58 | Dawson | — | — | — | — | |
| 59 | Deaf Smith | — | — | — | — | |
| 60 | Delta | — | — | — | — | |
| 61 | Denton | — | — | — | — | |
| 62 | DeWitt | — | — | — | — | |
| 63 | Dickens | — | — | — | — | |
| 64 | Dimmit | — | — | — | — | |
| 65 | Donley | — | — | — | — | |
| 66 | Duval | — | — | — | — | |
| 67 | Eastland | — | — | — | — | |
| 68 | Ector | — | — | — | — | |
| 69 | Edwards | — | — | — | — | |
| 70 | Ellis | — | — | — | — | |
| 71 | El Paso | — | — | — | — | |
| 72 | Erath | — | — | — | — | |
| 73 | Falls | — | — | — | — | |
| 74 | Fannin | — | — | — | — | |
| 75 | Fayette | — | — | — | — | |
| 76 | Fisher | — | — | — | — | |
| 77 | Floyd | — | — | — | — | |
| 78 | Foard | — | — | — | — | |
| 79 | Fort Bend | — | — | — | — | |
| 80 | Franklin | — | — | — | — | |
| 81 | Freestone | — | — | — | — | |
| 82 | Frio | — | — | — | — | |
| 83 | Gaines | — | — | — | — | |
| 84 | Galveston | — | — | — | — | |
| 85 | Garza | — | — | — | — | |
| 86 | Gillespie | — | — | — | — | |
| 87 | Glasscock | — | — | — | — | |
| 88 | Goliad | — | — | — | — | |
| 89 | Gonzales | — | — | — | — | |
| 90 | Gray | — | — | — | — | |
| 91 | Grayson | — | — | — | — | |
| 92 | Gregg | — | — | — | — | |
| 93 | Grimes | — | — | — | — | |
| 94 | Guadalupe | — | — | — | — | |
| 95 | Hale | — | — | — | — | |
| 96 | Hall | — | — | — | — | |
| 97 | Hamilton | — | — | — | — | |
| 98 | Hansford | — | — | — | — | |
| 99 | Hardeman | — | — | — | — | |
| 100 | Hardin | — | — | — | — | |
| 101 | Harris | — | — | — | — | |
| 102 | Harrison | — | — | — | — | |
| 103 | Hartley | — | — | — | — | |
| 104 | Haskell | — | — | — | — | |
| 105 | Hays | — | — | — | — | |
| 106 | Hemphill | — | — | — | — | |
| 107 | Henderson | — | — | — | — | |
| 108 | Hidalgo | — | — | — | — | |
| 109 | Hill | — | — | — | — | |
| 110 | Hockley | — | — | — | — | |
| 111 | Hood | — | — | — | — | |
| 112 | Hopkins | — | — | — | — | |
| 113 | Houston | — | — | — | — | |
| 114 | Howard | — | — | — | — | |
| 115 | Hudspeth | — | — | — | — | |
| 116 | Hunt | — | — | — | — | |
| 117 | Hutchinson | — | — | — | — | |
| 118 | Irion | — | — | — | — | |
| 119 | Jack | — | — | — | — | |
| 120 | Jackson | — | — | — | — | |
| 121 | Jasper | — | — | — | — | |
| 122 | Jeff Davis | — | — | — | — | |
| 123 | Jefferson | — | — | — | — | |
| 124 | Jim Hogg | — | — | — | — | |
| 125 | Jim Wells | — | — | — | — | |
| 126 | Johnson | — | — | — | — | |
| 127 | Jones | — | — | — | — | |
| 128 | Karnes | — | — | — | — | |
| 129 | Kaufman | — | — | — | — | |
| 130 | Kendall | — | — | — | — | |
| 131 | Kenedy | — | — | — | — | |
| 132 | Kent | — | — | — | — | |
| 133 | Kerr | — | — | — | — | |
| 134 | Kimble | — | — | — | — | |
| 135 | King | — | — | — | — | |
| 136 | Kinney | — | — | — | — | |
| 137 | Kleberg | — | — | — | — | |
| 138 | Knox | — | — | — | — | |
| 139 | Lamar | — | — | — | — | |
| 140 | Lamb | — | — | — | — | |
| 141 | Lampasas | — | — | — | — | |
| 142 | La Salle | — | — | — | — | |
| 143 | Lavaca | — | — | — | — | |
| 144 | Lee | — | — | — | — | |
| 145 | Leon | — | — | — | — | |
| 146 | Liberty | — | — | — | — | |
| 147 | Limestone | — | — | — | — | |
| 148 | Lipscomb | — | — | — | — | |
| 149 | Live Oak | — | — | — | — | |
| 150 | Llano | — | — | — | — | |
| 151 | Loving | — | — | — | — | |
| 152 | Lubbock | — | — | — | — | |
| 153 | Lynn | — | — | — | — | |
| 154 | Madison | — | — | — | — | |
| 155 | Marion | — | — | — | — | |
| 156 | Martin | — | — | — | — | |
| 157 | Mason | — | — | — | — | |
| 158 | Matagorda | — | — | — | — | |
| 159 | Maverick | — | — | — | — | |
| 160 | McCulloch | — | — | — | — | |
| 161 | McLennan | — | — | — | — | |
| 162 | McMullen | — | — | — | — | |
| 163 | Medina | — | — | — | — | |
| 164 | Menard | — | — | — | — | |
| 165 | Midland | — | — | — | — | |
| 166 | Milam | — | — | — | — | |
| 167 | Mills | — | — | — | — | |
| 168 | Mitchell | — | — | — | — | |
| 169 | Montague | — | — | — | — | |
| 170 | Montgomery | — | — | — | — | |
| 171 | Moore | — | — | — | — | |
| 172 | Morris | — | — | — | — | |
| 173 | Motley | — | — | — | — | |
| 174 | Nacogdoches | — | — | — | — | |
| 175 | Navarro | — | — | — | — | |
| 176 | Newton | — | — | — | — | |
| 177 | Nolan | — | — | — | — | |
| 178 | Nueces | — | — | — | — | |
| 179 | Ochiltree | — | — | — | — | |
| 180 | Oldham | — | — | — | — | |
| 181 | Orange | — | — | — | — | |
| 182 | Palo Pinto | — | — | — | — | |
| 183 | Panola | — | — | — | — | |
| 184 | Parker | — | — | — | — | |
| 185 | Parmer | — | — | — | — | |
| 186 | Pecos | — | — | — | — | |
| 187 | Polk | — | — | — | — | |
| 188 | Potter | — | — | — | — | |
| 189 | Presidio | — | — | — | — | |
| 190 | Rains | — | — | — | — | |
| 191 | Randall | — | — | — | — | |
| 192 | Reagan | — | — | — | — | |
| 193 | Real | — | — | — | — | |
| 194 | Red River | — | — | — | — | |
| 195 | Reeves | — | — | — | — | |
| 196 | Refugio | — | — | — | — | |
| 197 | Roberts | — | — | — | — | |
| 198 | Robertson | — | — | — | — | |
| 199 | Rockwall | — | — | — | — | |
| 200 | Runnels | — | — | — | — | |
| 201 | Rusk | — | — | — | — | |
| 202 | Sabine | — | — | — | — | |
| 203 | San Augustine | — | — | — | — | |
| 204 | San Jacinto | — | — | — | — | |
| 205 | San Patricio | — | — | — | — | |
| 206 | San Saba | — | — | — | — | |
| 207 | Schleicher | — | — | — | — | |
| 208 | Scurry | — | — | — | — | |
| 209 | Shackelford | — | — | — | — | |
| 210 | Shelby | — | — | — | — | |
| 211 | Sherman | — | — | — | — | |
| 212 | Smith | — | — | — | — | |
| 213 | Somervell | — | — | — | — | |
| 214 | Starr | — | — | — | — | |
| 215 | Stephens | — | — | — | — | |
| 216 | Sterling | — | — | — | — | |
| 217 | Stonewall | — | — | — | — | |
| 218 | Sutton | — | — | — | — | |
| 219 | Swisher | — | — | — | — | |
| 220 | Tarrant | — | — | — | — | |
| 221 | Taylor | — | — | — | — | |
| 222 | Terrell | — | — | — | — | |
| 223 | Terry | — | — | — | — | |
| 224 | Throckmorton | — | — | — | — | |
| 225 | Titus | — | — | — | — | |
| 226 | Tom Green | — | — | — | — | |
| 227 | Travis | — | — | — | — | |
| 228 | Trinity | — | — | — | — | |
| 229 | Tyler | — | — | — | — | |
| 230 | Upshur | — | — | — | — | |
| 231 | Upton | — | — | — | — | |
| 232 | Uvalde | — | — | — | — | |
| 233 | Val Verde | — | — | — | — | |
| 234 | Van Zandt | — | — | — | — | |
| 235 | Victoria | — | — | — | — | |
| 236 | Walker | — | — | — | — | |
| 237 | Waller | — | — | — | — | |
| 238 | Ward | — | — | — | — | |
| 239 | Washington | — | — | — | — | |
| 240 | Webb | — | — | — | — | |
| 241 | Wharton | — | — | — | — | |
| 242 | Wheeler | — | — | — | — | |
| 243 | Wichita | — | — | — | — | |
| 244 | Wilbarger | — | — | — | — | |
| 245 | Willacy | — | — | — | — | |
| 246 | Williamson | — | — | — | — | |
| 247 | Wilson | — | — | — | — | |
| 248 | Winkler | — | — | — | — | |
| 249 | Wise | — | — | — | — | |
| 250 | Wood | — | — | — | — | |
| 251 | Yoakum | — | — | — | — | |
| 252 | Young | — | — | — | — | |
| 253 | Zapata | — | — | — | — | |
| 254 | Zavala | — | — | — | — |