Texas
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.
State context
Texas sheriffs are constitutional officers, elected directly by county voters. County commissioners courts control the sheriff's budget but have no operational or disciplinary authority. Statewide oversight is limited to two state agencies:
- Texas Commission on Law Enforcement — handles officer licensure and certification statewide (law.ungovr.org/oversight/tx).
- Texas Commission on Jail Standards — sets minimum standards for county jail conditions; conducts annual inspections and follows up on 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.
Counties
| # | County | Oversight body | LE capability | Independence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No oversight body established | ||||
| 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 | — | — | — |