Texas sheriff oversight

Kenedy County, Texas

Ramon Salinas, III, Sheriff $2.3MP budget (Adopted FY2026 (Sheriff dept 0560 GF operating; excl. capital outlay $80,000 & Sheriff Special Revenue Fund 2500, constables). Pop 116; ranch/oil county; calendar FY; per-resident an extreme outlier.) $19,816/residentP

Provisional figure. This budget is published with a caveat: it passed our source and plausibility checks but not every one of them. $19,816 per resident (expected $60-$600); Census annual payroll is 7% of budget (expected 30%-135%). See how we check budget figures.