Texas sheriff oversight

Somervell County, Texas

Alan West, Sheriff $6.1MP budget (Adopted FY2026 (Dept 560 County Sheriff, single bundled patrol/jail/jailers/dispatch/SRO/911; excl. equipment/furniture capital $81,000). Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant drives high per-capita spend.) $654/residentP

Provisional figure. This budget is published with a caveat: it passed our source and plausibility checks but not every one of them. $654 per resident (expected $60-$600). See how we check budget figures.

Jail facilities source: jail facility data 2026
Facility Beds
Somervell 57