Texas police department ordered to close for failing to provide public benefit
Last week, the agency sent a letter to the city notifying it that its five-member police department would be closed effective Sept. Law enforcement duties will be transferred to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office until a permanent solution is found. "Lives and families are impacted by this, and we shouldn’t lose sight of that," Haws told The Dallas Morning News on Wednesday.
- ▪Last week, the agency sent a letter to the city notifying it that its five-member police department would be closed effective Sept.
- ▪Law enforcement duties will be transferred to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office until a permanent solution is found.
- ▪"Lives and families are impacted by this, and we shouldn’t lose sight of that," Haws told The Dallas Morning News on Wednesday.
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A Trinidad water tower pictured, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Trinidad, Texas.Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning NewsA Texas police department that jailed a woman who criticized the city’s water quality on social media has been ordered to disband after the state found it provided no public benefit to the community.State officials launched an investigation after Jennifer Combs was arrested for a Facebook post that alleged some residents had been hospitalized due to bacteria in the water in Trinidad, a city of 860 people about 70 miles southeast of Dallas.Residents have long complained about the water, which they say flows from faucets in shades ranging from pale yellow and red to dark brown.
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