Sheriff reports 37 in jail and multiple staffing vacancies at Burleson County commissioners meeting

Chief Garrett Durrenberger, speaking for the Burleson County Sheriff’s Office at the April 10, 2023 Commissioners Court meeting, reported the county jail population at 37 people — 34 male and 3 female — and enumerated staff vacancies: two deputy positions, one investigator, three dispatchers and one jail position.

Durrenberger’s report was followed by Sgt. Stohler, who noted there are two Department of Public Safety openings and that deputies from the county were assisting with security at the state Capitol in Austin. Jessica Lucero, the county Tax Collector, reported her office and the Appraisal District would be offline April 24–28 for a software conversion and expected to resume normal operations on May 1, 2023.

The court accepted the departmental reports as part of its regular agenda. No motions, votes or staffing commitments (such as hiring timelines or funding allocations) were recorded in the excerpt provided; those items, if discussed, do not appear in the supplied transcript lines.