Sheriff reports 59 inmates, multiple open positions; Precinct 4 constable cites motorists for school‑bus violations

Chief William “Bill” Rios told the Burleson County Commissioners Court on Feb. 10 that the county jail held 59 inmates — 50 male and 9 female — and that the sheriff’s office currently has multiple open positions. "The positions opened in the Sheriff’s Department are 3 in dispatch, 2 in patrol, 1 SRO, 2 Jailers, 1 full time nurse in the Jail," Rios reported to the court.

Jason Rhodes, Constable for Precinct 4, said he has been following and patrolling Somerville school buses and issuing citations to motorists who failed to obey school‑bus laws. Rhodes asked the court for two reserve deputy constables to assist with enforcement.

The court recorded the department reports in the minutes; no formal motions related to staffing levels or additional funding for law enforcement were recorded in the transcript excerpt. Any follow‑up or staffing actions would require a separate agenda item or budget appropriation.