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KLTV-TV
An East Texas county official is working to increase resources for mental health patients who wind up in jail. Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith said people with mental health issues make up a substantial part of the smith county jail. He said it's a problem that needs to be solved statewide.
Individuals with mental health issues make up more than 17 percent of the total number of Smith County jail inmates, nearly one in five overall. The process of getting them to the jail takes crisis intervention deputies several hours at a time, simply to prove a patient is mentally incompetent.
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Breitbart
Fayette County Deputy Sergeant Randy Thumann and his K-9 partner Lobos made another major drug bust following a traffic stop along Interstate 10 near the eastbound 659 mile-marker Monday morning. The multimillion-dollar drug seizure is the third-major drug bust in less than one month for the duo.
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Your Houston News
Federal grants are helping Montgomery County law enforcement and first responders train for active-shooter situations. Sen. John Cornyn cosponsored a bill signed into law last month that authorizes the use of existing federal grants for the training. The Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion (POLICE) Act enables the use of COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) funding for active-shooter training across the nation.
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KMID-TV
Brewster County sheriff Ronny Dodson delivered a new swing set to a local girl over the weekend whose battling cancer. The sheriff's office posted photos of the delivery on its Facebook page Saturday. The sheriff's office said in the Facebook post that the girl, Mia, had recently been diagnosed with cancer. The post also states that Mia has been undergoing treatments for a while.
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Longview News-Journal
East Texas Blue, a police support group, along with police support groups Back Our Blue Longview and Operation Blue, is raising money to supply area police departments with ballistic rifle plates, something the departments don't provide for officers. The groups' goals are to get everyone who works at local police departments equipped with the approximately $800 vests.
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Former sheriffs, including a former SAT president, help TAC Risk Management Pool members reduce their law enforcement operations liabilities. See consultant territories online. MORE
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The White House
Since 2009, President Barack Obama has made it a priority to provide local law enforcement with the tools necessary to protect the public while ensuring their own safety and wellness. To maintain his commitment and ensure that we are working toward strengthening the trust between communities and law enforcement, the president launched the Task Force on 21st Century Policing, designed to identify best practices and develop meaningful solutions to help law enforcement agencies and communities strengthen trust and collaboration, while ushering the nation into the next phase of community-focused policing.
In May of 2015, the Task Force released a report with 59 recommendations for reform. In June, in cooperation with the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the White House began to host a series of briefings with local law enforcement agencies to help agencies learn how to implement the Task Force's recommendations.
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Politico
A year after America's mayors declared their concern that "Ferguson could happen to us," a more multifaceted anxiety over the relationship between police and minority communities has taken hold in the country's city halls, a new Politico Magazine survey finds. During one of the most tumultuous summers in urban politics, ignited by the murder of eight police officers after more controversial police shootings of black men, more than half of mayors say they are very worried about the safety of their black citizens but nearly three-quarters of mayors say they now fear for their officers' lives, as well.
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KTRK-TV
Law enforcement agencies in Southeast Texas do not allow live weapons during training exercises with civilians. Sgt. Ronnie Powell with Harris County Constable Precinct 1 said they take extreme measures, including patdowns and metal screenings. Powell said lately they've held several active-shooter scenarios with the public. He said no weapons, including guns are allowed anywhere near the area.
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By Bambi Majumdar
 Recent events involving law enforcement officers have shaken the nation, and they have brought the need for modern police training methods to the forefront. Departments across the country are reviewing this need and assessing the kind of modern tools and technology they can add to their repertoire. It is not just police shootings that have elicited the review, but also the need for officers to know how to handle explosive situations like riots and terrorist acts.
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KEYE-TV
Texas is feeling the pressure to ban texting and driving, statewide. Dozens of cities have done it, but that's created a patchwork of different laws and gaps where no ban exists.
Studies show the average driver is distracted for five seconds while making a text. At 55 miles per hour, that distracted driver would have covered the length of a football field. It's dangerous and reckless — and life threatening.
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PoliceOne
Traumatic brain injury poses a significant hazard for law enforcement personnel, particularly tactical officers and breachers, who are routinely exposed to explosive events in training and operations. Too often, officers and their superiors are unaware that a problem may exist after a blast or are reluctant to admit they might need medical attention.
As public awareness about concussions grows, it's time to address the risk of blast traumatic brain injury on the job. Even low-level blast exposure can be harmful, and it's important to identify officers who may need medical treatment. Here are five things cops need to know about traumatic brain injury.
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