Henderson County, Texas

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Nov. 3, at the Henderson County Justice Center. == In this week's Sheriff's Report, Sheriff Botie Hillhouse talks about a raid on a game room, two separate stabbings, and a drug bust that included heroin and morphine. I. Stats (:35) There are currently 445 in custody with 98 of those being contract inmates. II. Game Room Bust (1:12) Tuesday evening, deputies...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the Henderson County Justice Center. == It was a very busy week for the Henderson County Sheriff's Office. This week, Sheriff Botie Hillhouse talks about opening up visitation at the jail, the annual jail inspection, a burglary arrest, helping Cherokee County, multiple drug arrests, and visiting the kids at Noah's Ark Christian Academy. I. Stats/J...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Oct. 13, at the Henderson County Justice Center. == In this week's Sheriff's Report, Sheriff Botie Hillhouse discusses the arrest of a Henderson County jailer and a Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animal case. He also announced the Deputies of the Month. I. Stats (1:00) There are currently 446 inmates in the jail with 101 of those being out-of-county contract inmate...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Henderson County Courthouse Annex. == In this week's County Report, Judge Wade McKinney talks about redistricting, broadband, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and 4-H Week. I. Redistrict (:30) Henderson County has received its initial redistrict assessment from the law firm of Allison Bass & Associates, the same firm that has helped the count...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Oct. 6, at the Henderson County Justice Center. == This week, Sheriff Botie Hillhouse discusses last week's game room raid, the new radio system, and this weekend's Pow Wow in Chandler. I. Stats (:44) There are currently 439 in the jail with 102 of those being out-of-county inmates. II. Game Room Raid (1:27) The Henderson County Sheriff's Office conducted a r...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Sept. 29, at the Henderson County Justice Center. == This week, Sheriff Botie Hillhouse talks about jail visitation being banned for 14 more days, recovering multiple stolen vehicles, and becoming a board member of the ..... I. Stats (:53) There are currently 429 in the jail with 104 of those being out-of-county inmates. II. Visitation (1:37) In-person visita...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Sept. 29, at the Henderson County Courthouse Annex. == Henderson County Judge Wade McKinney shares good news on the COVID-19 front during this week's County Report. He follows that up with Henderson County becoming a sponsor of the Cain Center. I. COVID-19 Update (1:06) COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have come down significantly. Since Sept. 5, hospitalizat...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Sept. 22, at the Henderson County Justice Center. == In this week's Sheriff's Report, Sheriff Botie Hillhouse talks about two laws that have gone into effect this month: Constitutional Carry and new punishments for fentanyl. I. Stats (:32) There are currently 409 in the jail with 95 of those being out-of-county inmates. The jail is averaging 407 inmates for t...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Sept. 15, at the Henderson County Justice Center. == In this week's podcast, Sheriff Botie Hillhouse talks about COVID-19 in the Jail, teaching at the Texas Jail Association Conference, an arrest in the construction theft cases, and additional personnel being added to the Sheriff's Office. I. Stats and COVID-19 (1:48) There are currently 411 in custody, inclu...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the Henderson County Courthouse Annex. == Henderson County Commissioners Court approved the tax rate and 2022 budget Tuesday morning. Henderson County Judge Wade McKinney discussed the budget and provided a COVID-19 update in this week's County Report. I. Budget and Tax Rate (:28) Tuesday, Henderson County Commissioners approved the 2022 budget of...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the Henderson County Courthouse Annex. === This week, Judge Wade McKinney provides a COVID-19 update and talks about the start of redistricting. I. COVID Numbers (:50) COVID-19 hospitalizations in Henderson County's region (TSA-G) keep going up, with 776 COVID-19 patients hospitalized at the time of this interview. The region sets a new record for...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the Henderson County Justice Center. === This week, Sheriff Botie Hillhouse talks about extending the ban on visitation 14 days, K-9 Valco's first arrest, and Labor Day weekend. I. Stats (:37) There are currently 431 inmates in the jail with 105 of those being contract, out-of-county inmates. II. Visitation (1:10) While the number of inmates with...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Aug. 25, at the Henderson County Justice Center. == In this week's episode, Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse talks about COVID-19 in the jail, a shooting that turned into a murder, and multiple drug arrests. I. Stats (1:40) There are currently 424 in the jail with 102 of those being out-of-county inmates. II. COVID-19 (2:52) Cases of COVID-19 in the j...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Aug. 18, at the Henderson County Courthouse Annex. == This week, Judge Wade McKinney talked with Michael V. Hannigan about Census data and its impact on county redistricting. He also gives a COVID-19 update. I. Census Data (1:00) Data from last year's Census count is starting to trickle out, but slowly. "We are still waiting for the complete data to come in f...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Aug. 18, at the Henderson County Justice Center. == This week, Sheriff Botie Hillhouse has a reminder about the importance of public tips. In this week's episode: I. Stats (:49) This week, there are 426 in the jail including 102 out-of-county inmates. The past few weeks, the jail has been averaging over 400 inmates. The Sheriff also talks about the importance...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Aug. 11, at the Henderson County Justice Center. == I. Stats (:49) There are 428 inmates currently in the Jail with 107 of those being out-of-county contract inmates. II. Radios Online (1:21) The new communications system is up and running with deputies using handheld radios. The equipment for patrol cars still needs to be installed. "The portable radios are...

The following interview was recorded Wednesday, Aug. 11, at the Henderson County Courthouse Annex. == This week's County Report with Judge Wade McKinney focuses on COVID-19. I. Current Stats (:38) As of this recording, there were 438 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in TSA-G. Henderson County is part of Trauma Service Area G (TSA-G), which serves Tyler/Longview and includes about 960,000 people. Hos...

This interview was recorded Wednesday, Aug. 4, at the Henderson County Courthouse Annex. == FEMA is updating its National Flood Insurance Program pricing for the first time in 50 years, "so policyholders can make more informed decisions on the purchase of adequate insurance and on mitigation actions to protect against the perils of flooding." To explain what that means, we talk with Henderson Coun...

This interview was recorded at the Henderson County Courthouse Annex on Wednesday, Aug. 4. == Henderson County Judge Wade McKinney opens up this week's podcast with a discussion about the Certified Property Value for the county before moving on to the latest COVID update. I. Certified Property Value (1:00) (Early in the podcast, Michael V. Hannigan says Certified Tax Rate when he means Certified P...

In this week's County Report, Henderson County Judge Wade McKinney talks about the border dispute with Kaufman County, COVID-19 vaccinations, and ARPA with Michael V. Hannigan. I. Border Dispute (1:13) Kaufman County brought its problem with the border between it and Henderson County to the public again this week, this time with a Facebook post. Kaufman County believes a small area near Kemp known...

This interview was recorded at the Henderson County Courthouse Annex on July 21, 2021. == (NOTE: There was a fan running in the room while the podcast was recorded. We apologize for the background sound.) This week's episode includes a COVID-19 status update for the county plus Judge Wade McKinney discussing the $16 million the county is getting as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP...

This interview was recorded at the Henderson County Justice Center on Wednesday, July 21. == This week, Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse discusses a murder case, a crack cocaine arrest, and rising COVID-19 numbers in the jail. I. Stats (:32) There are 450 currently in the jail with 110 of those contract inmates. The average for the jail hit 400 for the first time. II. Murder (1:15) On July...

This interview was recorded at the Henderson County Courthouse Annex on Wednesday, July 14. == This week's guest on the County Report is Pct. 1 Commissioner Wendy Spivey. She is a sixth-generation Henderson County resident and is the first woman elected to Commissioners Court in 60 years. County politics run in her family. Her great-great-grandfather Marshall Kinabrew was the mayor of Athens in th...

This interview was recorded at the Henderson County Justice Center on Wednesday, July 14. == This week, Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse talked about the Deputies of the Quarter; the Cops and Kids picnic; and the need for jailers. I. Stats (:40) There are currently 429 in jail with 108 of those being out-of-county inmates. II. Deputies of the Quarter (1:42) Henderson County Sheriff Botie H...

TWITTER: Henderson County Government is now on Twitter. Follow @HendersonCoTx This interview was recorded at the Henderson County Courthouse Annex on Wednesday, July 7. == This week's guest on the County Report is County Judge Wade McKinney. He was raised in the Eustace area and is married with four children. His family has been in Henderson County for more than 100 years. I. Longest Serving on Co...