WASHINGTON CO. SHERIFF DISCUSSES CURRENT PROJECTS, FUTURE GOALS AT TOWN HALL
the crowd gathered at the Green Grain Event Center
on Tuesday for a town hall updating the public on
happenings with the sheriff's office.
A large crowd was on hand Tuesday night for a town hall meeting in Brenham to hear updates on happenings with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Trey Holleway spoke to well over 100 people gathered at the Green Grain Event Center to share the history of the sheriff’s office, statistics on cases and responses the office has handled this year, and information on projects that are in the works.
Holleway said the event served as a way to inform the public on where the sheriff’s office came from, where it is today, and what its plans are for the future.
Some specific updates provided by Holleway included the improvements being done with the jail kitchen, which he said will better serve the inmate population, lets the current kitchen space be repurposed into a laundry room, and can allow expansion of the jail itself if needed. He also mentioned the usage of donation funds to add a fitness center at the sheriff’s office for personnel.
Other topics of note were the addition of full-time courthouse security, an enhanced traffic program, hopes of expanding the inmate work program, and the implementation of an armed jailer program that authorizes jailers to carry firearms outside of the facility when they are transporting inmates, instead of having to pull a deputy from their normal shift, such as during instances of needing to watch an inmate while they are at the hospital. He also said the sheriff’s office is in the process of establishing outpost offices in Chappell Hill, Burton, Washington and at Lake Somerville.
Holleway discussed the sheriff’s office’s focus on being present at community events, continued support of programs like Citizens on Patrol and the Community Emergency Response Team, and a desire to roll out a citizen deputy academy.
Additionally, Holleway thanked the commissioners court for approving pay raises that the sheriff’s office can use to be more competitive with surrounding agencies.
Holleway is proud of the work being done by the sheriff’s office and is confident in the direction it is headed. He said serving Washington County as sheriff is “the greatest honor that I’ve ever had.”
Holleway is in his first year as sheriff after being sworn in on January 1st, following the 2024 elections. Prior to becoming sheriff, he had been Washington County’s Precinct 2 Constable since 2021 and served for nearly 30 years as a state trooper and investigator with the Texas Department of Public Safety.