
Local brief
Hood County TX hiring: Patrol Deputy — Sheriff's Office — $69,500.00/year or DOE; open until filled
Hood County, Texas, posted Patrol Deputy in Sheriff's Office. Pay: $69,500.00/year or DOE. Type: Full-Time. Closing: Until Filled. Posted on the county site 03/18/2026, 2:15pm. Official detail: https://www.hoodcounty.tex
Also on ZOST Help Wanted: ZW-GOV-HOOD-R211 — https://zost.app — listing https://zost.app/adverts/cadv_gov_hood_tx_R211. ZOST is Record of Sale LLC’s help-wanted board for this Hood County opening.
Calls stacked by urgency, offense reports that have to be legible, and a Texas driver’s license that actually works on emergency response: Hood County Sheriff’s Office lists Patrol Deputy at $69,500/year or DOE.
Hood County, Texas, lists Patrol Deputy under Sheriff's Office on the official county employment page. Record id R211. Employment type: Full-Time. Pay as published: $69,500.00/year or DOE. Closing: Until Filled.
Definition (from the county class specification): Enforces laws established for the protection of persons and property, by detaining, arresting, interrogating, and incarcerating suspected violators, and appearing as a witness at trials. Work is performed in uniform or civilian clothes and deputies are typically armed.
Examples of duties from the official posting include: Enforce laws established for the protection of persons and property.; Process crime scenes for evidence; prepare cases for prosecution.; Respond to emergencies and prioritize dispatched calls on urgency.; Prepare and submit offense and incident reports in a legible and timely manner.; Conduct follow-up investigations; serve court papers; investigate cases; coordinate general law enforcement activities of an area.
Eligibility / qualifications (from the official posting, abbreviated): High school diploma or GED; License or Certificate required: Basic Peace Officers’ Certification, TCOLE cert; valid Texas driver’s license; must safely qualify with a firearm per sheriff’s office policy and maintain proficiency. Read the full class specification on the county site before you apply.
How to apply: use the official Hood County job detail page and the linked Application packet. Official job detail (primary .gov source): https://www.hoodcounty.texas.gov/job_detail_T11_R211.php. Application packet: https://hoodcountytx.documents-on-demand.com/document/656cf7d2-5663-f111-a49c-000c29a59557/Application%20Packet%20-%20Sheriff. County jobs list: https://www.hoodcounty.texas.gov/departments/personnel/employment/current_opportunities.php.
Hood County hub on Notice Nearby: https://noticenearby.com/tx/hood. This paper summarizes a public county job posting for readers. It is not a legal notice and not Legal Publication. Always read the full posting on hoodcounty.texas.gov before applying. Notice Nearby and ZOST do not accept applications or résumés.
Full paper: https://noticenearby.com/papers/hood-tx-patrol-deputy-r211
Official source: Hood County, Texas. https://www.hoodcounty.texas.gov/job_detail_T11_R211.php
County hub: https://noticenearby.com/tx/hood. Notice Nearby does not accept applications.
Source: the public notice on this register NN-2026-08484 · Hood County, Texas — official jobs board.
This is a Notice Nearby local brief — an in-house explainer written from a government-posted notice on this register. It is not official minutes, not a newspaper story, and not Legal Publication.
