TOOL‑ Lieutenant Jason Lee of the Tool Police Department released the following statement April 27.
The Tool Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on the evening of April 24, 2026.
At approximately 8:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to a residence in the City of Tool regarding a reported burglary in progress. The officer arrived within minutes of the call and made contact at the scene.
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Henderson County District Attorney’s Office is on site conducting a formal and thorough investigation of the damaged evidence April 29.
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Henderson County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Jamie Fawns (from left) and husband Jason Fawns enjoy a conversation with Athens attorney Ashley McKee and husband and 392nd Judicial District Judge for Henderson County Scott McKee, 173rd Judicial District Judge for Henderson County Clint Davis and wife and Henderson County HELP Center's Chief Operations Officer Shelia Davis during the 15th annual Grace House of Cedar Creek Lake's banquet and fundraising event April 18.
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Henderson County HELP Center and Maggie’s House Child Advocacy Center hosts the annual Angels Among Us Gala April 11 at the Henderson County HELP Center's Banquet room in Athens. Attendees for the 1970s themed gala enjoyed dinner, live and silent auctions and the Angels Among Us awards ceremony. This fun night is geared to make child abuse a thing of the past. Henderson County District Attorney Jenny Palmer (right) congratulates
173rd Judicial District Judge for Henderson County Clint Davis on his Blessing and Angel Among Us award.
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A view of search efforts beginning late on the night of April 2 for a fisherman reported as having gone overboard into the waters of Cedar Creek Lake is provided by Payne Springs Fire Rescue, which said its volunteers were dispatched to a “boat incident” off the shore of Peninsula Point Terrace, a street west of Payne Springs. The body of that man, later identified as 42-year-old Sammy Matlock, of Mabank, was eventually recovered the evening of April 3 by Texas Game Wardens.
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Sisters Zoey, Chloe and Sophie Dasalla have fun hunting for eggs together during the April 4 EGGSTRAVAGANZA at Christian Life Center. The annual event included an egg hunt, food, fellowship and lots of giveaways.
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ATHENS–Just 10 days after being honored along with his peers by Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse’s Life Saving Award, a county jail detention officer was killed in the early morning hours of March 26 in a single-vehicle crash on Farm to Market Road 317 near the Blackjack community.
