Task force puts brakes on lawbreakers

Six months after its creation, a multicounty task force involving the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies is seeing plenty of action, including stopping human trafficking.

Sheriff Al Auxier said the group includes one of his deputies and deputies from Gillespie and Kerr counties. The local task force is modeled after one in North Texas involving eight counties, including Tarrant and Dallas.

The goal is to help stop criminals who cross county lines and so increase the odds of an arrest, Auxier said.