Sheriff Burnett Elected to State-Wide Post
Posted/updated on: July 23, 2011 at 4:07 pm
CANTON — Van Zandt County Sheriff R. P. “Pat” Burnett, Jr., was elected Sergeant-At-Arms of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas at their 133rd Annual Training Conference held in Houston. Sheriff Burnett has served as Sheriff of Van Zandt County since November 2000. The Sheriffs’ Association of Texas is one of the oldest law enforcement associations in the nation. The Sheriffs of Texas met for the first time on August 14th, 1874, in the courthouse in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.
