The issues were brought to light as the Texas Commission of Jail Standards notified the county that a recent review of the detention facility had found some issues with paperwork and its fire alarm and smoke evacuation system. 
Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber and Jail Administrator J. Rios presented the item to Commissioners Court, stating that the matters were being addressed and that an approximate cost to repair the issues would be close to $160,000 through Allied Fire Protection company. 
Rios explained that a re-mapping of the smoke evacuating computer system was going to be performed because it had been found to have networking problems.
“We filled a room with smoke and the next room extractor would turn on,” said Rios, who explained how the company to be hired would have to correct the system malfunctions.      
Schmerber stated that the sheriff’s department is in communication with TCJS to assure that the facility can fix the problems. “We’re not going to get closed down. It’s issues that were found during the yearly inspection, and they’re telling us to fix it,” said Schmerber.
Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo intervened and explained that the inspection does afford the county corrective measures and in no way is the county detention facility in jeopardy of begin shut down.
“There was a report of us being out of compliance, but the commission is doing their job,” said Saucedo. “It’s no different than coming into a business and saying your fire extinguishers need to be corrected. I don’t foresee a problem as to where they’re going to shut us down.”   
 The Maverick County Commissioners Court approved to move forward and repair the issues with the detention facility as soon as possible. 
The county has between 30 to 45 days to comply with the TCJS findings, and bring the jail facility up to par according to Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber.