Shoplifting fell 12.4% in 2025, yet Texas raised retail theft penalties on Sept 1. What your guards must document so a felony charge holds.
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Texas has no security supervisor license. See the 3 supervisors behind one word, the 90-day rule in 37 TAC 35.43, and what to ask before you sign.
Most buyers compare 3 hourly rates and skip the step that decides everything. The 5 steps, the 6 red flags, and how to match an officer to your property.
The officer never touches the bag. 7 steps for lawful bag checks at Houston warehouses, job sites and stores, plus what OSHA and the FLSA say.
Texas requires 30 hours minimum before a guard carries a firearm at your site. See what those hours cover, what they leave out, and how to check yours.
Texas only requires a licensed security company to carry $100,000 per occurrence and a $200,000 aggregate. Here are the 5 documents to check before you sign.
Texas rules make your guard company keep proof of every patrol for 2 years. See the 6 fields a real patrol log has and how to check yours before you…
AI drafts the report. Only the officer saw the incident. What to check before you trust one, plus the verification step 4 of our 5 Houston reports end with.
Houston spent $3.5 million on gunshot detection and fewer than 5% of alerts led to an arrest. What the technology does, what it misses, and who actually responds on a…
Do security guards wear body cameras? What Texas one-party consent law allows on recording, where footage helps Houston sites, and how patrols stop theft.