Houston Police Department officers stand in a courtroom Friday morning at the Texas County Justice Center after being sworn in as Texas County Sheriff's Department Deputies. Police officers from Licking and Houston took the oath of office from county circuit clerk Marci Mosley, giving them the ability to work outside city limits with the same authority as a sherrif's department officer. From left, patrolman Brad Evans, Sergeant Tim Ceplina, Chief Jim McNiell, patrolman Matt Woodmansee, patrolman Dustin Hartman, and Corporal David Kidwell.