Once again Constable Cortes is derelict in his duties by his own statement.

From the Dallas Observer:

Finally, we probed Cortes about his relationship with Dowdy Ferry Auto Services, as uncovered by The Dallas Morning News. He chalks up failing to realize that Dowdy Ferry had not been keeping proper records to "a learning curve" and stresses that his department had done its part in keeping paperwork of which cars were towed.

"As far as I knew, when the cars were given to the towing company, they signed off on possession, and they were responsible for it," he says.

Not true

According to Texas law, when a vehicle is towed by a constable's deputy, the Constable is responsible for sending two notices to the vehicle owner stating that the vehicle must be claimed, or the vehicle will be auctioned. The constable must sign off on the auction.

A constable may designate a third-party to send the notices, but the constable is still responsible and must monitor that designee to verify proper procedure is followed.

This is not the first time that Constable Cortes has claimed that he had no responsibility for towed vehicles. This is dereliction of duty plain and simple and could open up Dallas County to lawsuits from vehicle owners who were not properly notified.