Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Dallas Hodges was shot and killed while attempting to question two men. Constable Hodges had stopped the men and shown them his badge when they opened fire on him. Two months later the two suspects shot and killed Deputy Reuben Coleman, of the Grayson County Sheriff's Department, as he attempted to arrest them for Constable Hodges' murder.
One of the suspects was subsequently murdered by another outlaw.
Constable Hodges had been with the agency for 2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and nine children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
145 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Hodges gave the Grayson County Constable's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gordonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Dallas Hodges is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dallas Hodges's cause is highlighted.
How Dallas Hodges Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Dallas Hodges is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.