Constable Hood retirement celebrates 45 years of service

The Precinct 4 Constables Office held a retirement celebration for Constable Ron Hood on Wednesday Dec. 11th , at the Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Courtroom. Hood has served as Precinct 4 Constable since 2009, and the event celebrated his retirement after a 45year career in law enforcement.

and for their faith and trust in me. I want them to know that the Constable’s Office and I worked every day knowing we had to earn that trust In a statement to the Century News, Ron Hood said, “Serving the public in Pct. 4 has been my greatest job…ever! I am humbled to have had the privilege to serve as their Constable and not to take it for granted…and I hope we have. The people here have been the most incredible bosses and the best community to have worked for. But honestly, I have always thought of them first as my friends and neighbors, and I always will. My family and I have been truly blessed to have been a part of this amazing community.”

At the event, Hood was the inaugural recipient of the “Ron Hood Community Service Award,” by Dripping Springs Republicans President A.J. Bergeron. “This presentation is coming from the Dripping Springs Republicans,” Bergeron said. “If you did not know Ron was a Republican, then that’s the way it should be. With a true public servant, you should never know his political allegiance. He served all our community equally and that's exactly the way it should be.”

“Dripping Springs Republicans wanted to have a yearly award where we recognize the model public servant or community leader,” Bergeron said, “Somebody who is really a self-sacrificing type of person, who does things for the community. One of our board members surfaced the name of ‘Ron Hood’, and the conversation just ceased. That was just the easiest decision we’ve ever made. Then the next question was, well, “what are we going to call this award?”, because we want to make the namesake of the award reflective of exactly what we're looking for in a public official. And somebody said, ‘Let's name it the Ron Hood Community Service Award!’ And again, the discussion ceased. And so… on to our inaugural recipient of the Ron Hood Community Service Award, we'd like to thank you for 45 years of law enforcement and service to our community. Ron, you’ll be pleased to know you’ll be remembered as we give this award, bearing your name, every year going forward to a deserving member of our community.”

Hood also received an award by Gregory Stevens, Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE), for his 12-year service as a commissioner with TCOLE; and a football signed by all the members of the DSHS football team.

After the event, newly elected Precinct 4 Constable Dave Graham said, “No doubt about it, Ron, is going to be missed. His service to the community has been exemplary. He foresaw the necessity of increased law enforcement by the Precinct as Dripping went through rapid growth and successfully filled that need.”

During his tenure, Hood was twice appointed by Governors Rick Perry and Greg Abbott to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, serving as commissioner from 2012 to 2024. Hood played an active role in the Fraternal Order of Police and the Central Texas Justice of the Peace and Constable Association; received specialized training in narcotics and dangerous drug enforcement from the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration; Financial Forensic Techniques from the U.S. Department of Treasury; training from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and Counter-Drug Special Weapons; and Tactics from the U.S. Military Police School. Additionally, he received certification as a Fire and Explosive Investigator by the National Association of Fire Investigators.

As he retires, Hood plans to move back to Arkansas with his wife Kathi.