Candidate could be tripped up by unaccredited degree

“I would be very surprised if it wasn't acceptable.”

A local small-town police chief wants to become a big-time sheriff.

But he has made a very small-time mistake -- and is close to breaking the law.

Chief Bill Waybourn of suburban Dalworthington Gardens brags about his college degrees in a new campaign mailer. He claims he's better educated than Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson.

Waybourn lists a 'Masters Degree' from 'Trinity College.'

But this isn't Trinity University in San Antonio.

This Trinity is in Indiana. It's an unaccredited Bible training school led by a Southern Baptist evangelist. Read more