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15 Jun 2020, 1:24 pm
Were I assigned that task, here's where I'd start:Texas Justice Initiative has data on police shootings and deaths in custody, including prisons and jails.TCJC's criminal court database for Bexar, Harris, and Dallas counties lets you do racial break outs by arresting agency, offense category, and average bail amounts for those three jurisdictions.For data on prisons, probation, and parole, here's the 2018 TDCJ annual statistical report.Texas death… [read post]
27 Apr 2018, 3:08 pm
But then-District Attorney Susan Reed vowed to prosecute government employees (or anyone else) associated with the program, then-Attorney General Greg Abbott agreed she could do so, even though the Legislature had authorized it, and so the program never got off the ground.However, in the wake of losing his primary election, Bexar County DA Nico Lahood is reversing his predecessor's position and giving the go-ahead to a needle-exchange pilot in River City, the SA Express-News… [read post]
27 May 2014, 9:00 am
The scanners will help staff and volunteers e-file pleadings to the Bexar County District Clerk’s office, in compliance with the Supreme Court of Texas order mandating electronic filing in civil cases. [read post]
23 Mar 2024, 12:00 am
If you were injured in a truck accident, speak with an experienced Bexar County, TX personal injury lawyer to understand whether you have a case for compensation for your accident-related expenses. [read post]
11 Dec 2014, 9:19 am
Commenting on local anti-DWI efforts, outgoing Bexar County DA Susan Reed cited ridesharing services Lyft and Uber as a means to reduce drunk driving in a city without a robust public transportation system (which pretty much describes every Texas city).Grits found this interesting because local debates over these services have largely revolved around whether they're fair to taxicab companies, whom one would suppose from the rhetoric enjoy a God-given natural cartel that trumps… [read post]
31 Jul 2019, 11:46 am
Bexar County DA Joe Gonzalez took leadership on the issue, announcing he would not prosecute possession cases without a lab result. [read post]
24 Apr 2014, 6:42 am
" Now:A special board meeting is scheduled for Thursday to consider and possibly approve David Riley as Brooke's replacement.If confirmed, Riley, who is currently chief juvenile probation officer for Bexar County, would start on May 12.Whoever is the next E.D. at the agency, I hope they're given time to right the boat. [read post]
4 Mar 2024, 12:00 am
If this has happened to you, a Bexar County, TX wrongful death attorney can help guide you through this difficult process. [read post]
26 Mar 2013, 5:00 am
According to one report, Bexar County Commissioners recently voted to back the initiative and the City of San Antonio is currently reviewing the proposed measure. [read post]
8 May 2024, 12:00 am
If you or a loved one was hurt in a pedestrian accident, speak with a knowledgeable Bexar County, TX personal injury lawyer to understand your options. [read post]
10 Mar 2010, 7:32 am
Today's Houston Chronicle carries an OpEd, "DNA testing works, but not if we fail to utilize it," written by Sam Millsap, the former Bexar County District Attorney. [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 9:44 am
According to the most recent TCJS jail population report (pdf), as of Jan. 1 the Dallas Jail had just 5,741 inmates, which would amount to more than a 40% reduction, from the 10,000+ max.This news comes on the heels of reports that Harris County (Houston) has 31% fewer inmates than their maximum just a few years ago, while the Bexar County Jail population is down 22% from its height. [read post]
5 Nov 2014, 5:33 am
So from a political perspective, Reed's ouster and replacement by a Democrat marks the final element in an important historical transition, a changing of the guard, if you will, among the state's elected prosecutors, whose ranks will look much different in January than today.Just to mention it, if it weren't for LaHood's upset victory in Bexar, the DAs in Texas' five largest counties (Harris, Dallas, Bexar, Tarrant, and Travis) would all be… [read post]
7 Dec 2015, 4:37 am
Counties which want to invest in their jails should eschew expansion and follow Bexar County's lead. [read post]
15 Dec 2009, 10:11 am
Frost, the chief medical examiner for Bexar County, who resigned less than a month after accepting his appointment. [read post]
20 Oct 2010, 8:52 pm
According to a health department press release, all cases of Listeria food poisoning occurred in Bexar, Travis and Hidalgo counties. [read post]
4 Mar 2007, 3:47 pm
Here are some highlights: Bexar feud shows need for union First, from a still quite active comment string about employment disputes at the Bexar County Probation Department, comes this missive from a probation officer in Dallas: What's happening in Bexar Co is symbolic of the evolution of adult probation in Texas. [read post]
22 Feb 2014, 7:23 am
Here are a few items that caught Grits' attention this week but haven't made it into independent posts:Covering Texas DA's racesSee coverage of DA's races in Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, and Bexar Counties.' [read post]
15 Jan 2016, 6:42 am
Bexar County - 7 deaths 4. [read post]
28 Dec 2010, 8:37 am
"We know that cuts are inevitable, but we want to make sure the cuts aren't made just for the sake of cuts that end up cost-shifting huge amounts to local communities, local tax payers," said Gary Larcenaire, CEO of El Paso Mental Health Mental Retardation.Larcenaire said he's putting together a strong case for state legislators to keep the mental health funding that he said is so critical to El Paso.He said if funding is cut for the local state hospital, for MHMR or other local… [read post]
