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5 Oct 2007, 7:58 am
Texas Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Jeff Wentworth has requested that Attorney General Greg Abott determine whether participants in a legislatively authorized needle exchange pilot in Bexar County can be prosecuted as Bexar District Attorney Susan Reed has threatened to do. [read post]
4 Oct 2007, 9:44 am
One Texas district attorney, Carlos Valdez of Nueces County, has announced that he will stop seeking the death penalty until the high court issues a decision, but many others, including Bexar County DA Susan Reed, told reporters they would enforce current law until otherwise directed. [read post]
30 Sep 2007, 2:02 am
The administrator of the Bexar County jail, Chief Deputy Dennis McKnight resigned this week in the wake of internal changes under the new Sheriff, reports the Express News.In this writer's opinion, McKnight was probably the most innovative jail chief in the state, so this will be a major loss for Bexar County, which struggles daily with overincarceration problems. [read post]
26 Sep 2007, 12:04 pm
I wanted to recommend some terrific recent offerings from the Texas blogosphere on criminal justice topics:From Texas Prison Bidness:Sheriff's confidante pleads guilty in Bexar/Premier management scandalThe Hidden Cost of Private PrisonsJail alternatives can save counties moneyHow do you explain a problem like Hutto? [read post]
24 Sep 2007, 8:23 am
Most Bexar County taxpayers never met him, but they have been picking up his tab for more than a decade. [read post]
20 Sep 2007, 7:33 am
The Bexar County Commissioners Court is moving forward with the program despite the District Attorney's initial objections.That pilot program was a compromise, a foot in the door that had previously been shut tight by Chairwoman Delisi. [read post]
15 Sep 2007, 10:08 pm
The 285th District Court of Bexar County found that Wilson failed to inform the appropriate disciplinary authority of the professional misconduct of another lawyer. [read post]
8 Sep 2007, 11:36 pm
The bribery scandal that took down the Bexar County Sheriff may be just the beginning.Other shoes have begun to drop as reporters and investigators track other Texas counties where a Louisana company that allegedly bribed Bexar County officials won contracts to run jail commissaries. [read post]
2 Sep 2007, 10:35 am
Hmmm, for starters, that shooting people is against the law, and the Texas Legislature legalized a pilot needle exchange program in Bexar County? [read post]
1 Sep 2007, 1:07 am
Bexar County Sheriff Ralph Lopez resigned yesterday as part of a plea agreement to clear up bribery allegations related to actions by his campaign manager and a golfing trip he took with a vendor last year and failed to report. [read post]
31 Aug 2007, 1:26 am
Perry in June, was the only major legislation helping counties with local jail overcrowding passed in 2007.Opposition from District Attorneys has stopped the idea from being implemented in Bexar, Harris, and now Orange counties, but others like Travis, Colorado and Jefferson will implement the new law to save money and to keep officers on the streets to combat more serious offenses. [read post]
30 Aug 2007, 3:47 am
"I thought what (Brown) said was good enough," he said from death row.Mike Ramos, among the Bexar County prosecutors handling the case whenit went to trial, said he found Foster's claims unbelievable and wasirritated by a publicity effort to spare Foster. [read post]
30 Aug 2007, 3:23 am
"I thought what (Brown) said was good enough," he said from death row.Mike Ramos, among the Bexar County prosecutors handling the case when itwent to trial, said he found Foster's claims unbelievable and was irritatedby a publicity effort to spare Foster. [read post]
28 Aug 2007, 10:59 am
Looking at the rest, I think we were still underrepresented, so I left a somewhat snarky reply in the comments:Surely it was an oversight not to include people like Bexar DA Susan Reed, Williamson DA John Bradley, or Harris County DA Chuck Rosenthal. [read post]
25 Aug 2007, 5:31 am
Offenses where citations can be given in lieu of arrests include:Marijuana possession, (up to 4 oz)Criminal mischief with less than $500 damageGraffiti with less than $500 damageTheft by check with less than $500 stolenTheft of service with less than $500 stolenDriving With an Invalid LicenseUnlike Bexar and Harris Counties, where the District Attorneys are thwarting the Texas Legislature's most important jail overcrowding initiative (and the subsequent savings in jail costs)… [read post]
25 Aug 2007, 1:08 am
"Rangers search Bexar sheriff's home over commissary bribe scandalTexas Rangers yesterday searched the home of Bexar County Sheriff Ralph Lopez and his wife Nancy (both were named in the warrant as search targets) hoping to find more information regarding alleged bribes and improper gifts and trips relating to Bexar's jail commissary contract. [read post]
23 Aug 2007, 9:26 am
The Task Force has been aggressive in working with counties to establish a variety of model offices, including Bexar County's Appellate PD and the recently opened Travis County Mental Health PD. [read post]
22 Aug 2007, 6:07 am
By comparison, Bexar (San Antonio) and Tarrant (Fort Worth) Counties' number of commitments have remained flat, while Travis County (Austin) commitments increased 66%, though overall numbers were much lower than in the larger cities. [read post]
20 Aug 2007, 9:26 am
LaHood would be alive," said Cliff Herberg, a Bexar County first assistant district attorney whose office prosecuted the case. [read post]
19 Aug 2007, 11:00 pm
Judge Kent has taken responsibility for jail overcrowding in Tyler in a way that elected officials in Bexar or Harris County haven't done. [read post]
