DAโs office recommended low bonds for man accused of being โready for warโ with Universal City police
A Bexar County assistant district attorney recommended low bonds for a man accused of threatening to kill a Universal City family and get in a shootout with police, footage obtained by KSAT Investigates shows.
One-third of Texas foster care caseworkers left their jobs last year as the agency continued putting kids in hotels
The Department of Family and Protective Services has increasingly relied on housing foster kids in hotels when it canโt find them a home. In the 2022 fiscal year, after record staff turnover, more than 1 in 4 caseworkers had less than one year of experience.
Woman who embellished husbandโs wartime injuries ordered to surrender $110K truck. Feds found it in Kentucky.
Josephine Perez-Gorda, 40, and the man found in possession of the truck, Franklin Powell, were ordered to be in court Jan. 15 for a show cause hearing, according to an order signed by Judge Fred Biery last week.
A unique Texas legal rule lets the attorney generalโs office supersede some judgesโ orders
Lawyers criticize a provision they say erodes the separation of powers between Texasโ executive branch and its courts. Itโs been used repeatedly this year as Texans try to block new state laws from going into effect.
Judge weighing whether to allow Uvalde DA to join suit on blocked public records regarding mass shooting
The legal battle for information related to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School continues in Austin on Thursday as a judge hears arguments related to the lawsuit filed in August 2022 by KSAT 12 and more than a dozen other media organizations.
Paxton trial, Sept. 12: Whistleblower says he feared Paxton had โturned overโ his office to donor
A Paxton whistleblower testified that the attorney general took an unusual interest in Nate Paulโs litigation against a charity in 2020. Another said Paul benefited from an opinion on foreclosures.
Barrientes Vela appeal moved back to Bexar County as court works through transcript issues
Ex-constable Michelle Barrientes Velaโs appeal of her felony convictions has been moved back to Bexar County temporarily while court reporters attempt to address issues with the written transcript of the case.