Harris County immigrant legal services program paused as court battle continues
Read full article: Harris County immigrant legal services program paused as court battle continuesThe Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Harris officials from financially supporting nonprofits that assist immigrants in deportation cases. The state is trying to permanently bar such programs.
Charges dropped against former SAPD officer indicted on possession of child pornography
Read full article: Charges dropped against former SAPD officer indicted on possession of child pornographyA Bexar County court dismissed all charges against a former San Antonio police officer who was indicted on counts of possession of child pornography, a court coordinator confirmed to KSAT.
Gun club settles lawsuit with developer neighbor for $800K and end of outdoor shooting
Read full article: Gun club settles lawsuit with developer neighbor for $800K and end of outdoor shootingA developer and a gun club on the Northwest Side have called a legal ceasefire that also permanently ends outdoor gunfire at the club, which has owned its land for over 70 years.
Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive immigration policy
Read full article: Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive immigration policyIn a 6-3 decision, the justices green-lit the practice of limiting the number of people who can apply for asylum each day.
2 sentenced for sex trafficking 16-year-old in San Antonio, ICE says
Read full article: 2 sentenced for sex trafficking 16-year-old in San Antonio, ICE saysTwo Venezuelan nationals were sentenced in federal court for sex trafficking a 16-year-old in San Antonio, according to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) news release.
Man sentenced to 35 years to prison after intentionally setting his mother’s home on fire
Read full article: Man sentenced to 35 years to prison after intentionally setting his mother’s home on fireA man was sentenced Tuesday to more than three decades in prison after he intentionally setting his mother’s house on fire in 2024, according to the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.
Murder trial begins for man accused of driving the wrong way in 2024 crash along Interstate 35
Read full article: Murder trial begins for man accused of driving the wrong way in 2024 crash along Interstate 35Testimony began Tuesday in the murder trial of Christopher Navarro, who prosecutors allege was driving the wrong way on Interstate 35 in January 2024 when he crashed head-on into the vehicle Yulissa Valero was riding in.
Ex-SAPD officer James Brennand’s trial expected to last more than 2 weeks; Judge warns against delays
Read full article: Ex-SAPD officer James Brennand’s trial expected to last more than 2 weeks; Judge warns against delaysA pretrial hearing in the case against former San Antonio police officer James Brennand focused Monday on how expert witnesses will be handled when the case goes to trial later this month.
Judge blocks feds from using immigration database to check voter eligibility
Read full article: Judge blocks feds from using immigration database to check voter eligibilityA federal judge cited Texas’ use of the SAVE database, which flagged several voters who were actually citizens, and said the checks violated privacy and voting rights.
A Houston drowning tests whether Texas law gives the right to deny brain death testing
Read full article: A Houston drowning tests whether Texas law gives the right to deny brain death testingState leaders and pro-life groups are siding with 2-year-old Annelise Camp’s family, who are suing to stop Texas Children’s Hospital from testing her for brain death.
Texas Supreme Court rejects attempt to block beach closures for SpaceX launches
Read full article: Texas Supreme Court rejects attempt to block beach closures for SpaceX launchesThe state constitution preserves public access to Texas beaches, but it doesn't give private groups the right to sue to enforce that access, the court ruled.
U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sides with Texas man, rules it’s not a crime for marijuana users to have guns
Read full article: U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sides with Texas man, rules it’s not a crime for marijuana users to have gunsAli Danial Hemani successfully challenged a federal law prohibiting people who illegally use drugs from owning guns. Justices said that ban is a Second Amendment violation.
Texas Tech QB who placed bets will not play amid Big 12 lawsuit, legal threat from Paxton
Read full article: Texas Tech QB who placed bets will not play amid Big 12 lawsuit, legal threat from PaxtonA Lubbock judge blocked the NCAA from banning quarterback Brendan Sorsby despite an acknowledged gambling addiction.
San Antonio father sentenced in child’s death violates deferred adjudication terms
Read full article: San Antonio father sentenced in child’s death violates deferred adjudication termsA San Antonio father sentenced in connection with causing the death of his 8-month-old child violated the terms of his deferred adjudication sentence, court records show.
District Court Judge Stephanie Boyd issued warning by state oversight commission over YouTube channel, conduct
Read full article: District Court Judge Stephanie Boyd issued warning by state oversight commission over YouTube channel, conductBoyd livestreamed proceedings on the court’s YouTube channel and, according to the commission, engaged with viewers outside of court business.
Ex-Randolph High School head volleyball coach no longer joining Bastrop ISD, district says
Read full article: Ex-Randolph High School head volleyball coach no longer joining Bastrop ISD, district saysDays after Randolph High School’s former volleyball coach was arrested in East Texas on a Bexar County warrant, her new employer at Bastrop ISD said she was no longer joining the district.
Bexar County man, 71, convicted on child sex charges sentenced to life in prison
Read full article: Bexar County man, 71, convicted on child sex charges sentenced to life in prisonA Bexar County jury convicted and sentenced a 71-year-old man to life in prison without the possibility of parole on multiple child sex charges.
Man sentenced to 45 years after stabbing 3 outside bar on St. Mary’s Strip, DA’s office says
Read full article: Man sentenced to 45 years after stabbing 3 outside bar on St. Mary’s Strip, DA’s office saysA man was sentenced to 45 years in prison in connection with a 2025 stabbing on the St. Mary’s Strip, according to news release from the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.
DPS: Seguin man charged with manslaughter after woman dies in Guadalupe County motorcycle crash
Read full article: DPS: Seguin man charged with manslaughter after woman dies in Guadalupe County motorcycle crashA Seguin man was charged with manslaughter in connection with a deadly March motorcycle crash in Guadalupe County.
Catfisher sentenced for breaking into woman’s home, sexual assault, Bexar County DA’s Office says
Read full article: Catfisher sentenced for breaking into woman’s home, sexual assault, Bexar County DA’s Office saysA man who used a fake online dating profile to locate and sexually assault a woman in her home was sentenced to prison time Wednesday, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office said.
Texas death row inmate asks Supreme Court to allow appeal challenging hypnotized witness
Read full article: Texas death row inmate asks Supreme Court to allow appeal challenging hypnotized witnessCharles Flores wants to use Texas’ “junk science” law to appeal his conviction, saying it was improperly based on testimony from a neighbor who was hypnotized by police.
TIMELINE: Erik Cantu’s multiple arrests since he was shot by an ex-SAPD officer in 2022
Read full article: TIMELINE: Erik Cantu’s multiple arrests since he was shot by an ex-SAPD officer in 2022The possibility of prison time for Erik Cantu, who has been arrested six times since he was shot in 2022 by former San Antonio Police Department officer James Brennand, appears to be behind him, according to court records.
Erik Cantu won't serve additional prison time, receives 2-year deferred adjudication sentence
Read full article: Erik Cantu won't serve additional prison time, receives 2-year deferred adjudication sentenceErik Cantu’s most recent criminal case has reached its conclusion, according to Bexar County court records.
San Antonio attorney sentenced to 20 years in prison following guilty plea in $540K theft case
Read full article: San Antonio attorney sentenced to 20 years in prison following guilty plea in $540K theft caseA San Antonio wills and trust attorney learned her prison sentence after she pleaded guilty to stealing more than $500,000 from six children whose parents died in a 2021 murder-suicide.
Logan Paul’s defamation lawsuit over crypto scam accusations heads to San Antonio federal courtroom
Read full article: Logan Paul’s defamation lawsuit over crypto scam accusations heads to San Antonio federal courtroomA hearing is scheduled on Monday afternoon in a San Antonio courtroom nearly two years after YouTuber and professional wrestler Logan Paul filed a federal defamation lawsuit against a man who claims that Paul operated a crypto scam.
Man accused of fatally stabbing Las Palapas founder to be psychologically evaluated, records show
Read full article: Man accused of fatally stabbing Las Palapas founder to be psychologically evaluated, records showA man accused of fatally stabbing Las Palapas founder Edward “Ron” Acosta is awaiting a psychological evaluation, Bexar County court records show.
Bexar County to pay $300K to detention applicant whose job offer was pulled over wife’s La Santa Muerte altar
Read full article: Bexar County to pay $300K to detention applicant whose job offer was pulled over wife’s La Santa Muerte altarA San Antonio man hired as a detention officer for the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office only to have his job offer pulled days before starting the academy will be paid $300,000 as part of a settlement approved by county commissioners.
Cuban man pleads guilty to 3 counts of human trafficking, forced labor in San Antonio, DOJ says
Read full article: Cuban man pleads guilty to 3 counts of human trafficking, forced labor in San Antonio, DOJ saysA man pleaded guilty to smuggling three women from Cuba and forcing them to work in San Antonio and other cities, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release Wednesday.
Man sentenced to life in prison for 2023 murder, Atascosa DA’s Office says
Read full article: Man sentenced to life in prison for 2023 murder, Atascosa DA’s Office saysA man was sentenced to life in prison for a fatal 2023 shooting in Atascosa County, the district attorney’s office said in a news release Wednesday.
Maverick County judge resets Eagle Pass casino shooting suspect’s hearing
Read full article: Maverick County judge resets Eagle Pass casino shooting suspect’s hearingA San Antonio man accused of fatally shooting two people and injuring five others at an Eagle Pass casino late last year appeared Wednesday in a Maverick County courtroom for a status hearing.
Bexar County woman charged with intoxication manslaughter sentenced to 12 years in prison
Read full article: Bexar County woman charged with intoxication manslaughter sentenced to 12 years in prisonA Bexar County woman was sentenced to more than a decade in prison following her intoxication manslaughter arrest two years ago.
‘She put me in handcuffs’: Attorney speaks after ex-Judge Speedlin Gonzalez was kicked off bench
Read full article: ‘She put me in handcuffs’: Attorney speaks after ex-Judge Speedlin Gonzalez was kicked off benchThe San Antonio defense attorney, whose 2025 criminal complaint against Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez led to the judge being indicted and later accepting a lifetime ban from the bench, is speaking publicly about the incident for the first time.
Woman accused of allowing her 3 dogs to attack, kill 1-year-old sentenced to 14 years in prison
Read full article: Woman accused of allowing her 3 dogs to attack, kill 1-year-old sentenced to 14 years in prisonJudge Joel Perez, who presides over Bexar County’s 437th Criminal District Court, sentenced Heather Rodriquez, 37, to 14 years in prison.
Paxton sues Denton to block gender-neutral changing rooms at Pride pool party
Read full article: Paxton sues Denton to block gender-neutral changing rooms at Pride pool partyTwo LGBTQ+ groups called the lawsuit “frivolous,” saying plans for the event at a public pool had already changed to comply with a new Texas law.
Federal court allows Texas immigration law to take effect, continuing legal seesaw
Read full article: Federal court allows Texas immigration law to take effect, continuing legal seesawA U.S. judge on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction against critical sections of Senate Bill 4, but a provision allowing police to arrest people suspected of illegal entry did activate.
Capital murder trial date set for Bexar County man accused of killing 4 people in Austin
Read full article: Capital murder trial date set for Bexar County man accused of killing 4 people in AustinA Travis County judge set the tentative date for a Bexar County man charged in connection with the capital murder of multiple people three years ago in the Austin area.
Houston man sentenced to 45 years in prison for physically abusing ex-girlfriend in New Braunfels
Read full article: Houston man sentenced to 45 years in prison for physically abusing ex-girlfriend in New BraunfelsA Houston gang member was sentenced to 45 years in prison for physically abusing a woman he dated in New Braunfels, according to the Comal County District Attorney’s Office.
Suspect charged with manslaughter in North Side crash takes plea deal, will serve 7 years in prison
Read full article: Suspect charged with manslaughter in North Side crash takes plea deal, will serve 7 years in prisonA man charged with manslaughter in connection with a multi-vehicle crash that killed three people six years ago learned his fate Wednesday afternoon.
ELECTION RESULTS: Luz Elena Chapa projected winner over Jane Davis in Democratic primary runoff for Bexar County DA
Read full article: ELECTION RESULTS: Luz Elena Chapa projected winner over Jane Davis in Democratic primary runoff for Bexar County DAElena Chapa (50.8% of the vote) is the projected winner in a tight race.
Paxton-backed Thomas Smith defeats Alison Fox in GOP runoff for Texas’ highest criminal court
Read full article: Paxton-backed Thomas Smith defeats Alison Fox in GOP runoff for Texas’ highest criminal courtThe all-Republican Court of Criminal Appeals has undergone extensive turnover since AG Ken Paxton began targeting incumbent judges.
Jury selection begins for suspect accused of manslaughter in North Side crash
Read full article: Jury selection begins for suspect accused of manslaughter in North Side crashProsecutors began selecting jurors Tuesday for a man accused in connection with a multi-vehicle crash that killed three people six years ago.
Pro-Palestinian protestors sue UT Dallas leaders, police officers over alleged punishment
Read full article: Pro-Palestinian protestors sue UT Dallas leaders, police officers over alleged punishmentCurrent and former University of Texas at Dallas students are suing school leaders and police officers over their arrests while protesting the war in Gaza and for allegedly suspending the university’s chapter of a pro-Palestinian student organization. The lawsuit, filed in the federal Northern District of Texas Friday, accuses UT Dallas police officers of using excessive force while arresting […]
Inside the legal battle over undocumented immigrants’ right to challenge their detention.
Read full article: Inside the legal battle over undocumented immigrants’ right to challenge their detention.Last year the Trump administration launched a policy of keeping all immigrants arrested by ICE in detention without the right to request bond, reversing decades of established law.
Bexar County DA dismisses case against man shot multiple times by deputy in stolen vehicle chase
Read full article: Bexar County DA dismisses case against man shot multiple times by deputy in stolen vehicle chaseThe Bexar County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed the case against a man formerly accused of leading a deputy on a chase in a stolen vehicle last year.
Ken Paxton wanted to limit forum shopping. Now lawyers say he’s improperly seeking favorable courts.
Read full article: Ken Paxton wanted to limit forum shopping. Now lawyers say he’s improperly seeking favorable courts.ProPublica and The Texas Tribune have identified at least 30 lawsuits filed by the attorney general over the past nine years that have a tenuous connection to the counties in which they were filed.
Window company owner who left San Antonio to avoid disgruntled customers arrested on felony theft charges
Read full article: Window company owner who left San Antonio to avoid disgruntled customers arrested on felony theft chargesThe owner of a now-defunct San Antonio window company has been indicted on felony theft charges. Investigators said he accepted deposits from customers then shuttered the business without paying them back.
Ex-San Antonio bookkeeper sentenced to more than 4 years in federal prison on wire fraud charge
Read full article: Ex-San Antonio bookkeeper sentenced to more than 4 years in federal prison on wire fraud chargeA San Antonio woman, who was previously accused of embezzlement with one company, was sentenced to 51 months (four years and three months) in federal prison due to embezzlement with a second company.
Texas Supreme Court rejects Abbott’s request to remove Democratic Rep. Gene Wu from office over redistricting protest
Read full article: Texas Supreme Court rejects Abbott’s request to remove Democratic Rep. Gene Wu from office over redistricting protestMore than 50 Democrats, including Wu — the House Democratic leader — left the state last August to shut down the Legislature and stall passage of the GOP’s map.
Trump administration sues Catholic diocese to seize land on religious site near El Paso for border barrier
Read full article: Trump administration sues Catholic diocese to seize land on religious site near El Paso for border barrierThe lawsuit argues that 14 acres on Mount Cristo Rey, which features a 29-foot-tall statue of Jesus, are needed for barriers and other technology to secure the border.
Lawsuit filed against former Laurel Ridge Treatment CEO for sexual harassment
Read full article: Lawsuit filed against former Laurel Ridge Treatment CEO for sexual harassmentA former Laurel Ridge Treatment Center employee has filed a civil lawsuit against the facility and its former CEO, Jacob Cuellar, for sexual harassment.
Potential Brad Simpson murder trial date delayed by ‘extensive’ review of evidence, judge says
Read full article: Potential Brad Simpson murder trial date delayed by ‘extensive’ review of evidence, judge saysA trial date for one of the most high-profile murder cases in Bexar County remains unclear following a Thursday morning hearing.