BEXAR COUNTY

On average, Gonzales dismisses 45.7% more cases than former DA Nico LaHood, according to a KSAT analysis of quarterly county reports.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in a two-vehicle crash that killed two people in the southern area of the county.

Two people were killed Monday in a two-vehicle crash in south Bexar County.

Bexar County residents who want to stay away from Black Friday shopping crowds can instead spend time with animals at the San Antonio Zoo for just $8.

A sheriff’s deputy assigned to County Judge Peter Sakai’s security detail is accused of flashing a gun at a teenager and his family outside a home in Selma, law enforcement records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

A 26-year-old woman was arrested after Bexar County deputies say she damaged a man’s home, stole from him and poured laundry detergent on him, causing a chemical burn to his eyes.

A months-long probe by KSAT Investigates raises questions about whether some judges have been forced to take on additional workload.

According to new Texas Demographic Center figures, the Austin region continues to grow at the fastest rate, but Fort Worth was the city that attracted the most new residents between 2020 and 2023.

KSAT Community teamed up with the San Antonio Police Department and Zapatos Inc for a donation drive on Nov. 16. All proceeds collected from Thursday’s phone bank will be used to purchase shoes for school-age children throughout Bexar County.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man was stabbed at a home in West Bexar County early Friday morning.

A man was sentenced Thursday to 11 years in prison for a child sex crime.

Local drivers see pothole issues on our streets every day, and now Bexar County is working on a way for an easier and safer fix on our roads.

Madison Marie Manson was last seen around 2:30 p.m. Monday in the 26000 block of Lost Creek Way.

Ten people were taken into custody during a drug raid of a home that has been hit by law enforcement at least four times this year, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.

A lot of people who live here seem to have the same question: What are the boundaries of Alamo Ranch?

Bexar County commissioners approved an incentives agreement between the county, the city of Windcrest and Cleveland, Ohio-based developer Industrial Commercial Properties LLC at a Commissioners Court meeting Tuesday.

KSAT 12 has gotten the first look at some recommendations to improve public safety from Bexar County and San Antonio’s top police and court officials.

The whammies keep coming for small businesses hit hard by the pandemic. Now, inflation is beating them up.

Closing arguments expected Monday in Jacob Brownson capital murder trial.

A man who allegedly convinced a young girl to run away from her family’s home and sexually assaulted her multiple times is now in jail, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.

The neighboring regions are projected to collectively grow from 5.2 million to 8.3 million people by 2050. But the state still lacks an overarching plan to address critical housing and transportation issues, experts said.

A man accused of killing a 19-year-old in March 2022 has an emotional outburst on the first day of his murder trial.

The Domestic Violence Navigation Line, established in 2021, just received a new wave of funding to continue making on-the-spot assessments that result in immediate resources for victims.

Bexar County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to allow Gonzales to spend $295,000 in unused funding for six vacant positions to pay prosecutors who volunteer for extra work preparing cases for a grand jury. The so-called “High Risk Intake Team” would focus on violent crimes, repeat offenders, and cases specifically highlighted by police or prosecutors.

A woman who says she is related to the family in a Bexar County child abuse case says she reported them to the state several times.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people in connection with a shooting that injured a 2-year-old boy in Northeast Bexar County last week.

Polling locations, which include schools, libraries, churches, city halls and community centers, will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

The recent death of an inmate shows a lack of transparency in BCSO's critical incident video release policy.

We still have a long way to go in terms of chipping away at this prolonged drought.

A man who was killed in a hit-and-run while riding his bicycle on the North Side has been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner.

Two teens suspected of taking part in a drive-by shooting in October 2022 that left one woman dead and another injured have been re-arrested after they cut off their ankle monitors, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said.

If you want to visit the San Antonio Zoo’s Zoo Boo before it’s too late, you can visit on Halloween for just $8.

Voters will weigh in state propositions which could either create or alter state funds or affect taxes.

A San Antonio man was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Wednesday for killing a woman and dumping her body in 2021

A Bexar County grand jury has returned a no-bill decision in connection with the shooting death of a man in March 2022 by three San Antonio police officers.

Registered voters can vote at any polling site during the early voting period from Oct. 23-Nov. 3, or vote at any polling site on Election Day on Nov. 7.

According to a statement from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, the courtroom brawl happened as family members of shooting victim Ethan Soto attended a hearing for Victor Nathaneal Rivas, who is charged in Soto’s death.

Two men are behind bars after deputies arrested them on multiple felony warrants related to the sexual assault of a child, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

Hundreds of locals suffering from substance use disorder are recovering through the Center for Health Care Services.

A Bexar County judge is ordering a resolution in a 2021 capital murder case.

The public investment will include a new home for Texas A&M-San Antonio’s women’s softball program.

City and county leaders announced that JCB, the world’s largest, privately-owned construction, agricultural, and industrial equipment manufacturing company, is expanding to San Antonio.

The family of a teen murdered last year is frustrated about the lack of updates from the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.

Bexar County Sheriff Office Jail Administrator Jaime Rios has resigned from the agency.

A former Bexar County sheriff’s detention officer who resigned this spring was hired and worked for the agency for years despite facing a felony theft warrant in Florida, BCSO officials confirmed Thursday.

Bexar County commissioner Grant Moody shared a powerful statement on the war in Israel during Tuesday's commissioners' court meeting.

The Bexar County Commissioners Court on Tuesday selected Barbie Scharf-Zeldes as judge for the newly established Probate Court 3.

An 18-year-old man was recently arrested in connection with the deaths of two men during a botched carjacking in south Bexar County, according to records.

A man suspected of taking a secret ride on top of an 18 wheeler was killed when he fell from it and landed beneath the wheels.

A man is dead after he fell from a moving 18-wheeler late Monday night, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

After two years of brutal heat and below-average rainfall, the grass in your yard might be looking more brown and crunchy than lush and green. KSAT reached out to David Rodriguez, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent who specializes in horticulture, to ask what people’s options are when it comes to their grass.

there are 14 state constitutional amendments on the Nov. 7 ballot, and depending on where you live in Bexar County, your ballot could also other items including for director at large of the San Antonio River Authority as well as elections in Converse, Helotes, Hill Country Village and Schertz.

Teach for America is a nonprofit that has served families all across the United States.

A 24-year-old man is in custody after being linked to a deadly hit-and-run crash in southwest Bexar County.

Mt. Solitude Ranch is still on the market after it was originally listed in 2022 but the price tag is significantly more than your average buyer can afford at nearly $80 million.

A former Dallas Cowboys player was arrested in Helotes after he allegedly abandoned a puppy in a storage unit for two days when temperatures were over 100 degrees.

The Carry Forward 5K event will be held on Saturday, October 7, at Mission County Park on Padre Drive.

A Bexar County jury on Thursday sentenced a man to 50 years in prison for the shooting death of another man in 2021.

KSAT reporting may have helped the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office uncover what they’re calling a technical issue that delayed indictments in a child death case for more than a year.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man was found dead along Interstate 35 in southwest Bexar County.

A priest who was reassigned to several different churches in the San Antonio Archdiocese was arrested Tuesday for an alleged sex crime involving a woman in her 70s, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said.

Two immigrants were detained and six other people escaped after a stolen pickup led law enforcement on a chase through Atascosa and Bexar counties.

Close to 300 workers in Bexar County were recently notified that they would soon be out of a job.

Loved ones of murder victims remembered those they lost and leaned on each other to honor the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims on Monday.

Three days shy of the two-year mark since his alleged crime, Ruben Casas has been indicted by the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.

Forensic scientists are getting hands-on with guns and bullets inside the firearms section at the Bexar County Crime Lab.

Murder case indicted after KSAT Investigates report on DA's backlog

A man accused of shooting three San Antonio police officers last month has formally been indicted in two unrelated felony cases that took nearly a year to go before a grand jury.

In early September, Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai said he would get to the bottom of the problems between the Bexar County DA and San Antonio Police Department. Nearly two weeks later, internal talks reveal there maybe a communication problem.

Bexar County defendants given pretrial diversion repeatedly reoffended after landing dismissals, or in some instances, had their cases reopened after failing to complete the program, data analyzed by KSAT Investigates shows.

More teens are carrying guns, and the number of them involved in stealing vehicles is skyrocketing, according to the latest data by the Bexar County Juvenile Probation Department.

The first meeting was held at the Davis Scott Family YMCA in Precinct 4; those in attendance had concerns with roadways, sewage, and homelessness, but the elephant in the room was the recent uptick of shootings between suspects and law enforcement.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released body camera footage of a deputy shooting an armed man in northeast Bexar County in late August.

There is a push to get more women into forensics, and Bexar County is making an effort. The county is hosting several online events during National Forensic Science Week to showcase local scientists' impact.

Jaw-dropping news is in the mail for nearly 10,000 Bexar County residents who are dogged by medical debt. It's been forgiven.

Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai led a community conversation for Precinct 4 on Tuesday afternoon.

A Bexar County grand jury on Tuesday indicted a former West Campus coach accused of sex crimes.

Sheriff's deputies arrested a driver who they say was driving a stolen car and led them on a chase. A passenger in the car was able to run away.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a driver and are searching for a passenger following a vehicle chase with deputies in far Wes Bexar County early Monday morning.

On Friday, BCSO said they have concluded their investigations and are now waiting for a deliberation from a grand jury to learn if a felony offense has been committed.

A Bexar County jury deliberated for just over three hours before handing down a verdict for a man accused of being the trigger man in a murder-for-hire plot.

The District 7 town hall is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the Doris Griffin Senior One Stop Center located at 6157 Northwest Loop 410 #410.

Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai announced he will be leading four community conversations over the next few weeks.

A man in his 20s is in the hospital in critical condition after being shot on the city’s West Side late Wednesday night, according to San Antonio police.

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus exposed some problems with the Bexar County criminal system that have been brewing for some time, other local police chiefs say.

The Bexar County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved a $2.96 billion budget for the 2023/2024 year.

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales spoke about the consequences of Texas' constitutional carry law during a public safety town hall.

Bexar County Precinct 4 Commissioner Tommy Calvert is calling for a citizen-led investigation into what he says are inequities in the county budget.

Individual registration is required for the free flu shot events

United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County officials said the 2-1-1 helpline can help find critical resources for surviving loved ones.

Bexar County Commissioners are set to vote in the upcoming 2024 fiscal year budget, The DA's office is asking for more than $52 million, which includes pay raises and new positions.

The back and forth between Bexar County leaders continue after the recent string of police shootings in the last two weeks.

Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai on Friday made his first public comments on the recent rash of police shootings involving habitual violent offenders, saying there need to be “solutions to protect the community and to protect law enforcement.”

A Bexar County jury on Friday found a man not guilty of fatally shooting his mother’s boyfriend.

Following five police shootings in the past two weeks, District 4 Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia plans to host a public safety town hall with San Antonio Police Chief William McManus.

Two years of drought and desperate for rain. South Central Texas has dealt with drought conditions for 730 days, dating back to September 2021.

KSAT has tried to talk about the recent string of police shootings with Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai for nearly a week.

After several police shootings in the past two weeks, the city and Bexar County will bring together law enforcement and other leaders to discuss the recent violence and come up with plans to address it.

A 20-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon for grooming a child for multiple years, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of San Antonio is the latest critic of Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales.