Bexar County sheriff forced to make courthouse security adjustments amid budget cuts
SAN ANTONIO โ Effective Thursday, the positions of 16 part-time Bexar County Sheriffโs Office deputies tasked with providing security at the county courthouse complex entrances have been eliminated due to budget cuts made by the Commissioners Court. โI feel like (commissioners are) using a permanent solution to a temporary problem,โ Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Thursday. Bexar County Commissioners discuss trimming courthouse security staffThe temporary problem, he said, is reduced traffic at the courthouse due to the pandemic. He said the changes would not compromise the safety of courthouse staff and the public. โBut it still does present some problems for us.โSalazarโs Republican challenger in next monthโs election, Gerald Rickhoff, said that he shares the sheriffโs concern for providing adequate courthouse security.