Bexar County’s total unprocessed voter registrations exceed 45,000 as October deadline approaches

Trouble integrating with the Texas Secretary of State’s system has put Bexar County elections staff in a holding pattern while registrations keep pouring in.

by Stephanie Koithan September 18, 2025September 19, 2025

The motive of the suspect in Austin's overnight mass shooting is still unclear.

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Authorities arrest San Antonio-area man on charges he was building bombs, planning racist attack

Nathan James Henderson, 39, faces charges of terrorism, possession of explosive components and prohibited weapons, the sheriff’s office says.

by Sanford Nowlin August 4, 2025August 11, 2025

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Judge places temporary block on rule requiring urban DAs to hand over case data to AG Ken Paxton

Over half of the district attorneys affected by the rule filed lawsuits challenging it, saying it violates state and federal law.

by Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune June 22, 2025June 26, 2025

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GOP-authored policing and surveillance bills crash and burn as Texas legislative session closes

The bills would have criminalized wearing masks at protests and made it harder to obtain police disciplinary records.

by Stephanie Koithan May 28, 2025June 3, 2025

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Five district attorneys sue Ken Paxton to block new rule requiring them to hand over case records

The DAs say in two lawsuits that a new rule requiring counties to hand over almost all documents the attorney general’s office requests violates state and federal law.

by Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune May 18, 2025June 26, 2025

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Rapper Tay-K appeals Bexar County murder conviction

A Bexar County jury sentenced Tay-K, whose real name is Taymor McIntyre, to 80 years in prison for the murder of 23-year-old Mark Anthony Saldivar.

by Michael Karlis April 24, 2025May 19, 2025

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Bexar County hires veteran election official pushed out of previous job amid right-wing criticism

Michele Carew was unanimously appointed as election administrator for the county that’s home to San Antonio, four years after leaving her post in Hood County.

by Natalia Contreras, VoteBeat and The Texas Tribune February 26, 2025June 17, 2025

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San Antonio ICE office dispatches up to 30 vehicles Sunday as agency confirms ‘enhanced’ operations

The activity comes as Homeland Security’s San Antonio office said it engaged in activity with other agencies to ‘enforce U.S. immigration law.’

by Stephanie Koithan January 27, 2025June 24, 2025

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Messages from Jess’s last days — a social autopsy

A close reading of the last week of Jessica Witzel’s life reveals predictable failures by public agencies, facilitated by the dehumanization that housed residents often direct at their unhoused neighbors.

by Marisol Cortez, Deceleration January 18, 2025May 19, 2025

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Her body was 126 degrees after she died; Bexar County Medical Examiner blames drugs

Jessica Witzel’s autopsy report raises an important question: How many other heat-related deaths among unhoused residents are being erased by the failure to collect and report accurate data on climate-related mortality?

by Marisol Cortez, Deceleration January 11, 2025February 15, 2025