Texas Supreme Court removes temporary block to Robert Roberson’s execution
Read full article: Texas Supreme Court removes temporary block to Robert Roberson’s executionThe state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but suggested there’s still time for Roberson to testify before a Texas House panel.
Brad Simpson’s defense attempts to force prosecutors’ hands with request for evidence hearing
Read full article: Brad Simpson’s defense attempts to force prosecutors’ hands with request for evidence hearingBrad Simpson’s attorneys are attempting to force prosecutors’ hands to present the evidence against him or dismiss his murder charge.
WATCH: KSAT breaks down evidence in Brad Simpson’s murder arrest
Read full article: WATCH: KSAT breaks down evidence in Brad Simpson’s murder arrestThe court document, first obtained by KSAT, is the first look at evidence investigators have been piecing together in the month since her disappearance. The affidavit revealed additional details on Brad Simpson’s whereabouts in the hours and days after her disappearance.
AFFIDAVIT: Brad Simpson had trash bags, bulky item wrapped in tarp after wife Suzanne Simpson’s disappearance
Read full article: AFFIDAVIT: Brad Simpson had trash bags, bulky item wrapped in tarp after wife Suzanne Simpson’s disappearanceThe court document, first obtained by KSAT, is the first look at evidence investigators have been piecing together in the month since her disappearance. The affidavit revealed additional details on Brad Simpson’s whereabouts in the hours and days after her disappearance.
Family frustrated by delays, lack of communication in baby’s death case
Read full article: Family frustrated by delays, lack of communication in baby’s death caseAnother scheduled court date has come and gone without a trial in the case of a San Antonio mother accused of causing her toddler’s death, frustrating the child's relatives.
Brad Simpson told family court his wife is probably in Austin, sources say
Read full article: Brad Simpson told family court his wife is probably in Austin, sources sayThe comments are Simpson’s first to be made public since he was taken into custody on family violence charges on Oct. 9, days after he reported his wife missing.
Fourth Court of Appeals flips to GOP majority with election of five new justices
Read full article: Fourth Court of Appeals flips to GOP majority with election of five new justicesWhile the nation’s attention was focused on the presidential election, a significant shift took place in the Fourth Court of Appeals, which oversees Bexar County.
Experts’ reversal on competency leads to plea deal in the middle of 2022 fatal gym shooting trial
Read full article: Experts’ reversal on competency leads to plea deal in the middle of 2022 fatal gym shooting trialIn an unexpected turn of events, Jessie MacWilliams, the man accused of fatally shooting another man at a San Antonio gym in 2022, accepted a plea deal Wednesday after a key witness in his trial changed his assessment of MacWilliams’ mental competency.
Brad Simpson’s business partner James Cotter posts bond, released from Bexar County Jail
Read full article: Brad Simpson’s business partner James Cotter posts bond, released from Bexar County JailThe Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said James Cotter, the longtime business partner of Brad Simpson, was officially released from the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on Friday afternoon.
Judge delays decision on bond for Brad Simpson’s business partner; friends of Suzanne Simpson appear in court
Read full article: Judge delays decision on bond for Brad Simpson’s business partner; friends of Suzanne Simpson appear in courtA bond hearing for James Cotter, a business partner of Brad Simpson—whose wife Suzanne Simpson has been missing since Oct. 7—ended without a decision at the Justice Center on Monday afternoon.
Lawsuit: Wimberley ISD, Hays County officials conspired to ruin teacher’s career
Read full article: Lawsuit: Wimberley ISD, Hays County officials conspired to ruin teacher’s careerA federal civil rights lawsuit filed earlier this year accuses school district and law enforcement personnel in Hays County of conspiring to destroy the teaching career of an instructor at Danforth Junior High School.
New Braunfels man pleads guilty after court documents allege he planned multiple mass attacks
Read full article: New Braunfels man pleads guilty after court documents allege he planned multiple mass attacksA 20-year-old New Braunfels man entered a guilty plea related to an attempt to receive and use a firearm to commit a felony charge.
Leader of San Antonio-based human smuggling operation sentenced to 30 years in federal prison
Read full article: Leader of San Antonio-based human smuggling operation sentenced to 30 years in federal prisonA federal judge in Del Rio sentenced a man this week behind a human smuggling operation headquartered in San Antonio.
Judge rules 16-year-old will be tried as an adult in both murder cases
Read full article: Judge rules 16-year-old will be tried as an adult in both murder casesA Bexar County judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy, who has been charged in connection with two murder cases, will face both trials as an adult.
After 3 months, Bexar County DA Civil Rights chief resigns
Read full article: After 3 months, Bexar County DA Civil Rights chief resignsThree months after being appointed the chief of the Civil Rights division in the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office, Jeff Mulliner resigned from the position on Thursday.
Judge warns of need for more courtroom space in Bexar County as population, caseloads surge
Read full article: Judge warns of need for more courtroom space in Bexar County as population, caseloads surgeAccording to Judge Ron Rangel, there is no more space at the justice center to accommodate the need for more judges.
Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting, killing man during confrontation over dog petting
Read full article: Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting, killing man during confrontation over dog pettingJordan Eaton was convicted of fatally shooting Valentin Gonzales and shooting at Gonzales’ wife, Brittany, during an altercation in Dec. 2022.
Ken Paxton resisting Texas House members’ bid to hear Robert Roberson’s testimony
Read full article: Ken Paxton resisting Texas House members’ bid to hear Robert Roberson’s testimonyMembers of a Texas House committee say in a Texas Supreme Court filing that Paxton’s office is blocking the death row inmate from complying with a legislative subpoena.
Ken Paxton calls on Rep. Jeff Leach to resign over texts to judge in Robert Roberson case
Read full article: Ken Paxton calls on Rep. Jeff Leach to resign over texts to judge in Robert Roberson caseThe AG also said he’d make a criminal referral against the lawmaker, who apologized for texting a Court of Criminal Appeals judge about a new trial for the death row inmate.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Biden administration over listing freshwater mussels as endangered
Read full article: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Biden administration over listing freshwater mussels as endangeredThe lawsuit claims the endangered designation for six mussel species is a misuse of environmental law that threatens Texas’ economy.
Texas judge accused of breaking law after asking his university students to vote for him
Read full article: Texas judge accused of breaking law after asking his university students to vote for himA candidate running against the judge accused him of emailing his students at Texas State to vote for him. State law prohibits using public resources for political advertising.
‘I was fighting for my life’: Man claims self-defense during deadly shooting over dog petting
Read full article: ‘I was fighting for my life’: Man claims self-defense during deadly shooting over dog pettingA 21-year-old man took the stand this week in his trial for allegedly fatally shooting a man in an argument that began when the victim’s wife pet the man’s dog.
Robert Roberson’s case spotlights Texas’ GOP divide on criminal justice
Read full article: Robert Roberson’s case spotlights Texas’ GOP divide on criminal justiceTexas’ junk science statute has remained hamstrung for the last decade. So too have other criminal justice reforms, despite efforts from the Texas House.
Husband of Guadalupe County district clerk pleads guilty to felony theft, ordered to pay $245K in restitution
Read full article: Husband of Guadalupe County district clerk pleads guilty to felony theft, ordered to pay $245K in restitutionThe husband of Guadalupe County District Clerk Linda Balk was sentenced to seven years of community supervision and ordered to pay more than $245,000 in restitution as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors filed with the court this summer, records show.
Former Eagle Pass detective sentenced to 10 years in prison for running migrant stash houses
Read full article: Former Eagle Pass detective sentenced to 10 years in prison for running migrant stash housesHazel Eileen Diaz received nearly $40,000 in cash and money transfers for letting human smugglers use her rental properties.
Former Clemens High School teacher arrested on 10 felony charges, accused of improper relationship with student
Read full article: Former Clemens High School teacher arrested on 10 felony charges, accused of improper relationship with studentDavid Rios, 47, was arrested late last week on 10 felony charges, including aggravated sexual assault of a child, four counts of sexual assault of a child and five counts of having an improper relationship between and educator and student, Guadalupe County Jail records show.
Brad Simpson faces federal charge for illegally owning short-barreled rifle, records show
Read full article: Brad Simpson faces federal charge for illegally owning short-barreled rifle, records showBrad Simpson is facing a federal charge for illegally owning a firearm, according to court records obtained by KSAT Investigates on Tuesday evening.
Mother seeks justice after son’s murder case dismissed; suspect rearrested on new charges
Read full article: Mother seeks justice after son’s murder case dismissed; suspect rearrested on new chargesMore than five years after her son Terrence Scott was fatally shot, Phyllis Little says justice has yet to be served.
2016 capital murder case ends in life sentence for one defendant, dismissal for another defendant
Read full article: 2016 capital murder case ends in life sentence for one defendant, dismissal for another defendantA capital murder case dating back to 2016 ended Friday after one defendant was sentenced to life in prison and the other had his case dismissed.
San Antonio sports card collector files $200,000 lawsuit against memorabilia company
Read full article: San Antonio sports card collector files $200,000 lawsuit against memorabilia companyA San Antonio sports card collector is seeking more than $200,000 in a lawsuit filed against a memorabilia company alleging that his items, including rare sports cards and Rolex watches, were not returned after being consigned for sale.
Teen accused of two murders awaits certification hearing
Read full article: Teen accused of two murders awaits certification hearingThe murder trial for a 16-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a 25-year-old woman in a 2022 drive-by has been delayed as he awaits a hearing on a second, unrelated murder charge.
Federal jury finds man guilty of three human smuggling-related crimes
Read full article: Federal jury finds man guilty of three human smuggling-related crimesA La Pryor man has been convicted on three counts of human-smuggling-related crimes for his involvement in a March 2022 operation, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas.
Texas can investigate people for alleged vote harvesting as legal battle over 2021 law continues playing out
Read full article: Texas can investigate people for alleged vote harvesting as legal battle over 2021 law continues playing outA federal judge had ruled Senate Bill 1 unconstitutional, but an appeals court says the law can remain in effect as Texas appeals that previous decision
Why is a former fire union boss’s arrest not in Bexar County’s public court records?
Read full article: Why is a former fire union boss’s arrest not in Bexar County’s public court records?A criminal case against the controversial former head of the San Antonio fire union appears to have vanished into smoke — at least, in the public record.
Man sentenced to 70 years in prison for shooting, killing teen at party
Read full article: Man sentenced to 70 years in prison for shooting, killing teen at partyA 21-year-old man convicted of fatally shooting a teenage girl at an apartment party in 2022 was sentenced to 70 years in prison on Monday.
Brad Simpson’s bond reduction hearing canceled Tuesday due to his federal detainer
Read full article: Brad Simpson’s bond reduction hearing canceled Tuesday due to his federal detainerBrad Simpson’s bond reduction hearing for Tuesday morning has been canceled due to a federal detainer, or hold, that was placed on Simpson last week, KSAT confirmed Monday.
Uvalde city officials release missing footage from officers responding to 2022 Robb Elementary shooting
Read full article: Uvalde city officials release missing footage from officers responding to 2022 Robb Elementary shootingThe new videos largely affirm prior reporting and investigations that detailed law enforcement’s failures to confront the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers.
Man sentenced to 50 years for fatally shooting girlfriend outside Valero gas station in 2023
Read full article: Man sentenced to 50 years for fatally shooting girlfriend outside Valero gas station in 2023Giovanni Paschal — who pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend — was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison, bringing some level of closure to the victim’s grieving family.