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‘These men will never breathe free air again’: 2 men officially sentenced in Quintana Road tragedy
Read full article: ‘These men will never breathe free air again’: 2 men officially sentenced in Quintana Road tragedyThe federal judge presiding over the case, before issuing the sentences on Fr, called it “the most horrific of my 31 years on the bench.”

Fate of birthright citizenship order unresolved after Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions
Read full article: Fate of birthright citizenship order unresolved after Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctionsThe ruling was a partial victory for President Donald Trump who has made immigration his signature issue.

Texas can require porn websites to verify users’ ages, Supreme Court rules
Read full article: Texas can require porn websites to verify users’ ages, Supreme Court rulesThe case involves a 2023 state law requiring adult websites to verify users’ ages, but the ruling is expected to have broader implications for free speech law.

Gov. Greg Abbott, AG Ken Paxton do not have to release Uvalde or Jan. 6 emails, Texas Supreme Court rules
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott, AG Ken Paxton do not have to release Uvalde or Jan. 6 emails, Texas Supreme Court rulesThe decision, stemming from a 2022 lawsuit, narrows the public’s legal options to challenge Texas officials under the state’s open records law.

San Antonio man sentenced to 30 years for Bexar County aggravated assault
Read full article: San Antonio man sentenced to 30 years for Bexar County aggravated assaultA San Antonio man convicted of an aggravated assault charge received an enhanced prison sentence due to his previous criminal history, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday.

What’s next in case of teen accused in mass attack plot at Rhodes Middle School
Read full article: What’s next in case of teen accused in mass attack plot at Rhodes Middle SchoolA 13-year-old San Antonio ISD student accused of plotting a violent attack at Rhodes Middle School has now been officially charged with a third-degree felony, more than six weeks after his arrest on May 12.

1 charge filed, others remain pending against Rhodes MS student accused of planning mass attack
Read full article: 1 charge filed, others remain pending against Rhodes MS student accused of planning mass attackProsecutors have officially filed at least one charge against a Rhodes Middle School student accused of plotting an attack on the campus.

Top Paxton deputy accused of witness tampering during impeachment trial
Read full article: Top Paxton deputy accused of witness tampering during impeachment trialIn dueling lawsuits, current and former employees of the attorney general’s office sling allegations that threaten to intrude on Paxton’s U.S. Senate bid.

What to know about Texas ending in-state tuition for undocumented students
Read full article: What to know about Texas ending in-state tuition for undocumented studentsSome implications of the ruling ordering the policy’s end are still unknown. College access experts urged affected students not to withdraw from school while they assess their options.

Man sentenced to 50 years for 2021 murder in Atascosa County, DA’s office says
Read full article: Man sentenced to 50 years for 2021 murder in Atascosa County, DA’s office saysA man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison in connection with a murder in Atascosa County in 2021, according to 81st Judicial District Attorney Audrey Gossett Louis.

San Antonio man charged after allegedly threatening Democratic lawmakers, others in YouTube comments, affidavit says
Read full article: San Antonio man charged after allegedly threatening Democratic lawmakers, others in YouTube comments, affidavit saysA San Antonio man has been charged after allegedly making online threats across 18 YouTube videos threatening Democratic lawmakers and Los Angeles protestors, according to an arrest affidavit.

11-year-old who brought gun, 60 rounds of ammo to Harris Middle School sentenced 1 year of deferred adjudication
Read full article: 11-year-old who brought gun, 60 rounds of ammo to Harris Middle School sentenced 1 year of deferred adjudicationThe NEISD student apologized to the judge during a hearing on Wednesday.

Deadline looms for state to file charges against Rhodes MS student accused of planning mass violence
Read full article: Deadline looms for state to file charges against Rhodes MS student accused of planning mass violenceProsecutors have until next week to file charges against a Rhodes Middle School student accused of plotting an attack on the campus.

Teen charged with the murder of 17-year-old girl sentenced to 35 years per plea deal
Read full article: Teen charged with the murder of 17-year-old girl sentenced to 35 years per plea dealA San Antonio teen charged with capital murder in the strangulation of 17-year-old Kaitlin Hernandez was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison per a plea deal.

Two conservative groups are suing Austin over its nondiscrimination ordinance. LGBTQ advocates say they're not worried.
Read full article: Two conservative groups are suing Austin over its nondiscrimination ordinance. LGBTQ advocates say they're not worried.The advocates say lawsuits challenging the city's code prohibiting employers from discriminating against an "individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability" won't hold up in court.

Former San Antonio nurse sentenced to 15 years following child exploitation charges, DOJ says
Read full article: Former San Antonio nurse sentenced to 15 years following child exploitation charges, DOJ saysA former San Antonio nurse was sentenced to 15 years after secretly recording a minor as they undressed, according to a Department of Justice news release.

Former Judson ISD teacher sentenced to 60 years for continuous sexual abuse of a child
Read full article: Former Judson ISD teacher sentenced to 60 years for continuous sexual abuse of a childA former elementary school teacher in the Judson Independent School District was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in prison for the continuous sexual abuse of a child.

Bexar County woman found not guilty by reason of insanity in daughter’s death
Read full article: Bexar County woman found not guilty by reason of insanity in daughter’s deathA Bexar County woman charged with the capital murder of her 6-year-old daughter has been found not guilty by reason of insanity — a rare outcome seen in fewer than 1% of criminal cases nationwide.

Atascosa County commissioner accused of stealing county-owned fuel for personal use, court docs show
Read full article: Atascosa County commissioner accused of stealing county-owned fuel for personal use, court docs showAn Atascosa County commissioner is accused of stealing county-owned diesel fuel for his personal vehicle multiple times, among other alleged crimes, according to an indictment obtained by KSAT Investigates.

Undocumented students ask judge to let them challenge sudden loss of in-state tuition
Read full article: Undocumented students ask judge to let them challenge sudden loss of in-state tuitionTheir filing says the lawsuit that struck down in-state tuition for undocumented students was “contrived” to keep their voices out.

Man’s felony drug case dismissed after attorney challenged Bexar County crime lab’s testing practices
Read full article: Man’s felony drug case dismissed after attorney challenged Bexar County crime lab’s testing practicesA San Antonio man facing a lengthy prison sentence was instead able to get his felony drug case dismissed after his attorney called out the testing practices of the Bexar County Criminal Investigation Laboratory.

Judge sets hard deadline for Texas Rangers, Olmos Park PD to submit evidence in Brad Simpson case
Read full article: Judge sets hard deadline for Texas Rangers, Olmos Park PD to submit evidence in Brad Simpson caseBrad Simpson, the man accused of murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Suzanne, last year, appeared in a Bexar County courtroom on Monday morning.

Texas voters to weigh in on bail denials for serious crimes this fall
Read full article: Texas voters to weigh in on bail denials for serious crimes this fallTexas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a sweeping bail reform package aimed at tightening pretrial release rules and keeping violent offenders in jail.

Texas’ swift surrender to DOJ on undocumented student tuition raises questions about state-federal collusion
Read full article: Texas’ swift surrender to DOJ on undocumented student tuition raises questions about state-federal collusionExperts say Wednesday’s action to eliminate the long-standing policy could be a “collusive lawsuit,” where the state and feds worked the courts to get a desired outcome.

San Antonio man sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for trafficking firearms, DOJ says
Read full article: San Antonio man sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for trafficking firearms, DOJ saysA San Antonio man was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for trafficking firearms, according to a Department of Justice news release.

‘I’m thankful’: Veteran shares journey through Bexar County’s Felony Treatment Court
Read full article: ‘I’m thankful’: Veteran shares journey through Bexar County’s Felony Treatment CourtA former U.S. Marine is offering a rare glimpse inside Bexar County’s Felony Veterans Treatment Court, a specialized program designed to rehabilitate veterans facing criminal charges.

Federal trial opens to determine whether Texas discriminated in redrawn redistricting maps
Read full article: Federal trial opens to determine whether Texas discriminated in redrawn redistricting mapsThe trial in El Paso will hear a challenge over the redistricting maps drawn by the Legislature that are based on the 2020 census.

Texas’ undocumented college students no longer qualify for in-state tuition
Read full article: Texas’ undocumented college students no longer qualify for in-state tuitionWithin hours of a federal lawsuit targeting Texas’ policy of letting undocumented students qualify for lower public tuition rates, the 24-year-old law was no more.

11-year-old to remain in custody after bringing gun, 60 rounds of ammunition at Harris Middle School
Read full article: 11-year-old to remain in custody after bringing gun, 60 rounds of ammunition at Harris Middle SchoolAn 11-year-old boy accused of bringing a gun and dozens of rounds of ammunition to Harris Middle School in May will remain in custody, a juvenile court judge ruled Wednesday.

First trial of immigrant accused of trespassing on Texas border military zone ends in acquittal
Read full article: First trial of immigrant accused of trespassing on Texas border military zone ends in acquittalThe trial of the Peruvian woman was the first test of the Trump administration’s new policy aimed at prosecuting immigrants who crossed the border illegally with military-related charges.

Man seriously injured in Northwest Side house explosion sues City of San Antonio, CPS Energy
Read full article: Man seriously injured in Northwest Side house explosion sues City of San Antonio, CPS EnergyA man seriously injured in a May 31 house explosion filed a lawsuit against the City of San Antonio and CPS Energy two days after the blast.

CPS Energy ordered to pay $109 million for 2021 home explosion
Read full article: CPS Energy ordered to pay $109 million for 2021 home explosionA Bexar County jury found CPS Energy negligent on Monday for a 2021 explosion at an East Side home that injured two people, ordering the utility to pay $109 million in damages.

Case dropped against Bexar County teen formerly accused of shooting, killing dog, court records show
Read full article: Case dropped against Bexar County teen formerly accused of shooting, killing dog, court records showA Bexar County teen formerly accused of shooting and killing a dog he had dragged behind on a motorcycle had his case dropped this week, according to online court records.

In final act, Texas Legislature boosts judges’ pay and lawmaker pensions
Read full article: In final act, Texas Legislature boosts judges’ pay and lawmaker pensionsHouse and Senate members agreed that judges needed a pay raise. But they spent the final hours of the legislative session debating whether Texas lawmakers should also benefit from the boost.

Lawsuit against local card shop owner reveals pattern of unpaid debts in multiple states
Read full article: Lawsuit against local card shop owner reveals pattern of unpaid debts in multiple statesA San Antonio sports card shop was seized by the county last week after the owner lost a lawsuit over nearly $200,000 worth of cards and collectibles.

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear GOP activist’s lawsuit challenging Texas Ethics Commission’s lobbying fine
Read full article: U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear GOP activist’s lawsuit challenging Texas Ethics Commission’s lobbying fineFormer Empower Texans leader Michael Quinn Sullivan has challenged a $10,000 fine from the Texas Ethics Commission for failure to register as a lobbyist for more than 10 years at nearly every level of the state court system.

Long-awaited raise for Texas judges in limbo over legislative pension clash
Read full article: Long-awaited raise for Texas judges in limbo over legislative pension clashA bill to increase judicial salaries from $140,000 to $175,000 a year stalled amid a disagreement over lawmakers’ own retirement benefits.

Judge dismisses 2 ex-SAPD officers from civil lawsuit filed by Melissa Perez’s family, records show
Read full article: Judge dismisses 2 ex-SAPD officers from civil lawsuit filed by Melissa Perez’s family, records showA U.S. Magistrate Judge dismissed two former San Antonio police officers listed as defendants in the civil lawsuit filed on behalf of Melissa Perez.

Bexar County Constables seize items from Northwest Side sports memorabilia business owner
Read full article: Bexar County Constables seize items from Northwest Side sports memorabilia business ownerMonths after a sports card collector filed a six-figure lawsuit against a San Antonio memorabilia store owner, a court ordered Bexar County Constables to seize items from the business on Friday.

Mom accused of helping in son’s planned mass violence at SAISD school has her bond slightly modified
Read full article: Mom accused of helping in son’s planned mass violence at SAISD school has her bond slightly modifiedThe mother of an SAISD middle school student who allegedly bought ammunition, magazines and tactical gear for her son had slight modifications made to her bond during a Friday court appearance, her first since she was taken into custody.

Teen receives 40-year sentence for 2023 shootings, including murder at South Side car wash
Read full article: Teen receives 40-year sentence for 2023 shootings, including murder at South Side car washAn 18-year-old man was sentenced to 40 years in prison on multiple charges stemming from shootings in 2023, according to a news release from the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.

Bexar County woman indicted by grand jury in dog attack that killed 1-year-old boy, records show
Read full article: Bexar County woman indicted by grand jury in dog attack that killed 1-year-old boy, records showA Bexar County woman was indicted by a grand jury after she was accused of leaving a 1-year-old boy alone with her three dogs that killed him.

Stricter bail rules win final passage in Texas Legislature, will go to voters in November
Read full article: Stricter bail rules win final passage in Texas Legislature, will go to voters in NovemberThe House passage of the measure asking voters to amend the state Constitution to tighten the state’s bail laws hands a major policy win to Gov. Greg Abbott.

Justice delayed: Thousands of Bexar County criminal cases still awaiting indictment
Read full article: Justice delayed: Thousands of Bexar County criminal cases still awaiting indictmentA growing backlog of criminal cases awaiting indictment continues to strain Bexar County’s judicial system, raising concerns for both victims seeking justice and suspects hoping to clear their names.

New limits for personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits may become a reality in Texas
Read full article: New limits for personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits may become a reality in TexasThe House made changes to the proposal that leave open ways for victims to be compensated beyond medical bills.

Proposal to automatically deny bail to some previously accused of felonies falls in Texas House
Read full article: Proposal to automatically deny bail to some previously accused of felonies falls in Texas HouseDemocrats declined to support Senate Joint Resolution 87, which sprinted through the Senate and needed 100 votes to clear the lower chamber.

“Anti-Red Flag Act” that would limit when guns can be taken from people advances in Texas House
Read full article: “Anti-Red Flag Act” that would limit when guns can be taken from people advances in Texas HouseSenate Bill 1362 would prevent officials from taking someone’s firearms if they haven’t been charged with a crime or aren’t subject to a protective order under the Texas Family Code.

Uvalde man sentenced to life in prison in connection with fatal shooting on Highway 90
Read full article: Uvalde man sentenced to life in prison in connection with fatal shooting on Highway 90A man has been sentenced to life in prison in connection with a shooting on Highway 90 that left another man dead, according to a news release from Medina County Criminal District Attorney Mark P. Haby.