A recently hired investigator with the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office resigned late last month, after claiming District Attorney Joe Gonzales yelled at him in a public setting for not wearing a collared shirt.

County Commissioner Grant Moody asking for DA to update Commissioner's Court on backlog.

Jeff Mulliner was hired in 2023 and was appointed chief of the Civil Rights division on July 31.

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales plans to challenge a motion to change Brad Simpson’s bond conditions.

The number in homicides relating to domestic violence are doubling in Bexar County in just a year, according to Bexar County officials during a press conference.

An investigator with the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office was handed a 10-day suspension late last year after using his take-home vehicle to work an off-duty job in Uvalde, discipline records obtained this month by KSAT Investigates show.

A hearing scheduled for Monday in San Antonio civil district court will likely determine the fate of a targeted voter registration program approved by county commissioners less than two weeks ago.

Bexar County and the Texas Attorney General’s Office will face off in court Monday at a hearing regarding a voter registration program.

The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday dismissed a felony trafficking case against a defendant whose attorney argued in court this year that prosecutors were untruthful in their handling of the case.

A man was sentenced to 48 years in prison on Wednesday for killing two people in 2020.e.

A man charged in two high-profile cases was back in court as a judge denied special prosecutors’ request to remove themselves in his ongoing felony cases.

A man who was sentenced to 99 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of injury to a child had his case overturned by an appeals court, granting him a new trial.

A San Antonio attorney arrested three times in 11 months has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing after a series of dismissals in his cases, court records provided by the attorney and gathered by KSAT show.

Pete Gallego submitted his resignation letter effective July 16.

A San Antonio woman said the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office was unprepared for trial this spring, allowing her ex-husband to be quickly found not guilty of harassment.

The allowance, which amounts to around $750 a month, has been in place since Gonzales took office in 2019, meaning he has collected around $50,000 since being sworn in nearly five and a half years ago, records show.

The dismissal of the assault causing bodily injury charge against Carlos Castro is the latest setback for the Bexar County District Attorney Office’s Civil Rights Division, which was created in 2020 to investigate shootings and possible uses of excessive force by law enforcement officers.

Marcus Davila, 40, has been formally charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and attack by dog with serious bodily injury.

A man found guilty and sentenced to 99 years in prison for severely beating his son is now awaiting to go to trial on a separate charge of capital murder of a child under 10.

Several cases more than six-months old remain with no indictment.

A teenager killed in a shooting at a Fiesta event at Historic Market Square late Saturday night had an extensive criminal record, five pending warrants and was out on bond for three other charges, according to court records obtained by KSAT Investigates.

A Bexar County jury on Thursday sentenced a 52-year-old man convicted of murder in the shooting death of a 56-year-old woman in March 2022.

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales this week announced changes to how his office will prosecute misdemeanor family violence matters after internal records obtained by KSAT Investigates showed the dismissal rate for these type of cases had reached 80%.

Christian Henricksen has been a part of Bexar County DA's office DA Joe Gonzales took office in 2019.

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales is getting ready for a potential legal battle against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday that it will be recusing itself from Erik Cantu’s evading arrest cases.

The controversial policy that led to hundreds of criminal charges being dismissed against protesters in Portland, Oregon in 2020 was introduced by the district attorney there less than three weeks after he was provided a copy of it by the Wren Collective, federal court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

A longtime San Antonio defense attorney has accused the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office of being untruthful about its decision to dismiss a DWI charge against a victim in a human trafficking case.

Nearly two weeks after attorneys argued whether the case of former SAPD officer James Brennand should be moved to another county or stay in Bexar County, a judge is ready to announce her ruling.

The Attorney General’s proposed rule could affect the Bexar County District Attorney’s office, which has been scrutinized for its handling of violent crime cases.

A proposed rule by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton would allow him to remove some DA's who do not provide additional reporting on certain cases.

The chief criminal investigator for the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office has resigned, effective Friday, a county human resources official confirmed to KSAT.

A fired San Antonio police officer accused of shooting a teenager in a moving vehicle outside a North Side McDonald’s in 2022 no longer faces an attempted murder charge in connection to the case, court records obtained this week by KSAT Investigates show.

Earlier this week the state was ordered to turn over conversations between Wren Collective and DA's Office about the case.

Two high-profile defendants will have hearings in the same courtroom Monday.

Two high-profile defendants will have hearings in the same courtroom Monday.

More than 400 pages of emails between DA Joe Gonzales and Wren Collective show conversations about policy and SAPD Chief William McManus.

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales is asking a judge to quash a subpoena requiring him to turn over all communications between his office and the Austin-based criminal justice reform group the Wren Collective.

Attorneys for three former San Antonio police officers accused of committing crimes while on duty have accused the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office Civil Rights Division of intentionally concealing evidence that would have set their clients free, court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales updated county commissioners on the progress made by the High Risk Intake Team on Tuesday.

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales was questioned about his dealings with the Wren Collective, a third-party criminal justice reform group, during a meeting Tuesday.

Gonzales did not disclose campaign advice from Wren Collective on campaign finance reports.

The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office this week asked the state attorney general to allow it to withhold all communications between District Attorney Joe Gonzales, his first assistant and a Washington, D.C. law firm recommended to Gonzales by the founder of the Wren Collective.

A fired San Antonio police officer awaiting trial for the 2022 shooting of a teenager subdued a suspect accused of breaking into a vehicle outside of a West Side tool shop late last month, multiple sources told KSAT Investigates.

Sources tell KSAT Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales held an all-staff meeting this week to address reports and explain the relationship with the Austin-based criminal justice reform group.

Subpoena filed ordering DA to hand over all communications between his staff and Wren Collective about high-profile 2022 shooting of teen by SAPD officer.

A Northside Independent School District trustee arrested last fall on suspicion of driving while intoxicated has entered a pretrial diversion program in the case, Bexar County court records confirm.

DA ordered to produce records of conversations in ex-SAPD officer James Brennand aggravated assault case

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales was ordered Tuesday to hand over all communications between his staff and the Wren Collective about the high-profile 2022 shooting of a teenager by a San Antonio police officer, court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

There are more than 200 pages of conversations between DA, first assistant DA and the Wren Collective.

Judge Ron Rangel is surprised and concerned by remarks made about judges.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar this week distanced himself from Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales, asking the fellow elected official to “respect attorney-client privilege” moving forward.

Attorney Meredith Chacon explains potential fallout in conversations had by DA’s Office and criminal justice reform group.

There’s been a trend of district attorney offices influenced by political groups and nonprofits, according to a law professor at Texas A&M University School of Law.

The Wren Collective, the Texas group that has wielded significant influence on Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales during his time in office, operates under the umbrella of a California non-profit, records obtained Wednesday by KSAT Investigates show.

KSAT’s discovery of hundreds of emails and text messages between the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office and an Austin-based criminal justice reform group has revealed just how much of an influence the group had on the DA.

What started as a news tip has led to the discovery of hundreds of emails and text messages between the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office and an Ausitn-based criminal justice reform group.

The Bexar County District Attorney spent $49,500 on a holiday public safety campaign, according to records obtained by KSAT.

Law enforcement leaders in Bexar County and federal authorities are asking gun owners to secure their firearms due to the prevalence of gun thefts in the San Antonio area — specifically from vehicles.

A San Antonio woman severely beaten by her boyfriend inside his East Side apartment said she has been let down by the criminal justice system after her attacker was given a plea deal that included no jail time.

The gun that was believed to have been used to shoot and kill Savanah Soto and Matthew Guerra was recovered at the home of the two suspects charged in the case, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said.

It was a year of ups and downs for the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office in 2023.

Public safety and the well-being of loved ones were two issues of great importance in the San Antonio community in 2023 and the driving forces behind much of the reporting from KSAT Investigates this year.

Three San Antonio Police Department officers were indicted by a grand jury Thursday, nearly six months after the shooting death of a 46-year-old woman inside her Southwest Side apartment.

‘I’m very frustrated.’ State Rep John Lujan said he is looking into it

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

A judge sentenced a man to 30 years in prison for killing a remodeling subcontractor.

SAPOA has released two videos highlighting what they say are missteps by the District Attorney.

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

Jesse Garcia, 28, remains in jail remanded without bond.

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.

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.

Jacob Brownson facing life without parole if found guilty

Daniel Garcia charged with the murder of 5-year-old Dominic Aguilar-Acevedo.

Attorneys for former San Antonio Police Officer James Brennand have filed a motion seeking a change of venue in his upcoming trial.

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

Daniel Garcia charged in the 2021 murder of 5-year-old Domenic Aguilar-Acevedo.

Recent tensions between the San Antonio Police Department and the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office sparked by the shooting of six SAPD officers within a two-week span while in pursuit of suspects triggered this KSAT Explains.

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.

A Bexar County assistant district attorney recommended low bonds for a man accused of threatening to kill a Universal City family and get in a shootout with police, footage obtained by KSAT Investigates shows.

San Antonio police have released body camera video capturing the moment a man was fatally shot after he shot an officer and opened fire on drivers on an East Side Highway.

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

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.

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus reacted Wednesday to an allegation of mishandled evidence made by the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.

The San Antonio District 7 Crime Safety Townhall meeting on Thursday was well attended. Those in attendance were much calmer than an earlier meeting this week.

An open records request shows that 5,714 cases between 2022 and 2023 are awaiting indictments by the Bexar County District Attorney's Office.

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

The San Antonio Police Department has identified Jose Bernal Rodriguez as the officer who was shot on Sept. 5 on the Southwest Side.

'Communication is key'; Judges say they've been limited to what they can do in their courts.

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.

Unusual. That’s how a criminology professor describes the string of shootings of San Antonio police officers.

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

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.

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales and San Antonio Police Chief William McManus are it once again -- putting the blame on the other’s agency following another police shooting involving a wanted suspect.

Jesse Garcia is accused of shooting three San Antonio Police officers. The police chief has questioned why some of Garcia's previous criminal cases were dragging, the Bexar County District Attorney's Office says the delays were due to SAPD.

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

Danny Diaz told KSAT Investigates in an interview Thursday that Gonzales “absolutely” should resign from office amid growing criticism of how the DA’s office prosecutes defendants.

District Attorney Joe Gonzales held a press conference Wednesday evening to address criticism from SAPD Chief William McManus about ‘habitual offenders’ on the streets.

A man accused of shooting three San Antonio police officers and firing at an untold number more has been ordered to be held in jail without bond after a hearing Wednesday in the 437th District Court.