The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the two people killed in the Spring Branch helicopter crash on Friday afternoon.

Criminal charges filed by the Texas Attorney General's Office against a Medina County Justice of the Peace were dismissed.

MEDINA COUNTY, Texas – The Texas Attorney General’s Office is investigating election complaints involving Medina County Justice of the Peace Judge Tomas “Tommy” Ramirez III and several others, Medina County Sheriff Randy Brown confirmed Saturday. Brown said he was contacted by the AG’s office in case they needed help making arrests on four warrants out of Bandera County. Ramirez and two others turned themselves in to Bandera County authorities, Brown said. A fourth wanted person may be out of town, the sheriff said. Brown said he didn’t have details on the warrants but said that officials with the AG’s office said the investigation involved “election complaints.”This is a developing story.

SAN ANTONIO Activists gathered at Justice of the Peace precincts around San Antonio, demanding an end to evictions and law enforcement officials role in them. San Antonio residents joined with several local organizations on Tuesday who participated in the national no eviction, no police day of action. Additionally, groups have called for justices to close courts through the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and redirect funds from law enforcement agencies to help keep people in homes. Organizers of the event say more than 1,300 residents have been evicted in the city since March.

SAN ANTONIO – State Representative Roland Gutierrez introduced the “Pact Act” on Thursday, also known as the Political Anti-Corruption and Transparency Act. Gutierrez referenced two KSAT 12 defenders investigations involving County Justice of the Peace Ciro Rodriguez, regarding Rodriguez’s short-term salary adjustment, which has now lasted more than two years. The other investigation delved into Rodriguez violating the State Code of Judicial Conduct by campaigning for his daughter, Xochil Pena Rodriguez in the State Senate race. Gutierrez said the legislation is intended to hold elected officials and candidates to a higher standard and accountable when needed. We did reach out to Pena Rodriguez’s campaign and received this response:“Clearly, Roland Gutierrez will say anything, collude with anyone and even create a fake newspaper, to mislead the public – all just to get elected.

SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County budget employees who last year questioned why a justice of the peace continued to collect full-time pay were instructed to leave the increase in place, emails obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show. Bexar County Budget Director Seth McCabe. This budget slide from an August 2019 Commissioners Court meeting shows a decrease in workload for Bexar County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 last fiscal year. Bexar County Precinct 1. I believe it was very unprofessional,” said one employee, who remembered members of the public watching as Judge Rodriguez raised his voice to staff members.

Judge again caught campaigning for daughter in Texas Senate race as questions emerge about her donationsPublished: February 12, 2020, 11:17 pmWeeks after Bexar County Justice of the Peace Ciro Rodriguez apologized for campaigning for his daughter — a Democratic candidate for Texas Senate District 19 — and promised not to do it again, pictures again showed Rodriguez campaigning for his daughter.

WATCH: Judge campaigns for daughter in state senate race; appears to violate state judicial code of conductPublished: December 5, 2019, 10:41 amUndercover videos obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show Bexar County Justice of the Peace Ciro Rodriguez campaigning for his daughter, a candidate for Texas Senate District 19, despite state laws forbidding judges from campaigning on behalf of another person.