As the 2024 election heads into the home stretch, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred secured an endorsement from a high-profile elected official in Bexar County.

Two Bexar County sheriff deputies have been fired, one of whom is facing charges for allegedly conducting an assault on an inmate, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar.

A lawsuit filed in federal court this week accuses Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar of having the former manager of an east Bexar County mobile home park arrested after the man criticized Salazar on television.

SAN ANTONIO – A search is underway for more than 100 smuggled immigrants who took off into the woods after fleeing from a refrigerated truck at a QuikTrip gas station in south Bexar County, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar. The incident happened around 6 p.m. Thursday at the QT gas station near IH-37 and Loop 1604.  Posted by Bexar County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, February 18, 2021The truck had been modified to help the smugglers avoid detection, according to officials. Those who have been accounted for are being held in the gas station, pending further investigation. The sheriff’s office is still working to account for everyone involved.

SAN ANTONIO – A 69-year-old man was found dead Thursday at his home that was 35 degrees inside and had no working electricity, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said. The sheriff announced the man’s death in a Facebook live video Thursday afternoon. This is the second possible weather-related death this week. RELATED: Man dies from possible cold exposure in North Bexar County, Sheriff Salazar saysDeputies were dispatched to a residence in the 10800 block of Greenlake Drive for a welfare check of the man. Although a cause of death is unknown at this time, the sheriff said he believes it could be weather-related.

SAN ANTONIO – A Bexar County sheriff’s deputy is recovering in the hospital after his patrol vehicle was struck by an intoxicated driver, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar. The incident happened Saturday night as the deputy was assisting a motorist who had been injured in an accident on the side of the roadway. Sheriff Salazar said as Deputy Fernando Luna got into his patrol vehicle, the driver, Anthony Frias, 31, hit the vehicle from behind. Sheriff Salazar said he expects he will make a full recovery and return to work soon. Deputy Luna is a SWAT deputy with the sheriff’s office.

SAN ANTONIO – Update:Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar has identified the human remains found late last month in south Bexar County during a briefing on Friday afternoon. The human remains found on July 28 in the 1500 block of Losoya Drive belong to 55-year-old Connie Tatum. Original:Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar will provide an update Friday afternoon on the homicide investigation regarding the human remains found in south Bexar County late last month. A man walking his dog found the human remains on July 28 in the 1500 block of Losoya Drive, near Spanish Grant, and he notified authorities. RELATED: Human remains found in south Bexar County

SAN ANTONIO George Floyds death has not only sparked protests and outrage across the country, but also responses for how peace officers can do better. Right here at home, the Bexar County Sheriffs Office is making sure their cadets are property trained when it comes to recognizing misconduct of their fellow deputies. That was the goal behind a training session Friday morning for the Bexar County Sheriffs Office patrol cadets. He said George Floyds death was not okay its why he wanted cadets to have a refresher course. More on George Floyd:George Floyd, man killed by police in Minneapolis, attended college in South TexasProtests at Minneapolis police precinct set ablaze following death of George FloydMinneapolis cop who knelt on mans neck charged with murder