SAN ANTONIO A newly-established, seven-member committee made up of three district court judges and four criminal defense attorneys met for the first time on Wednesday. The committee is headed by District Judge Ron Rangel. Through the new committee, inmates are given a postcard with a phone number and instructions on how to reach the committee to discuss concerns about their court-appointed attorney. As soon as we get that contact, the attorney review committee sets it up, Rangel said. We want to make sure that our court-appointed attorneys have transparency that they feel confident that we are behind them.RELATED: Bexar County judge proposes new specialty court amid domestic violence case spike this year

SAN ANTONIO Today, the commemorative committee is taking time to commemorate the womens suffrage movement and the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendments ratification. To celebrate the achievements and move toward a common cause of voting rights they have been selling Vote Like A Girl T-shirts. The proceeds from the shirt sales so far will support the League of Women Voters of San Antonio. However, any future orders of Vote Like A Girl shirts will benefit the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas.

San Antonio A group of medical experts from hospitals across our region are part of a pediatric committee at Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council or STRAC. The co-chair of the committee, Dr. Lillian Liao, said they are creating a pediatric crisis response guideline that will be activated in the region in the event that we have a surge in pediatric COVID-19 cases or any other illness that could overwhelm the health care system. On July 21, Metro Health reported 211 children under the age of 1 had contracted COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Dr. Liao is concerned with schools reopening soon. They can spread that virus to their family members or to other children who may become symptomatic, Dr. Liao said.