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Texas Secretary of State, US Department of Justice on opposing sides ahead of Election Day
Read full article: Texas Secretary of State, US Department of Justice on opposing sides ahead of Election DayWith just a couple of days until Election Day, Texas and the United States Department of Justice are butting heads over who can and can not be inside a polling location legally.
New Braunfels man pleads guilty after court documents allege he planned multiple mass attacks
Read full article: New Braunfels man pleads guilty after court documents allege he planned multiple mass attacksA 20-year-old New Braunfels man entered a guilty plea related to an attempt to receive and use a firearm to commit a felony charge.
Leader of San Antonio-based human smuggling operation sentenced to 30 years in federal prison
Read full article: Leader of San Antonio-based human smuggling operation sentenced to 30 years in federal prisonA federal judge in Del Rio sentenced a man this week behind a human smuggling operation headquartered in San Antonio.
San Antonio man charged for participation in Jan. 6, 2021 riot at US Capitol
Read full article: San Antonio man charged for participation in Jan. 6, 2021 riot at US CapitolA 26-year-old San Antonio man is facing five charges in connection with his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
DOJ, security consultants visit with Uvalde PD as part of departmentās rebuilding efforts
Read full article: DOJ, security consultants visit with Uvalde PD as part of departmentās rebuilding effortsThe Department of Justice and a security consulting company visited with the Uvalde Police Department last week to help the law enforcement agency with its rebuilding efforts following the Robb Elementary School shooting.
Sexual abuse, civil rights violations discovered at all 5 Texas juvenile facilities, DOJ says
Read full article: Sexual abuse, civil rights violations discovered at all 5 Texas juvenile facilities, DOJ saysThe Department of Justice said kids in state custody at all five Texas Juvenile Justice Department facilities have been frequently subjected to excessive force, sexual abuse and other civil rights violations.
24 suspects allegedly affiliated with prison gang charged with drug and firearm trafficking, DOJ says
Read full article: 24 suspects allegedly affiliated with prison gang charged with drug and firearm trafficking, DOJ saysThe Department of Justice announced that 24 people allegedly linked to a prison gang were charged in San Antonio with alleged drug and firearm trafficking.
Uvalde CISD holds safety and security meeting after DOJ report calls out failures in the district
Read full article: Uvalde CISD holds safety and security meeting after DOJ report calls out failures in the districtThe Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District held a safety and security meeting on Thursday. This comes more than a month after the Department of Justice released a scathing report into the Robb Elementary School shooting.
āLavish lifestyleā: New Braunfels business owner gets 18 months in prison for tax evasion
Read full article: āLavish lifestyleā: New Braunfels business owner gets 18 months in prison for tax evasionA New Braunfels business woman who failed to account for and pay her taxes was sentenced to 18 months in prison, the Department of Justice said Thursday.
Uvalde PD took steps to improve response to mass shootings prior to DOJās critical incident review, city says
Read full article: Uvalde PD took steps to improve response to mass shootings prior to DOJās critical incident review, city saysThe Uvalde Police Department took action to improve the way the law enforcement agency responds to a crisis such as mass shootings prior to the U.S. Department of Justiceās critical incident review of the Robb Elementary School shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers, the city said in a news release Thursday.
Constables named in damning DOJ report into Robb Elementary shooting running for re-election
Read full article: Constables named in damning DOJ report into Robb Elementary shooting running for re-electionTwo men are running for re-election in Uvalde County for law enforcement positions after being named several times in a scathing Department of Justice report on the Robb Elementary School shooting.
After scathing DOJ report on Robb shooting, Mariano Pargas is a no show at county commissioners court
Read full article: After scathing DOJ report on Robb shooting, Mariano Pargas is a no show at county commissioners courtEmotions were running high at the Uvalde County Commissioners Court meeting as survivors and families of the Robb Elementary victims demanded accountability.
Families of Robb Elementary shooting victims respond to blistering DOJ report on law enforcement response
Read full article: Families of Robb Elementary shooting victims respond to blistering DOJ report on law enforcement responseThe DOJās Critical Incident Review was privately presented to the families of the 21 victims Wednesday evening before being released to the public Thursday.
Robb Elementary shooting victimsā families prepare for Department of Justice report on law enforcement response
Read full article: Robb Elementary shooting victimsā families prepare for Department of Justice report on law enforcement responseThe DOJās Critical Incident Review was privately presented to the families of the 21 victims Wednesday evening before being released to the public Thursday.
Harvard researchers are paying bail for some Bexar County inmates as part of new study
Read full article: Harvard researchers are paying bail for some Bexar County inmates as part of new studyHarvard Law School is conducting a new justice study that will pay bail for select Bexar County inmates over the next several years.
4 Texas social media influencers indicted in $114 million securities fraud scheme, feds say
Read full article: 4 Texas social media influencers indicted in $114 million securities fraud scheme, feds sayFour Texas social media influencers have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their alleged participation in a $114 million securities fraud scheme.
DOJ sues Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott over executive order allowing DPS to stop migrants in vehicles
Read full article: DOJ sues Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott over executive order allowing DPS to stop migrants in vehiclesThe U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over the executive order the governor issued on Wednesday that allowed Department of Public Safety troopers to restrict lawful ground transportation of migrants.
Justice Department sues Texas over Gov. Greg Abbottās order for law enforcement to pull over vehicles with migrants
Read full article: Justice Department sues Texas over Gov. Greg Abbottās order for law enforcement to pull over vehicles with migrantsOn Wednesday, Abbott issued the order, allowing Texas Department of Public Safety troopers to reroute civilian vehicles back to their origin point or a port of entry, or seize the vehicles, if police suspect the driver is transporting migrants who have COVID-19.
San Antonio physicianās assistant, clinic owner admits to fraud, kickback scheme, US Attorneyās Office says
Read full article: San Antonio physicianās assistant, clinic owner admits to fraud, kickback scheme, US Attorneyās Office saysA physicianās assistant in San Antonio has pleaded guilty to Medicaid and Medicare fraud and could face up to 20 years in prison.