The deal ends a criminal case tied to a courtroom incident; a special prosecutor said dismissal was “in the interest of justice.”

Email scams are growing more advanced and harder to spot. Many now appear polished, professional and highly targeted, often posing as messages from a boss, a bank or a government agency. These scams exploit urgency, emotion and personal information. Experts explain how they work and how to protect yourself.

Bill Gates will appear before the House Oversight Committee in June. The Department of Justice said Wednesday that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not testify for now.

The center is a collaboration of more than 50 partners ranging from the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office, San Antonio Police, City of San Antonio, the Rape Crisis Center, University Health and many others. Executive Director Crystal Chandler said it’s designed to be a one-stop shop for people facing sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, and family violence.

New allegations that César Chávez sexually assaulted women and girls, including minors, have triggered a fast and painful reckoning over one of the most celebrated figures in Mexican American and labor history.

Presiding Judge Sid Harle granted former Uvalde school Police Chief Pete Arredondo’s indigency motion, allowing him to use public funds for his defense in the Robb Elementary response case.

A mural paying tribute to people killed by law enforcement in San Antonio was restored this week after graffiti damage on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January.

In Texas, a long-forgotten series of prison albums offers a rare way to hear what incarceration sounded like decades ago. Maurice Chammah, a staff writer at The Marshall Project is rescuing and reporting on the music recorded behind the walls.

This week on Texas Matters — forgotten songs from Texas prisons. Heartfelt tracks written, performed, and recorded by incarcerated men. The resurrected recordings from the '60s, ’70s, and ’80s tell us about crime and punishment, rehabilitation, and the humanity of the men locked inside.

We are living in a time of extreme self surveillance. We carry with us devices that capture our every location, info about our health, and data about our private lives. This information can be saved, processed and used against us by the police, prosecutors and the political state. Digital technology exposes everyone, everywhere, all at once, and we have few laws to regulate it.