Bexar County

Commissioners voted to continue funding for the district attorney's office to work overtime on its case backlog.

The nonprofit Canine Companions assigned the lovable dark black pooch to the Bexar County Children's Court after a rigorous application process.

Major facilities in discussion for the district include the Spurs arena on the site of the Institute of Texan Cultures, a land bridge over IH-37 connecting the East Side to downtown, expansions to both the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and the Alamodome, the addition of a new Convention Center hotel, a live entertainment venue in the John Woods Courthouse, and roughly 50 acres of mixed use residential and commercial development.

A litter boom was deployed across Salado Creek at Comanche Park in South Bexar County on Friday, the first of many hoped for by Precinct 4 County Commissioner Tommy Calvert.

The county approved $400,000 for WSP-USA to identify and recommend fixes on injury or death prone roads out in the county.

He said the Elections Department reported 1.28 million county residents have registered, as of last Monday, and he expected more to follow.

Judge Antonia Arteaga found the state's case moot after learning from the Bexar County District Attorney's office that the forms were already mailed last week.

There is a new $2.8 billion budget and possible downtown moves for the Spurs and the Missions. County Judge Peter Sakai joins us to update listeners about the latest developments.

Bexar County commissioners adopted the county and University Health budgets on Tuesday that weigh in at a combined $6 billion.

The increase has spurred the county to declare a public health emergency.