Bexar County

Bexar County commissioners on Tuesday approved an outreach program intended to curb homelessness in Precinct 2.

An analysis by a criminal district judge shows many areas for improvement and shoots down idea that the DA's office is to blame for injured police officers.

In Texas, 774 new state laws took effect last Friday. Under one of them, SB 1124, candidates for County Sheriff now need to have a peace officers license. Up until now, there was no law enforcement certification required to run.

The UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing and its community harm reduction partners distribute the state's supply of federally funded naloxone products such as Narcan for free.

COVID cases are surging again in Bexar County and nationwide as a new omicron variant takes hold.

They also tabled budget transfers of around $2 million to replenish the budgets in the courts used to pay court appointed attorneys.

The U.S. Census reports the number of Californians who moved to the Lone Star State to find an affordable home is more than three times bigger than Texans who moved to California.

Also, Sheriff Javier Salazar asked commissioners to approve more than $3 million in overtime costs to staff the crowded jail from this past June through September, sparking more debate on how to reduce costs there.

Bexar County commissioners on Tuesday approved a $3 million loan to bridge a funding gap to help the non-profit Alamo Community Group construct the Cattleman Square Lofts, bringing affordable housing to entry level workers downtown.