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The juvenile courts in Bexar County are seeing a sharp increase in juvenile felonies.

More Bexar County youth are gaining access to guns, with disastrous consequences

by Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

Opinion: If you want to have your heart broken, spend a morning in a Bexar County courtroom for juvenile offenders.

County Commissioners plan to address the backlog of domestic violence cases using $3.3 million of American Rescue Plan Act funding as well as adding visiting judge courts to hear cases.

Bexar County allocates $3.3 million to address backlog in domestic violence cases

by Jackie Wang December 21, 2021December 21, 2021

Mayor Ron Nirenberg and County Judge Nelson Wolff attend a press conference with White House officials in August.

Appellate court upholds San Antonio, Bexar County mask mandate

by Jackie Wang November 10, 2021November 10, 2021

University Health pharmacy technicians pre-dose syringes of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 at Wonderland of the America’s on Friday, September 24th, 2021.

Judge denies state’s request to block San Antonio ISD vaccine mandate

by Jackie Wang October 1, 2021October 1, 2021

Peter Sakai speaking outside of the Bexar County Courthouse in 2016.

Longtime Bexar County District Judge Peter Sakai to step down

by Jackie Wang September 7, 2021September 8, 2021

Dr. Timothy Baumgartner, MD, speaks in support of a mask mandate during an Alamo Heights school district board meeting on Tuesday.

Texas Supreme Court blocks local mask mandate once more

by Jackie Wang and Brooke Crum August 26, 2021August 26, 2021

Judge Nelson Wolff arrives to the Bexar County Courthouse to announce the agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to shelter up to 2400 unaccompanied migrant children at the Freeman Coliseum.

Appellate court keeps local mask mandate in place; trial set for December

by Jackie Wang August 19, 2021August 19, 2021

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues San Antonio Independent School District over its vaccination mandate for staff.

Texas attorney general sues SAISD over vaccine mandate

by Jackie Wang August 19, 2021August 19, 2021

Atty Gen. Ken PaxtonAt the Texas Republican Convention at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Friday, June 15, 2018.

Does state’s appeal halt local mask mandates? San Antonio asks for court’s opinion

by Jackie Wang August 18, 2021August 18, 2021

Mayor Ron Nirenberg, center, talks to Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff before a COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday.

Appellate court denies Gov. Abbott’s challenge to mask mandate

by Jackie Wang August 13, 2021August 13, 2021