Announcing the Winners of the 2020-21 Create PEACE Poster Contest!

The Bexar County Dispute Resolution Center’s AIM Peer Mediation Program is proud to announce Ashley Latsha, Taft High School - NISD as the 1^st place winner of the 2020-2021 Create Peace Poster Contest, sponsored by the San Antonio Bar Foundation!

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Welcome to Bexar County

County government plays an integral part in our daily lives. County officials provide a measure of local decision-making over important matters that affect our families and our communities. Learn more about the role Bexar County plays.

County Clerk Releases Free Vanguard Property Alert Service

Bexar County Clerk Releases Free Vanguard Property Alert Service

According to the FBI, property and mortgage fraud is one of the fastest growing white-collar crimes. Real property fraud occurs when a party fraudulently records documents against your proper...

Notice of Intention to Issue Certificates of Obligation

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION

TAKE NOTICE that the Commissioners Court (the “Court”) of Bexar County, Texas (the “County”), shall convene in regular term at 9:00 o’clock A.M. on th...

Emergency Broadband Benefit

The Emergency Broadband Benefit provides a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands.

Bexar County River and Creeks Program Resolution

Resolution by the Bexar County Commissioners Court committing to next steps toward the implementation of the Bexar County River and Creeks Program to include the addition of 26.2 miles of trails to the existing creekway trail network.

Toltec Apartments

Christ Episcopal Chruch

Marnoch Homestead

The Dawson Massacre

The Rechel Stumpf House

Maverick Carter House

Scottish Rite Cathedral

Boldtville Schoolhouse

Hangar 9 - Brooks City Base

The Battle of Salado

The Battle of Medina

The Koheler House

Old San Antonio Bank Building

The Navarro House

The Halff House

John T. Floore Country Store

The Storming of Bexar

The Woll Invasion

The Woodward House and Women's Club

Wesley Peacock House

T C Frost Wool Warehouse

Bexar County Courthouse

T.C. Frost and the Frost Bank

Thomas C. Frost came to Texas from Alabama in 1855.

Erasmo Seguin

Born in San Antonio, Seguin helped to found the first public school in San Antonio.

Coker Cemetery

Old St Mary's College

In 1852, 4 members of the Society of Mary began construction of this building.

The Canary Islanders

Following a sea and land voyage of over a year, 56 Canary Islanders arrived in San Antonio in 1731.

4/1/2019 - Sex offender receives 8 life sentences for sexually assaulting 7-year-old girl

A convicted sex offender received a total of eight life sentences after he was convicted on charges he sexually assaulted a child and filmed it.

A Bexar County jury found Jose Trinidad Gonzalez, 36, guilty Friday in the 226^th District Court. Gonzalez was a...

4/19/2018 - Guilty Verdict for Deandre Dorch, Accused of Tying up Children in Backyard

San Antonio, Texas, April 19, 2018: Yesterday, a Bexar County Jury in Impact Court
found DeandreDorch, age 38, guilty of two counts of Injury to a Child causing Serious
Bodily Injury and two counts of Abandonment of a Child. Dorch will be sentencedby J...

2/13/2018 - Life without Parole for Defendant who Sexually Assaulted two Young Girls

San Antonio, Texas, February 13, 2018: Last week, the judge of the 399^th District Court sentenced Tracy Cobbs, age 41, to
confinement for life without the possibility of parole. Previously, a jury inthe 399^th District Court had found ...

1/30/2018 - Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years for Injuring 9-week-old

San Antonio, Texas, January 30, 2018: Yesterday, a Bexar County
Jury in the 175^th District Court sentenced Sierra Fisher, age 22, to 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Last Friday, jurors found her guilty of a 2014 Injury to C...

Grand Jurors Return Fifth Indictment Against Genene Jones for 1981 Death of Paul Villarreal

San Antonio, Texas, October
31^st, 2017:  This morning, a Bexar County Grand Jury returned a true bill of indictment against Genene Jones, age 66, for the September 24, 1981 murder of 3-month-old Paul Villarreal.  

&...

10/16/2017 - Guilty plea for Porucha Phillips Accused of Tying up Children in Backyard results in 50

San Antonio, Texas, October 16, 2017: District Attorney Nico LaHood announced Friday that Porucha Phillips, age 34, entered a plea to two counts of Injury to a Child – Serious Bodily Injury and received a sentence of 50 years in prison. She will...

9/13/2017 - 88-Year Prison Sentence Handed Down to Step-Grandmother for Death of 5-Year-old Boy

San Antonio, Texas, September 13, 2017: Last night, a Bexar County jury in the 379th District Court sentenced Gloria Proo, age 52, to 88 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. On Monday, jurors found Proo guilty of Injury to a Child Causing Se...

8/24/2017 - 45-Year Sentence for Man Who Violently Assaulted Girlfriend and Three Children

San Antonio, Texas, August 24, 2017: This week, Felony Impact Court Judge Laura Parker sentenced Markus Lorenzo Scott, age 39, to 45 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the charge of Injury to a Child Causing Serious Bodily Inju...

7/10/2017 - 60-Year Prison Sentence for Man Convicted in Grandson’s Murder

San Antonio, Texas, July 10, 2017: Today, 379th District Court Judge Ron Rangel sentenced Joel Soto to 60 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Last month, a Bexar County jury found Soto guilty of the murder of his 2-year-old grandso...

6/29/2017 - Grand Jurors Return Two New Murder Indictments Against Genene Jones

San Antonio, Texas, June 29, 2017: This morning, a Bexar County Grand Jury returned two new murder indictments against Genene Jones. The new indictments are for the July 3, 1981 murder of 8-month-old Richard "Ricky" Nelson and for the J...

9/2/2016 - Pair Indicted for Capital Murder of 7-year-old Iris Rodriguez

San Antonio, Texas, September 2, 2016: Earlier this week, a Bexar County Grand Jury indicted Frank Gomez, age 28, and Manuel Watson, age 22, for the Capital Murder of 7-year-old Iris Rodriguez. Additionally, the defendants were indicted for two counts of ...Read on...

9/1/2016 - 99-Year Prison Sentence for Man Who Sexually Abused Girl

San Antonio, Texas, September 1, 2016: This afternoon, a Bexar County jury in the 175th District Court sentenced Darrel Keith Bowser, age 49, to 99 years in prison without the possibility of parole and assessed the maximum fine of $10,000.00. On Wednesday...Read on...

6/16/2016 - Five Life Sentences Handed Down in Child Sex Abuse Case

San Antonio, Texas, June 16, 2016: This afternoon, 290th District Court Judge Melisa Skinner sentenced Carl Bailes, age 40, to five life sentences and eight 20-year sentences. Earlier today, a Bexar County jury found Bailes guilty of 5 counts of Aggravate...Read on...

06/03/2015 - 50-Year Sentence for Man who Injured Children in Shooting

This morning in the 226th District Court, Judge Sid Harle sentenced Jose Ramos Mercado, age 41, to 50 years in prison for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon resulting in Serious Bodily Injury to a Child.

On August 30, 2014, Mercado opened fire on ...Read on...

05/29/2015 - 60-Year Sentence for Man who Sexually Abused Girl

Yesterday, visiting Judge Raymond Angelini sentenced Jimmy Vera, age 41, to 60 years in prison. Jurors in the 187th District Court convicted Vera of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child after deliberating for four hours.

In February 2014, Vera sexually...Read on...

05/28/2015 - 35-Year Sentence in Case Where Boy was Badly Burned

Yesterday, 399th District Court Judge Ray Olivarri sentenced Matthew White, age 27, to 35 years in prison. Earlier this month, White entered a no contest plea to the charge of Injury to a Child Intentionally/Knowingly Causing Serious Bodily Injury.

In ...Read on...

05/26/2015 - Life Without Parole Sentence for Man who Sexually Abused Girl

This afternoon, a Bexar County jury in the 399th District Court sentenced Elias Juarez, age 66, to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On Friday, it took jurors less than three hours to convict him of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a young child...Read on...

05/20/2015 - 40 Year Sentence for Man Who Badly Beat 4-year-old Girl

Yesterday, Judge Melisa Skinner of the 290th District Court sentenced Ray Garcia, Jr. to 40 years in prison. Garcia was charged with nine counts of Injury to a Child Causing Seriously Bodily Injury and Injury to a Child Causing Bodily Injury.

In April ...Read on...

San Antonio man who killed his wife sentenced to 35 years in prison

This morning, a San Antonio man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the 2019 shooting death of his wife.

Brian Jorge Ramos, 41, pled no contest to a murder charge in the 290^th District Court. A judge found him guilty of the April 1, 2019, killing of hi...

Bexar County woman indicted on child abuse charges

A Bexar County woman has been indicted on multiple charges of child abuse.

Lakendra Monique Williams is charged with assault-intentionally/knowingly causing serious bodily injury to a child. The 18 count indictment alleges that on Feb. 18, 2021, Williams i...

Bexar County Grand Juries hand down indictments in two murder cases

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 265 felony indictments.

Reyes Huerta Gallegos is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on July 7, 2019, Gallegos intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Cecilia Huerta Gallegos by manner a...

Man indicted for capital murder in Aug. 2021 shooting that left 2 dead, 1 hurt

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 202 felony indictments.

Fernando Rojas is charged in two separate indictments.

• Capital murder of multiple persons: This indictment alleges that on Aug. 3, 2021, Rojas intentionally and knowingly caus...

DA's Office, law enforcement operation ends with 7 indicted for soliciting children for sex

This morning, a Bexar County Grand Jury indicted seven people arrested in a four-day undercover operation by the Bexar County District Attorney’s office, the Olmos Park Police Department and the Texas Attorney General’s Office Child Ex...

San Antonio man sentenced to 12 years in prison for sharing child sex abuse images on Tumblr

A San Antonio man was sentenced to twelve years in prison for one count of promotion of child pornography, a second degree felony. 

John Alan Fuentes, 37, was arrested on June 3, 2020, after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited...

Two men indicted for capital murder of three people in Aug. 2021

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 228 felony indictments.

Daniel Barragan and Eduardo Delarosa are charged in separate indictments with multiple felony offenses.

• Capital murder of multiple persons: The indictments allege that on Aug. 15, 2021...

Grand jury indicts man for July 2021 fatal shooting

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 259 felony indictments.

Jose Damian Canales is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on July 16, 2021, Canales intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Steven Lawrence Byars by shooting Bya...

Woman sentenced to 8 years in prison for cover-up of death of Baby King Jay

On Friday, a woman charged for her role in the cover-up of the death of an 8-month-old boy was sentenced to prison.

Angie Torres, 48, pled guilty in the 227^th District Court to a charge of tampering with evidence with intent to impair, a third degree felon...

Grand Jury hands down first indictment for solicitation of a prostitute

This week, Bexar county Grand Juries handed down 196 felony indictments.

Larry Vaquera is the first person in Bexar County charged with solicitation of a prostitute, a law that took effect Sep. 1, 2021. The indictment alleges that on Sep. 16, 2021, Vaquera...

Man indicted for murder; murder defendant indicted for bail jumping

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 255 felony indictments.

Leopedo Mora is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on June 13, 2021, Mora intentionally and knowing caused the death of Kenneth Salazar by shooting him with a deadly wea...

Bexar County Grand Jury indicts man for Jan. 2020 murder

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 203 felony indictments.

Anthony Nash is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Jan. 7, 2020, Nash intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Anthony Sanks by shooting Sanks with a deadly we...

S.A. man gets 7 year sentence for guilty plea in child porn case

A San Antonio man was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday after he pled guilty to having child abuse materials and images of bestiality on his cell phone.

Isidro Ibarra Moreno, 35, entered a pre-indictment plea of guilty to possession of child porno...

SA man who wrote nearly $1 million in hot checks receives maximum prison sentence

A San Antonio man convicted of writing tens of thousands of dollars’ in hot checks has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

John Cardenas, 36, was found guilty by a jury in the 290^th District Court in July on a charge of theft of service. Eviden...

Local man sentenced to prison for uploading child pornography

A San Antonio man was sentenced to six years in prison after he pled guilty Monday to two indictments for possession of child pornography in the 226^th Judicial District Court, Judge Velia Meza presiding.

Jose Villarreal, 34, was arrested in November 2020 a...

Grand Jury indicts Universal City man for July fatal shooting

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 234 felony indictments.

Kiet Tuan Nguyen (SID: 1150197) is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on July 5, 2021, Nguyen intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Ryan Vo by shooting Vo with...

San Antonio man indicted for fatal June 2021 shooting

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 225 felony indictments.

Devonte Riondo Campbell is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on June 20, 2021, Campbell intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Parnell Keith Curtis by shooting...

Bexar County Grand Juries hand down indictments in 2 separate June 2021 murders

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 182 felony indictments.

Miguel Garcia Gonzalez is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on June 13, 2021, Gonzalez intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Frank Hammonds by striking Hammon...

Bexar County Grand Jury indicts man for June capital murder of woman, unborn child

This week, Bexar County Grand handed down more than 200 felony indictments.

Dillon Leigh Meckel is charged with capital murder of multiple persons. The indictment alleges that on June 19, 2021, Meckel intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Laura P...

Former BCSO deputy indicted for unlawful search during traffic stop

On Monday, a Bexar County Grand Jury indicted a former deputy with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office for multiple charges stemming from a traffic stop.

The first count of the indictment charges Joel Chavez with official oppression. It alleges tha...

Manslaughter indictment handed down for Nov. 2020 fatal car crash

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 242 felony indictments.

Ivan Joseph Duran is charged with manslaughter. The indictment alleges that on Nov. 15, 2020, Duran recklessly caused the death of Dominique Orta by driving and operating a motor vehi...

Bexar County DA to defer to TEA on mask mandates

District Attorney Joe Gonzales issued the following statement regarding inquiries about how Bexar County’s schools should respond to today’s order by the Texas Supreme Court:

“On August 19, 2021, the Texas Education Agency iss...

D.A. Gonzales statement on Texas Supreme Court order on mask mandate

In response to today's ruling from the Texas Supreme Court on the limited mask mandate in Bexar County, District Attorney Joe Gonzales issued the following statement: 

While I am personally disappointed in the order handed down today by t...

Former BCSO detention officer indicted for assault on inmate

On Monday, a Bexar County Grand Jury indicted a former Bexar County Sheriff’s Office detention officer for an attack on an inmate.

Jaime Soto is charged in a two count indictment with official oppression. The first count of the indictment alleges...

Bexar County Grand Jury indicts man for fatal Nov. 2020 shooting

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 267 felony indictments.

Kristopher Anthony Espinoza is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Nov. 21, 2020, Espinoza intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Cecilio Soria by shooting So...

D.A. Gonzales statement on Judge Arteaga granting temporary injunction for limited mask mandates

This afternoon, Bexar County Judge Antonia Arteaga, 57^th Civil District Court ruled in favor of a request for a temporary injunction that allows Bexar County and the City of San Antonio, as well as local schools, to require masks in an effort to prevent t...

Two separate murder cases among 241 felony indictments handed down this week

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 241 felony indictments.

Amari Daijanea Gardner is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on May 14, 2021, Gardner intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Anthony Oneal Easterling by shootin...

Statement from D.A. Gonzales on temporary restraining order allowing limited mask mandate

This afternoon, Bexar County Judge Antonia Arteaga granted a joint application for a temporary restraining order filed by the City of San Antonio and Bexar County which restrains the enforcement of certain provisions of Governor Abbott’s executive order G...

Jury sentences man to death for killing SAPD Det. Benjamin Marconi

On Friday, a Bexar County jury sentenced a convicted cop killer to death by lethal injection.

Otis McKane, 35, was convicted last month of a charge of capital murder of a police officer. A jury in the 379^th District Court found McKane guilty of the Nov. 20...

Bexar County Grand Juries hand down indictments in 5 separate murder cases

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 246 felony indictments.

Xavier Carlos Arteaga is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on May 2, 2021, Arteaga intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Rene Galan by shooting Galan with a d...

Statement from D.A. Gonzales on suspension of jury service

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales released the following statement:

"While we had hoped the return of jurors on June 1, 2021, would be a beginning of more normal court operations, we understand Judge Ron Rangel’s order to suspend j...

S.A. man indicted for super aggravated sexual assault of a child, child pornography

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 219 felony indictments.

Jonathan Garrett (SID: 1147282) is charged in multiple indictments. One charges Garrett with super aggravated sexual assault of a child. The indictment alleges that on Feb. 7, 2021, G...

Former SAPD officer indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon

This morning, a Bexar County Grand Jury indicted a former San Antonio police officer for a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

The first count of the indictment alleges that on Sep. 27, 2020, John Edward Schiller intentionally, knowingly and...

Man indicted for April 2021 family violence murder

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 218 felony indictments.

Robert D. Martin is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on April 25, 2021, Martin intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Crystal Ferguson by strangling Ferguson ...

Bexar County DA's Conviction Integrity Unit assists two men in exoneration for 2017 drug sting

Two San Antonio men who were convicted of drug charges have been exonerated.

John Gabriel Cape and Louie Garcia were arrested in Aug. 2017 after a confidential informant told investigators that they would find methamphetamine at a San Antonio home. The men...

Grand Jury indicts man for March 2021 capital murder

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 237 felony indictments.

Noah McGary is charged with capital murder. The indictment alleges that on March 5, 2021, McGary intentionally caused the death of Hector Chavera by shooting Chavera with a deadly wea...

S.A. man sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexually abusing a child

This morning, a 42-year-old San Antonio man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child.

John Christopher Delgado pled guilty in the 227^th District Court. He was arrested March 20, 2020, after a Cyber tip from G...

Grand Jury indicts man for Nov. 2020 murder

This week, two newly-impaneled Bexar County Grand Juries began their terms by handing down 130 felony indictments.

Clyde Poindexter (SID: 666722) is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Nov. 9, 2020, Poindexter, with intent to cause serious ...

Man gets 40 year prison sentence for beating 93-year-old to death

A San Antonio man charged with the beating death of a 93-year-old man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Damian Jimenez, 24, pled guilty to murder in the 437^th District Court this morning. Jimenez was accused of confronting Lupe Martinez outside a c...

Man indicted on multiple charges stemming from March 2021 deadly car crash

This week, two Bexar County Grand Juries completed their terms by handing down 242 felony indictments.

Selena Marie Hernandez and Daniel Reynaldo Telles are charged in separate indictments with assault – intentionally/knowingly causing serious bo...

S.A. man sentenced to prison for 2018 murder of his girlfriend

A San Antonio man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend on her 19^th birthday.

Joshua Garcia pled guilty to the Oct. 9, 2018, murder of Erin Castro. The couple went out to celebrate Castro’s 19th birthday. An argument ensued a...

Former juvenile detention officer indicted for injuring detainee

A former juvenile detention officer is facing trial on charges he injured a child who was in custody.

Ramon Montanya was indicted by a Bexar County Grand Jury on June 23, 2021, for a charge of assault causing serious bodily injury to a child. The indictmen...

Man sentenced to 40 years for death of Baby King Jay Davila

This morning, a man accused of causing the death of an 8-month-old San Antonio infant was sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Christopher Davila, 37, was found guilty of injury to a child causing the death of King Jay Davila. Christopher Davila initially repo...

Kerrville man sentenced to 20 years in prison for S.A. murder

A Kerrville man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for a murder last summer in a San Antonio parking lot.

Daniel Rodriguez, 33, was shot June 1, 2020, during a dispute outside a motel in the 2100 blk. SW Loop 410. Rodriguez died from his injuries. S...

S.A. man sentenced to 29 years in prison for 2011 murder

A San Antonio man was sentenced to 29 years in prison after he pled guilty to murder and aggravated robbery.

Joe Albert Gover, 27, pled guilty to his role in the June 26, 2011, death of Benjamin Briones. Briones was hit, kicked and struck with a bat during...

Indictments issued in 2 separate murder cases

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 269 felony indictments.

Kevin Perez is charged with murder. The first count of the indictment alleges that on Dec. 29, 2020, Perez intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Arnulfo Cortez by shooting C...

S.A. man sentenced to prison for uploading child pornography on social media

A San Antonio man was sentenced to five years in prison after he pled guilty today to promotion of child pornography in the 437^th Judicial District Court, Judge Melisa Skinner presiding.

Jason Chavez, 29, was arrested in November 2020 after a tip from the ...

S.A. man to spend the rest of his life in prison for years-long sexual abuse of young girls

A San Antonio man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after he was convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child.

John Anthony Clede, 46, was accused of sexually abusing two young girls from June 2015 through November 2018. During the course of a fou...

Indictments issued by Bexar County Grand Juries in 3 separate murders

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 233 felony indictments.

Maranda Merrie Garcia and Krystle McCord are charged with murder. The separate indictments allege that on April 5, 2021, Garcia and McCord intentionally and knowingly caused the death...

Statement on request by family of Damian Daniels to release video

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales released the following statement on Monday, June 14, 2021:

The shooting death of Mr. Daniels involving Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputies is currently under review by the Civil Rights Division of the Bexar Co...

Bexar County Grand Jury indicts man for murder, aggravated kidnapping

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 233 felony indictments.

Francisco Saul Miranda is charged in one indictment with murder. That indictment alleges that on March 11, 2021, Miranda intentionally and knowingly caused the death of David Garcia b...

S.A. man sentenced to prison for possession child pornography

A San Antonio man was sentenced to four years in prison after he pled guilty today to possession of child pornography.

Nicolas Dovalina, 26, was arrested in June 2020 after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported Dovalina...

Bexar County Grand Jury indicts man for intoxication manslaughter

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 227 felony indictments.

Mario Preciado is charged with intoxication manslaughter. The indictment alleges that on Nov. 7, 2020, Preciado operated a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated, and did b...

Bexar County Grand Jury indicts man for March 2021 family violence-related murder

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 203 felony indictments.

Jarren Diego Garcia is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on March 5, 2021, Garcia intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Mark Ramos by shooting Ramos with a de...

Grand Jury indicts 2 men for 2019 capital murder

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 219 felony indictments.

Armando Eric Narvaez and Zion Michael Talavera are charged with capital murder – other felony. The indictments allege that on July 30, 2019, Narvaez and Talavera intentionally caused ...

D.A. Joe Gonzales asks crime victims for patience as jury trials slowly resume in Bexar County

As Bexar County Courts prepare to resume jury trials for the first time in more than 14 months, District Attorney Joe Gonzales has published a message to local crime victims: please be patient.

COVID-19 protocols brought jury trials to a halt in March 2020...

Two Bexar County men sentenced to prison in separate child pornography cases

Two men, including a former corrections officer with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division, were sentenced to prison after each pleaded guilty to possession of child abuse materials.

This morning, David Love, 41, received a five y...

Former SA police officer indicted on charges he misused public information

On Tuesday, a Bexar County Grand Jury indicted a former San Antonio police officer for misusing public information.

The two-count indictment alleges that on May 2, 2019, Ronaldo Segovia, 40, with intent to harm or defraud another, namely, Victor Lara, disc...

S.A. man indicted for Feb. 2021 family violence-related capital murder

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 260 felony indictments. 

“As these 24 citizens conclude their service over these last two months, I want to acknowledge the vital role they play in the criminal justice system. T...

Bexar County Detention Officer indicted for alleged assault on inmate

This morning, a Bexar County Grand Jury indicted a Bexar County Detention Officer for an alleged attack on an inmate.

Eduardo Sanchez is charged with aggravated assault by a public servant causing serious bodily injury and official oppression. Both charges...

Two men indicted for Oct. 2019 murder

This week Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 200 felony indictments.

Richard Villanueva and D’Quintin Williams are charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Oct. 9, 2019, Villanueva and Williams intentionally and knowingly ...

S.A. man sentenced for soliciting child through Snapchat

A San Antonio man was sentenced to prison Monday for soliciting a child through social media.

Andrew Cummings, 20, was found guilty Monday of a charge of online solicitation of a minor under 14 years old. Evidence in the case showed Cummings met the child ...

Bexar County D.A. issues statement on verdicts in Derek Chauvin case

Following the guilty verdicts in the cases against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales issued the following statement:

"George Floyd’s final 9 minutes and 29 seconds in handcuffs, on the ground,...

S.A. mother of missing toddler indicted by Bexar County Grand Jury

This morning, a Bexar County Grand Jury indicted the mother of a missing toddler on a charge of tampering with evidence.

The charge reflects that on March 15, 2021, D’Lanny Reaneille Chairez, knowing that an investigation was in progress did inte...

S.A. man indicted for Feb. 2021 murder

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 250 felony indictments.

Joan Francisco Paulino is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Feb. 3, 2021, Paulino intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Michael Garcia-Sanchez by...

D.A. Joe Gonzales releases Midterm Report

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales has released a Midterm Report detailing how the office progressed in the first two years under his leadership, most of which was greatly impacted by COVID-19.

“It is important for the public to know how the Distr...

S.A. man indicted for capital murder of child

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 165 felony indictments.

D’Morea Keys is charged with capital murder. The indictment alleges that on Aug. 15, 2020, Keys intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Donita Henry-Philli...

Bexar County man exonerated for 2009 assault case that was recanted

A local man convicted in 2010 for a family violence assault has been exonerated with the assistance of the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit.

Mikhail Timofeyev, now 45, was accused of punching his boyfrien...

Woman indicted on charges connected to fatal car accident

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 240 felony indictments.

Natalie Saldana is charged with intoxication manslaughter. The indictment alleges that on Dec. 22, 2019, Saldana operated a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated...

Former BCSO deputy sentenced to prison for exposing himself to child

This morning, a Bexar County Judge sentenced a former Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputy to 3 years in prison for exposing himself to a child.

Andres Ibarra, 27, pleaded no contest to indecency with a child by exposure. Ibarra left the BCSO pri...

Man indicted by Bexar County Grand Jury for fatal shooting

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 250 felony indictments.

Jesus Monsivais Jr. is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Dec. 29, 2020, Monsivais intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Oscar Rene Castillo Jr. b...

Bexar County DA Joe Gonzales in Opposition to S.B. 21 in the 87th Texas Legislature

The limited space in county jails should be reserved for those who are a danger to our community. As currently written, Texas Senate Bill 21 would have a detrimental impact on Texas’ criminal justice system. This bill would limit Judicial discre...

Pair indicted by Bexar County Grand Jury for robbery, double murder

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down nearly 250 felony indictments.

James Miller and Jaylen Dears are charged with capital murder. The indictment alleges that on Dec. 17, 2020, Miller and Dears intentionally caused the deaths of Bobby Carter an...

D.A. Joe Gonzales condemns apparent hate crime attack on San Antonio Restaurant

The weekend vandalism of San Antonio’s Noodle Tree restaurant appears to be a deplorable sign that Bexar County’s Asian American community is the latest target of hate-motivated crime.

“I have seen the horrific acts of violenc...

Former S.A. teacher sentenced to prison for having sex with student

A former San Antonio teacher has been sentenced to prison after admitting he had sex with a student.

Jose Eduardo Hernandez, 45, pled guilty to sexual assault of a child Tuesday in the 144^th District Court. Evidence showed in 2019 Hernandez, a Lanier High ...

Former jail nurse, detention officer indicted by Bexar County Grand Jury

This morning, a Bexar County Grand Jury handed down three indictments connected to a single alleged incident inside the Bexar County Jail.

The separate indictments allege that on May 3, 2018, Maricela Leija and Thomas Lucero intentionally and knowingly pro...

Bexar County Grand Juries hand down indictments in separate murder cases

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down nearly 280 felony indictments.

Priscilla Caballero is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Jan. 5, 2021, Caballero intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Yvette Salinas by shooting Sa...

Bexar County D.A. to business owners: You have the right to require masks on premises

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales is encouraging Bexar County residents to continue wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, regardless of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA-34 that lifts the state’s mask...

Bexar County Grand Jury indicts man for fatal stabbing

A Bexar County Grand Jury has indicted a local man for murder.

The indictment alleges that on Nov. 21, 2020, Richard Luna also known as Dask, intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Isaac Cantu by cutting and stabbing Cantu with a deadly weapon (kn...

Capital murder case among nearly 270 felony indictments handed down this week

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down nearly 270 felony indictments.

“The terms of the Grand Juries impaneled by the 144^th District Court and the 226^th District Court concluded this week. These two Grand Juries have handed down 1,815 f...

Assistant District Attorney Matthew Howard named Director of Conviction Integrity Unit

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales has named Matthew Howard the Director of the Conviction Integrity Unit.

Matthew has been with the District Attorney’s Office since 2013. He has worked in the Conviction Integrity Unit since 2015. Matthe...

Bexar County man sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting 10-year-old girl

A Bexar County man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing a 10-year old girl.

Justin Anthony Gonzales, 29, was charged by indictment with aggravated sexual assault of a child. The offenses were alleged to have occurred in January and...

Pipe burst damages equipment, files in Bexar County District Attorney's Office

The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office is assessing damage caused by a burst pipe to a portion of its offices in the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center. While Bexar County facilities were closed all week due to inclement weather, the water damage...

Two indicted by Bexar County Grand Juries in separate financial schemes

This week, Bexar County Grand Jurors handed down nearly 300 felony indictments.

Lavelle Wilson Ruvader is charged with theft of $300,000 or more. The two count indictment alleges that between Jan. 6, 2014, and Sep. 12, 2019, Ruvader, also known as Lavelle ...

Bexar County Grand Juries hand down nearly 300 felony indictments for week ending Feb. 5, 2021

This week, Bexar County Grand Jurors handed down nearly 300 felony indictments.

Gregory Morrison is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Nov. 3, 2020, Morrison intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Ann Black by shooting her with a ...

Bexar County Grand Juries indict two men for deadly car accidents

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 320 felony indictments.

Christopher Thomas Norton is charged with failure to stop and render aid causing death. The indictment alleges that on Nov. 9, 2020, Norton intentionally and knowingly drove...

Bexar County Grand Jury indicts SAPD officer for bribery, child pornography charges

This morning, a Bexar County Grand Jury handed down multiple indictments against a San Antonio police officer.

Erik Rodriguez is charged in two-count indictment with bribery and misuse of public information The first count of the indictment alleges that on...

Bexar County Grand Jury indicts man for fatal shooting

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 200 felony indictments.

Mason Alvarado is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Aug. 16, 2020, Alvarado intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Cyrus Holmes by shooting Holmes...

Bexar County Grand Juries hand down more than 300 indictments

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 300 felony indictments.

David James Estrada Jr. is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Sep. 5, 2020, Estrada did then and there commit or attempt to commit the felony offense of agg...

Bexar County D.A.'s Office completes additional review into shooting death of Marquise Jones

This afternoon, Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales and two of his senior staff met with the family of Marquise Jones to discuss the additional review of the officer-involved shooting that resulted in Mr. Jones’ death. The family was inf...

Bexar County Commissioners approve funding for additional family violence prosecutors

This morning, Bexar County Commissioners approved a request from District Attorney Joe Gonzales for additional resources to help with a growing number of family violence cases.

The $350,624 request includes two misdemeanor prosecutors, a felony prosecutor ...

Bexar County Assistant District Attorney Daryl Harris to lead Civil Rights Division

This afternoon, Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales announced Assistant District Attorney Daryl Harris will lead the office’s newly created Civil Rights Division.

Bexar County Commissioners approved funding for the division in October 202...

Bexar County D.A. publishes magistration, felony criminal trial data

The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office has added two more dashboards with data of incoming cases. One details cases filed at magistration after an individual is arrested; the other details the current caseload of the Criminal Trial Division...

Bexar County Grand Juries hand down indictments in 2 separate capital murder cases

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down nearly 360 felony indictments.

Trevon Chaney, Roger Troy Koontz Jr. and Aviar Maleek Smith are charged with capital murder – other felony. Three separate indictments allege that on Sep. 22, 2020, Chaney, Koo...

Bexar County Grand Juries hand down indictments in 3 separate murder cases

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 260 felony indictments.

Maria Del Rosario Mendez is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on March 27, 2020, Mendez intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Jose Salvador Tellez-T...

Cite and Release data available on Bexar County D.A. website

The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office has added a Cite and Release dashboard to its website. The interactive graphic includes data from the date law enforcement began participating on July 1, 2019, through July 30, 2020. To see the dashboa...

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reforms death sentence in Bexar County capital murder case

On Nov. 25, 2020, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued an opinion in the case of a Bexar County man convicted of capital murder, reforming his death sentence to life in prison due to intellectual disability.

Geronimo Gutierrez, who is now 43 years ol...

Woman indicted by Bexar County Grand Jury for intoxication manslaughter

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down nearly 340 felony indictments.

Mariana Campos-Jimenez is charged with intoxication manslaughter. The first count of the indictment alleges that on May 23, 2020, Campos-Jimenez operated a motor vehicle in a p...

Bexar County D.A. Joe Gonzales, County Court Judges announce major change for family violence cases

For more than a decade, misdemeanor family violence cases have been assigned to County Court 7 and County Court 13. When the COVID-19 protocols were put into place, all courts ceased having jury trials and most moved to virtual hearings – a much slower pr...

Bexar County Grand Juries hand down indictments in capital murder, murder cases

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 200 felony indictments.

Kevin Ray Clark is charged with manslaughter. The indictment alleges that on May 3, 2020, Clark did recklessly cause the death of Miranda Martinez by discharging a deadly we...

Grand Juries indict men for separate murder, manslaughter cases

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 200 felony indictments.

Fabian Rene Arredondo is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and causing serious bodily injury. The indictment alleges that on Sep. 16, 2020, Arredondo inte...

S.A. man receives 12 year sentence for intoxication manslaughter charge

A San Antonio man who pled guilty to intoxication manslaughter earlier this year has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a woman who was delivering food.

On Dec. 2, 2018, Jennifer White, 33, was stopped at a light at the intersection of Perrin...

Grand Jury indicts man for family violence-related murder

This week, two newly-impaneled Grand Juries began their service to Bexar County by handing down more than 100 felony indictments in just two days.

Jorge Izquierdo is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Aug. 20, 2020, Izquierdo intentionally...

Convicted sex offender sentenced for sex attack on 64-year-old woman

This afternoon, a convicted sex offender was sentenced to 25 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault. Due to COVID-19 procedures, the hearing was conducted via Zoom.

Clovis Joseph Schexnayder, 47, was accused of the Sep. 2016 attack on a 64-year-old ...

Grand Jury indicts pair for capital murder

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 230 felony indictments.

Dorian Murphree and Kyle Phillips are charged with capital murder. The indictments allege that on July 14, 2020, Murphree and Phillips intentionally caused the death of Jasm...

Bexar County District Attorney’s Office makes family violence data available online

In a first for Bexar County, District Attorney Joe Gonzales has made family violence data available online. The two dashboards present the data in different ways. One details incoming family violence and sex assault cases comparing September 2019 to Septe...

Bexar County Grand Jury indicts man for capital murder

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down nearly 270 felony indictments.

Rogelio Sanchez is charged with capital murder. The indictment alleges that on July 5, 2020, Sanchez intentionally caused the death of Christina De La Cruz by shooting her with...

Bexar County Commissioners approve funding for new District Attorney’s Civil Rights Division

This morning, Bexar County Commissioners approved a request from Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales for funding to establish a Civil Rights Division. The division will include two prosecutors, an investigator and an advocate at a cost of $385,984...

Bexar County District Attorney's Office seeks to create Civil Rights Division

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales will announce the creation of a Civil Rights Division to handle officer-involved shootings. It will consist of two prosecutors, an investigator and a victim’s advocate. The team will respond to the sce...

More than 300 felony indictments handed down between Oct. 12-15

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 300 felony indictments.

Alejandro Rodriguez Garcia is charged with intoxication manslaughter. The indictment alleges that on Feb. 22, 2020, Garcia operated a motor vehicle in a public place while i...

Bexar County District Attorney's Office creates Election Response Team

In his capacity as Bexar County’s Criminal District Attorney, Joe Gonzales also has a duty to advise the Bexar County Elections Office. On the first day of Early Voting, Gonzales announced the creation of a District Attorney Election Response Te...

2 men indicted for separate sex offenses

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 250 felony indictments.

Jose Rodriguez Chucuan is charged in a multi-count indictment. The indictment alleges that on May 3, 2020, Chucuan committed one count of aggravated kidnapping and four counts of sexu...

Bexar County D.A. statement on possible election interference

In August, I became aware of what appeared to be a concerted effort to interfere in the political process within Bexar County. Accordingly, I asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for an opinion in order to help better define the scope of the powers of ...

Bexar County man indicted for making active shooter threat to Ft. Hood

A Bexar County Grand Jury has indicted Mario Pena with felony terroristic threat. The indictment alleges that on July 31, 2020, Pena threatened to commit an offense involving violence to property of the United States of America, to-wit: posting on social ...

Bexar County Grand Juries hand down indictments in 2 separate murder cases

During the week of Sep. 21-25, 2020, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 265 felony indictments.

Isaiah Andres Enriquez is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on May 9, 2020, Enriquez intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Michael A...

Bexar County Grand Jury hands down indictment for June 2020 murder

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 200 felony indictments.

Gilberto Perez is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on June 29, 2020, Perez intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Moses Johnson by shooting Johnson ...

D.A. Joe Gonzales statement on case of local community activist

Bexar County District Attorney Joe D. Gonzales released the following statement:

“On September 10, 2020, Jourdyn Parks, a local community activist, was arrested and charged with child abandonment. The case was originally reviewed and accepted at ...

Bexar County Grand Juries hand down indictments in murder, child sex cases

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down nearly 200 felony indictments.

Greg Delgado is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on Feb. 21, 2020, Delgado intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Luis Guerrero by shooting Guerrero wi...

D.A. Joe Gonzales statement on meeting with family of Marquise Jones

Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales issued the following statement:

This afternoon, I met with the family of Marquise Jones and some of their representatives. The family’s civil attorney recently provided additional information from the F...

2 indicted by Bexar County Grand Juries for separate murders

During the week of August 31 through September 4, 2020, two newly-impaneled Bexar County Grand Juries began their service by handing down more than 100 felony indictments.

Jacob Riley Embrey is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on June 1, 20...

Bexar County D.A. statement on meeting with attorneys for Damian Daniels

This morning, the Bexar County District Attorney and other staff members met with the family of Damian Daniels, with their attorneys.

During the meeting, District Attorney Joe Gonzales explained that the BCSO is still investigating the shooting and has not...

Bexar County D.A. dismisses charges against jogger

This afternoon, Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales dismissed two charges of assault on a peace officer against Mathais Ometu in the interest of justice and at the request of the complainants. Both complainants are San Antonio Police Officers.

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Statement on Arrest of Mathais Ometu by SAPD

On Friday,  Aug. 28, 2020, Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales issued the following statement on the arrest of Mathais Ometu:

Mr. Ometu was arrested and charged on Aug. 25, 2020, by the San Antonio Police Department with two different coun...

DA Gonzales on Voter Intimidation

District Attorney Joe Gonzales submitted a request to the Texas Attorney General on Wednesday in order to understand the scope of his authority to ensure that neither private actors nor government officials infringe on Texans’ right to choose th...

2 men indicted for separate murders

During the week of Aug. 17-21, 2020, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down nearly 200 felony indictments.

Thomas Leonard Roberts is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on June 3, 2020, Roberts intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Ap...

Bexar County DA requests AG opinion about prosecuting officials who disenfranchise voters

Bexar County District Attorney Joe D. Gonzales is requesting a legal opinion from the Texas Attorney General in order to better define the scope of his authority related to the prosecution of federal officials who intentionally disenfranchise Texas voters...

Bexar County Grand Jury hands down indictment in fatal family violence case

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 200 felony indictments.

Michael Gonzales is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on May 24, 2020, Gonzales intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Miranda Milowski by cutting an...

Bexar County Grand Jury indicts man for shooting 3 in May 2020

During the week of Aug. 3-7, 2020, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down nearly 220 felony indictments.

Three separate indictments charge Taron Larry Bowie with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The indictments allege that on May 13, 2020, Bowie use...

Bexar County Grand Juries hand down indictments in capital murder, murder cases

During the week of July 27-31, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down nearly 230 felony indictments.

Zion Limon is charged with capital murder of multiple persons. The indictment alleges that on May 2, 2020, Limon intentionally and knowingly caused the deat...

Bexar County Grand Juries indict man for March 2020 murder

During the week of July 20-24, 2020 , Bexar County Grand Juries handed down nearly 200 felony indictments.

Joseph William Woolard is charged in three indictments alleging the following:

• Murder: On March 4, 2020, Woolard did commit or attempt to commit the f...

Bexar County Grand Jury indicts pair for April 2020 capital murder

During the week of July 6-10, 2020, two newly impaneled Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 150 felony indictments.

Angel Jonathan Koenigstein and Nathaniel Velasquez are co-defendants in three separate indictments. One indictment charges the p...

Bexar County Grand Juries indict two men for separate April 2020 murders

From June 29 through July 2, 2020, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down more than 260 felony indictments.

Trey Larenz Duncan is charged with murder. The indictment alleges that on April 21, 2020, Duncan intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Regi...

Three Deaths Cases are Focus of Grand Juries' Attention

Bexar County Grand Juries indicted more than 360 felony cases this week. Three of
those indictments related to crimes involving a death.

Agrand jury indicted Juan Fragosa for murder. The indictment alleges that on
August 31, 2019, Fragosa intentionally...

This week in the Bexar County Grand Jury

This week, Bexar County Grand Juries handed down nearly 270
felony indictments for a variety of offenses – including drug-related offenses,property crimes and violent crimes. Four of those indictments were for crimes involving deaths.

Taymor M...

Bexar Criminal District Attorney Weighs in on Rodney Reed case.

Bexar Criminal District Attorney Weighs in on Rodney Reed case. .’The Criminal District Attorney’s office has released the letter.

View the Reprieve Letter Now

Jury finds Cantu Guilty of Murder

A Bexar County jury found Ricky Cantu guilty of murder.  Cantu,
58, was accused of driving while intoxicated on February 24, 2018, when he struckand killed a motorcyclist, Rudy Borrego.  Cantu
was charged with murder instead of intox...

Brutal Murder Brings Life Sentence for Defendant

A man convicted of the brutal murder of a
San Antonio college student was sentenced this morning to life in prison.

Ernesto Esquivel Garcia, 21, was convicted in August forthe June 2018 murder of Jared Vargas, 20. Vargas had been missing for three
days...

Statement on Plea to the Jurisdiction Ruling in Bexar County Precinct Two Litigation

A Bexar County District Court today heard a plea to the jurisdiction filed by attorneys from the
Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, who represented Bexar Countyin this matter.

Former Bexar
...

Man Gets 65 Years in 2018 Murder

SAN ANTONIO – A man
found guilty for his role in a 2018 murder was sentenced to 65 years in prisonon Tuesday.

Joseph Alvarado was sentenced to 65 years in the murder of Tarik Ross, who was shot and killed on March 6, 2018, by individuals who s...

Bexar Grand Jury Indicts Andre McDonald

A Bexar County Grand jury indicted Andre McDonald this morning on two felony charges related to the death of his wife, Andreen.  

McDonald was first indicted on a charge of murder.  The indictment alleges that on February 28, 2019, Andre ...

Bexar County Grand Juries Busy

Since September 1st, Bexar County Grand Juries have handed down indictments in 396 felony cases – 135 of these involve family or domestic violence and are assigned to the Family Violence division of the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney&am...

Theft/Exploitation of Elderly Offense Brings Life Sentence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 6, 2019

Theft/Exploitation of Elderly Offense Brings Life Sentence

The Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office asked for and received the maximum sentence in a theft/exploitation of elderly case ...

Bexar County Criminal DA's Office clarifies policy on marijuana prosecution

Clarification of DA Policy regarding Marijuana Prosecution

1. Since May 16, 2019, it has been and continues to be the policy of the Bexar County D.A.’s Office to refuse prosecution of Possession of Marijuana under 1 ounce.

2. Individuals that are found ...

Bexar Grand Juries Keep Busy

Bexar County grand juries handed down indictments in 275 felony cases last week, including charges for capital murder, murder and intoxication manslaughter.

Shandrick
Van Anthony Buckley is charged with Capital Murder-Incarcerated for Murder. Th...

08/29/2019 Former BIRD bakery manager sentenced

A
former manager of BIRD bakery was sentenced yesterday to four years inprison for stealing thousands of dollars from the business.  She was also ordered to pay $124,000 in restitution.

Jessica Martinez, 24, pled no contest to Misappl...

8/26/2019 - Bexar County Grand Juries Issue Five Indictments in Four Murder Cases

Bexar County Grand Juries handed down 359 felony indictments last week, including five indictments in four murder cases. Two of the murder cases are being handled by the District Attorney’s Office Family Violence Division. The other two murder c...

8/9/2019 - Bexar County Grand Jury indicts murder defendant

This week, a Bexar County Grand Jury indicted Colin Christian King on a charge of murder.

The indictment alleges that on May 2, 2019, King intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Shane Bourret by shooting him with a deadly weapon (a firearm).

King&a...

7/29/2019 - DA's Office volunteers at SA Food Bank

On Saturday, dozens of employees of the Bexar County District Attorney's Office volunteered to help the San Antonio Food Bank.

If you'd like to volunteer to help, click here. If you want to donate food or money to the San Antonio Food Bank, click here.

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7/24/2019 - 'Medical Center Rapist' enters guilty plea

Anton Jamail Harris pled guilty Wednesday to five charges of aggravated sexual assault.

Harris, 20, was accused of raping women in the Medical Center area from June 2016 until May 2017. Harris’s case was set for trial next week in the 399^th Distr...

7/18/2019 - Grand jury votes not to indict SAPD officer for Oct. 2018 shooting

On Wednesday, a Bexar County grand jury voted not to indict San Antonio Police Officer Steve Casanova for the death of Charles Roundtree, Jr., a bystander who was killed during an officer-involved shooting on October 17, 2018.

Davante Snowden was indicted ...

7/3/2019 - Statement on hemp/marijuana case filing policy

In response to a law signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott that defines hemp and changes the definition of marijuana, Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales has joined three other Texas District Attorneys in a policy of not accepting criminal charges ...

6/6/2019 - DA's Office, Public Defender's working to help victims of former attorney

The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office and the Bexar County Public Defender’s Office are asking former clients of now-disbarred attorney Mark Benavides to come forward to have their cases reevaluated.

Benavides was convicted in 201...

5/16/2019 - Update on new DA initiatives & policies

Family Violence.

The newly created Family Violence Unit handles crimes involving allegations of domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual abuse.  The number of felony prosecutors assigned to these cases have been increased from 22 to 35 (an incre...

Bexar County District Attorney's Office seeking death penalty in fatal SAPD officer shooting

"When I ran for District Attorney in 2018, I promised the citizens of Bexar County that I would seek the death penalty only in the worst of the worst cases. The facts of this case meet that standard. After months of reviewing all of the evidence in t...

4/24/2019 - BCSO deputy indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon

This past Tuesday, a Bexar County grand jury returned a two count indictment against Andrew McDermott, a Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputy.

McDermott, 27, was charged in a two count indictment with aggravated robbery and aggravated assault wit...

4/23/2019 - Bexar County D.A. Joe Gonzales issues new guidelines for criminal trespass arrests

In response to the deaths of homeless and mentally ill people being held in jail on criminal trespass charges, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office instituted the following policy effective Saturday, April 20, 2019:

Until further notice, we will be ...

4/18/2019 - Grand jury indicts man for shooting that killed BCSO K9 Chucky

A Bexar County grand jury returned multiple indictments on charges connected to a January 25, 2019, shooting that left Chucky, a Bexar County Sheriff's Office K9, dead from injuries suffered in the incident.

One of indictments alleges that Matthew Mireles ...

4/3/2019 - Three indicted on charges related to infant's death

A Bexar County grand jury indicted three people for their alleged roles in the death of baby King Jay Davila and concealing of evidence of the crime.

Christopher Davila is charged with Injury to a Child causing Serious Bodily Injury. The indictment alleges...

4/1/2019 - Sex offender receives 8 life sentences for sexually assaulting 7-year-old girl

A convicted sex offender received a total of eight life sentences after he was convicted on charges he sexually assaulted a child and filmed it.

A Bexar County jury found Jose Trinidad Gonzalez, 36, guilty Friday in the 226^th District Court. Gonzalez was a...

3/29/2019 - Bexar County grand jury indicts former BCSO jailer for assault on inmate

Thursday, a Bexar County grand jury returned an indictment against former Bexar County Sheriff's Office Detention Officer Raul Macias Gonzales, age 31.

Gonzales was charged in a four-count indictment with Official Oppression, Violation of Civil Rights, Agg...

3/28/2019 - SA man sentenced to 25 years in prison for stabbing

A Bexar County judge sentenced a man to 25 years in prison for a near-fatal attack on a Walmart store employee.

Travis Cobb was shoplifting inside the store in July 2017. An employee tried to stop him and Cobb severely stabbed him. The victim identified Co...

3/20/2019 - BCSO jailer convicted for lying about assault on inmate

On Monday, the jury in the 187th Criminal District Court convicted Michael Fernandez, a Bexar County Sheriff’s Office detention officer, of Tampering with a Governmental Record, a Class A Misdemeanor.The charges against Michael Fernandez arose f...

3/13/2019 - Former ESD2 Administrator pled guilty to theft by public servant $30,000-$150,000

The Administrator for several Emergency Services Districts admitted to a scheme that defrauded Bexar County taxpayers of thousands of dollars.

Gil Muniz Perez, 62, pled guilty to theft by public servant $30,000-$150,000 – a second degree felony. ...

3/13/2019 - Grand jury returns no-bill in case involving BCSO deputies

On Tuesday, a Bexar County grand jury returned a no-bill of indictment in the Dec. 21, 2017, shooting death of Amanda Jones. The shooting also resulted in the death of Kameron Prescott, a 6-year-old bystander.

After carefully reviewing and considering the ...

5/22/2018 - Guilty Verdict for Woman who Shot Boyfriend during Argument

Today, a Bexar County Jury in the 144^thDistrict Court found Jamie McCord, age 30, guilty of the Murder of Ryan Perez.McCord will be sentenced by Judge Lorina Rummel at a later date. <_o3a_p>

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In
February 2017, Jamie McCord was arguing with her boyfri...

5/17/2018 - Life Sentence for Man Who Killed Friend over Stolen Welder

San Antonio, Texas, May 17, 2018: Last week, it
took a Bexar County Jury in the 226^th District Court less than fiveminutes to find Jim Longoria, age 70, guilty of the Murder of Gary Davila. The
same jury sentenced Longoria to life in prison i...

4/19/2018 - Guilty Verdict for Deandre Dorch, Accused of Tying up Children in Backyard

San Antonio, Texas, April 19, 2018: Yesterday, a Bexar County Jury in Impact Court
found DeandreDorch, age 38, guilty of two counts of Injury to a Child causing Serious
Bodily Injury and two counts of Abandonment of a Child. Dorch will be sentencedby J...

4/6/2018 - Celebration of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

San Antonio, Texas, April 6, 2018: Over
thirty agencies have joined together to plan events for National Crime Victims’Rights week which will be celebrated from April 8 – 14, 2018.  This year's theme, "Expand the Circle...

4/1/2018 - DWI “No Refusal” Arrests for March 2018

San Antonio, Texas: During the No Refusal programthis past month, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on 3/1/2018 through 11:59 p.m. on 3/31/2018
there were 530 persons arrested for driving while intoxicated offenses and 263blood draws. &nb...

3/1/2018 - DWI “No Refusal” Arrests for February 2018

San Antonio, Texas: During the No Refusal program
this past month, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on 2/1/2018 through 11:59 p.m. on 2/28/2018there were 443 persons arrested for driving while intoxicated offenses and 227
blood draws.  Below is a brea...

2/13/2018 - Life without Parole for Defendant who Sexually Assaulted two Young Girls

San Antonio, Texas, February 13, 2018: Last week, the judge of the 399^thDistrict Courtsentenced Tracy Cobbs, age 41, to
confinement for life without the possibility of parole. Previously, a jury inthe 399^th District Court had found Cobbs guilty on tw...

2/13/2018 - Defendant found Guilty for Sexually Assaulting two Young Girls

San Antonio, Texas, February 13, 2018: Last week, a Bexar County Jury in the 227^thDistrict Court found Benjamin Escobedo, age 46, guilty of one count ofContinuous Sexual Abuse of a Child, one count of Sexual Assault of a Child and
two counts of Indec...

2/9/2018 - Grand Jury Indicts Larry Moore for the 1987 Capital Murder of Dianna Lowery

San Antonio, Texas, February 9, 2018: On Monday, a Bexar County Grand Jury returned a true bill of indictment for Capital Murder, charging Larry Moore, age 64, with intentionally causing the death of Dianna Lowery by strangulation while committin...

2/1/2018 - DWI “No Refusal” Arrests for January 2018

San Antonio, Texas: During the No Refusal program
this past month, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on 1/1/2018 through 11:59 p.m. on 1/31/2018there were 480 persons arrested for driving while intoxicated offenses and 285
blood draws.  Below is a brea...

1/30/2018 - Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years for Injuring 9-week-old

San Antonio, Texas, January 30, 2018: Yesterday, a Bexar County
Jury in the 175^th District Court sentenced Sierra Fisher, age 22, to 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Last Friday, jurors found her guilty of a 2014 Injury to Child &...

1/30/2018 - Couple Found Guilty in Dog Attack Case

San Antonio, Texas, January 30, 2018: Last week, jurors found Alphonso McCloud and
Sanyelle McCloud guilty of a 2017 dog attack that left 73-year- old widow DorisMixon-Smith with an amputated left arm above the elbow.  The jury in the 187^th Di...

1/17/2018 - Defendant in “Hell’s Gate” Murder Sentenced to 99 Years

San Antonio, Texas, January 17, 2018: Today, a Bexar County jury in the 290^thDistrict Court sentenced Robert Martinez, age 21, to 99 years in the TexasDepartment of Criminal Justice. Last Friday, jurors found Martinez guilty of the
2015 Hell&rsqu...

1/1/2018 - DWI “No Refusal” Arrests for December 2017

San Antonio, Texas: During the No Refusal program
this past month, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on 12/1/2017 through 11:59 p.m. on 12/31/2017there were 529 persons arrested for driving while intoxicated offenses and 261
blood draws.  Below is a br...

12/15/2017 - Bexar County Grand Jury Indicts Man Who Set Fire that Killed Firefighter

San
Antonio, Texas, December 15, 2017:  Tuesday,a Bexar County Grand Jury returned five indictments against Emond Johnson, age
39, for the charges of Felony Murder, Arson resulting in Death, two charges ofArson and Bodily Injury, and Arson-...

12/1/2017 - DWI “No Refusal” Arrests for November 2017

San Antonio, Texas: During the No Refusal program
this past month, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on 11/1/2017 through 11:59 p.m. on 11/30/2017there were 515persons arrested for driving while intoxicated offenses and 258
blood draws.  Below is a bre...

11/27/2017 - 2nd Public Safety Town Hall Meeting

11/26/2017 - District Attorney Nico LaHood Launches Public Safety Town Hall Tour

Corporation Indicted for Environmental Crime Arising from Failed Septic Systems at Mobile Home Park

San Antonio, Texas, November 9, 2017: Today the Bexar County Grand Jury returned a true bill of indictment charging SAN MAN, Inc., a Texas corporation, with the environmental crime of “Intentional or Knowing Unauthorized Discharge of a Pollutant”...

11/1/2017 - DWI “No Refusal” Arrests for October 2017

San Antonio, Texas: During the No Refusal program
this past month, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on 10/1/2017 through 11:59 p.m. on 10/31/2017there were 494 persons arrested for driving while intoxicated offenses and 250
blood draws.  Below is a br...

Grand Jurors Return Fifth Indictment Against Genene Jones for 1981 Death of Paul Villarreal

San Antonio, Texas, October
31^st, 2017: This morning, a Bexar County Grand Jury returned a true bill of
indictment against Genene Jones, age 66, for the September 24, 1981 murder of3-month-old Paul Villarreal. 

“These are y...

10/17/2017 - Life Sentence for Man who killed Wife in Living Room

San Antonio, Texas, October 17th, 2017: On Friday, a Bexar County jury in Impact Court found George Chapple, age 64, guilty of the murder of his wife Kathy Ryder, age 56. Jurors sentenced Chapple to life within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

On ...

10/16/2017 - Guilty plea for Porucha Phillips Accused of Tying up Children in Backyard results in 50

San Antonio, Texas, October 16, 2017: District Attorney Nico LaHood announced Friday that Porucha Phillips, age 34, entered a plea to two counts of Injury to a Child – Serious Bodily Injury and received a sentence of 50 years in prison. She will...

10/13/2017 - Bexar County Family Justice Center Fashion Show Luncheon in Observance of Domestic Viol

WHAT: The second annual Bexar County Family Justice Center Foundation Fashion Show Luncheon will be held Friday, October 20th, 2017 in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The “Sisterhood of Strength & Style” s...

10/13/2017 - Two Consecutive Life Sentences for Defendant Who Killed 5 Year Old

San Antonio, Texas, October 11, 2017: On Monday, Bexar County Judge Sid Harle, presiding judge of the 226th District court sentenced Abdi Abdi, age 20, to two life sentences within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Abdi pled guilty to both murder ...

9/27/2017 - DA LaHood Announces Upcoming Cite and Release Pilot Program

San Antonio, Texas, September 27, 2017: Today, Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Nico LaHood, alongside County Judge Nelson Wolff and Sheriff Javier Salazar announced the creation of an upcoming Cite and Release pilot program aimed at low-level, non...

9/13/2017 - 88-Year Prison Sentence Handed Down to Step-Grandmother for Death of 5-Year-old Boy

San Antonio, Texas, September 13, 2017: Last night, a Bexar County jury in the 379th District Court sentenced Gloria Proo, age 52, to 88 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. On Monday, jurors found Proo guilty of Injury to a Child C...

9/7/2017 - Grand Jury Indicts Accused Serial Rapist Who Targeted Medical Center Area

San Antonio, Texas, September 7, 2017: Today, a Bexar County Grand Jury returned six indictments against Anton Jamail Harris, age 18, for the charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault and Aggravated Robbery. Beginning in June 2015, the defendant went on a two ...

9/1/2017 - DWI “No Refusal” Arrests for August 2017

San Antonio, Texas: During the No Refusal program this past month, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on 8/1/2017 through 11:59 p.m. on 8/31/2017 there were 394 persons arrested for driving while intoxicated offenses and 184 blood draws. Below is a breakdown of the ...

8/24/2017 - 45-Year Sentence for Man Who Violently Assaulted Girlfriend and Three Children

San Antonio, Texas, August 24, 2017: This week, Felony Impact Court Judge Laura Parker sentenced Markus Lorenzo Scott, age 39, to 45 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the charge of Injury to a Child Causing Serious Bodily Inju...

8/23/2017 - Life Sentence for Man Who Murdered Neighbor and Killed Man during Crime Spree

San Antonio, Texas, August 23, 2017: This afternoon, a Bexar County jury in the 186th District Court sentenced Charles Ray Hall, age 31, to life in prison for the 2014 murder of his neighbor Lawrence Carroll. Last Friday, jurors found Hall guilty of the m...

8/22/2017 - Life Sentence for Man Who Terrorized Young Woman in 2013 Robbery

San Antonio, Texas, August 22, 2017: Last week, Bexar County jurors in Felony Impact Court sentenced Juan G. Rodriguez, age 32, to life in prison and an additional 20 years behind bars. Jurors took less than 15 minutes to find Rodriguez guilty of Aggravat...

8/11/2017 - 30-Year Prison Sentence for Drunk Driver Who Killed Teen with Muscular Dystrophy

San Antonio, Texas, August 11, 2017: This week, 290th District Court Judge Melisa Skinner sentenced Richard Sanchez, age 50, to 30 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Sanchez pleaded “no contest” to the charges of Intoxi...

8/1/2017 - DWI "No Refusal" Arrests for July 2017

San Antonio, Texas: During the No Refusal program this past month, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on 7/1/2017 through 11:59 p.m. on 7/31/2017 there were 469 persons arrested for driving while intoxicated offenses and 182 blood draws. Below is a breakdown of the ...

7/1/2017 - DWI "No Refusal" Arrests for June 2017

San Antonio, Texas: During the No Refusal program this past month, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on 6/1/2017 through 11:59 p.m. on 6/30/2017 there were 443 persons arrested for driving while intoxicated offenses and 214 blood draws. Below is a breakdown of the ...

6/29/2017 - Grand Jurors Return Two New Murder Indictments Against Genene Jones

San Antonio, Texas, June 29, 2017: This morning, a Bexar County Grand Jury returned two new murder indictments against Genene Jones. The new indictments are for the July 3, 1981 murder of 8-month-old Richard "Ricky" Nelson and for the January 17...

6/1/2017 - Capital Murder Indictment Returned in Death of 15-Year-Old & Her Unborn Child

San Antonio, Texas, June 1, 2017: A Bexar County Grand Jury has indicted Armando Rodrigo Garcia-Ramires, age 36, for two counts of Capital Murder in connection with the death of 15-year-old Jennifer Delgado and her unborn child.On March 6, 2017, ...

5/30/2017 - 65-Year Sentence for Man Who Shot BCSO Deputy

San Antonio, Texas, May 30, 2017: Last week, a Bexar County jury sentenced 37-year-old Sherman Robinson to 65 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. On Wednesday, jurors found Robinson guilty of Aggravated Assault With a Deadly Weapon Against ...

9/2/2016 - Pair Indicted for Capital Murder of 7-year-old Iris Rodriguez

San Antonio, Texas, September 2, 2016: Earlier this week, a Bexar County Grand Jury indicted Frank Gomez, age 28, and Manuel Watson, age 22, for the Capital Murder of 7-year-old Iris Rodriguez. Additionally, the defendants were indicted for two counts of ...Read on...

9/1/2016 - 99-Year Prison Sentence for Man Who Sexually Abused Girl

San Antonio, Texas, September 1, 2016: This afternoon, a Bexar County jury in the 175th District Court sentenced Darrel Keith Bowser, age 49, to 99 years in prison without the possibility of parole and assessed the maximum fine of $10,000.00. On Wednesday...Read on...

8/31/2016 - Trio Indicted for Capital Murder of 5-year-old Girl

San Antonio, Texas, August 31, 2016: Yesterday, a Bexar County Grand Jury indicted three men suspected in the shooting death of 5-year-old Ana Garza.

Abdi Abdi, age 18, Murjan Abdi, age 19, and Christian Lopez, age 19, were all indicted for Capital Mur...Read on...

6/17/2016 - Life Sentence for Man Who Killed Pizza Delivery Driver

San Antonio, Texas, June 17, 2016: Yesterday, a Bexar County jury in the 187th District Court took just 20 minutes to sentence Robert Carlos Delcid, age 37, to life in prison. Earlier that day, jurors found Delcid guilty of Murder.

On July 2, 2014, Ji...Read on...

6/16/2016 - Five Life Sentences Handed Down in Child Sex Abuse Case

San Antonio, Texas, June 16, 2016: This afternoon, 290th District Court Judge Melisa Skinner sentenced Carl Bailes, age 40, to five life sentences and eight 20-year sentences. Earlier today, a Bexar County jury found Bailes guilty of 5 counts of Aggravate...Read on...

6/14/2016 - 18-Year Prison Sentence for Drunk Driver Who killed UTSA Student and Paralyzed Passenger

San Antonio, Texas, June 14, 2016: Late yesterday afternoon, 175th District Court Judge Mary Roman sentenced Carlton Jenkins, age 24, to 18 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the charge of Intoxication Manslaughter. Jenkins was also se...Read on...

Bexar County has received $388 million in ARPA State and Local Recovery Funds (FRF)

Bexar County has received $388 million in ARPA State and Local Recovery Funds (FRF). These funds are provided for Bexar County to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency or its negative economic impacts.

Funding from the Fiscal Recovery F...

Aviso de Comentario Público Sobre el Tercer Borrador de Enmienda Sustancial al Plan de Acción Anual

Aviso De Comentario Público Sobre el tercer borrador de enmienda sustancial al Plan de Acción Anual para el año de programa 2019

El 27 de marzo de 2020, el Congreso aprobó la Ley de Ayuda, Alivio y Seguridad Econ...

Public Comment on Third Draft of Substantial Amendment to the Annual Action Plan for PY 2019

Notice of Public Comment on Third Draft of Substantial Amendment to the Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2019

On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.  The Act supported the preparation ...

Aviso Público De Audiencia Pública Y Período De Comentarios Para El Plan Consolidado 2021-2025

Aviso Público De Audiencia Pública Y Período De Comentarios Para El Plan Consolidado 2021-2025 Y El Plan De Acción Anual 2021

El condado de Bexar invita al público a revisar y ofrecer comentarios sobre...

Public Hearing and Comment Period for 2021-2025 Consolidated and 2021 Annual Action Plan

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE 2021-2025 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN

Bexar County invites members of the public to review and offer comments on its draft 2021-2025 Consolidated Plan and 2021 Annual Action Plan....

Bexar County HUD Survey

We're preparing our annual Consolidated Housing Plan! Share your thoughts at www.BexarCountyconplan.com/survey

Read on...

Public Notice - Prospera Housing Community Services

Multifamily Development Project Details- Prospera Housing Community Services

Project Description:  Prospera Housing Community Services (PHCS) is proposing to utilize $500,000 in HOME funds to construct a multi-family development, Village at Nogali...

Bexar County Consolidated Plan Public Notice 2021

Bexar County will hold virtual input sessions open to the general public on the following dates: 

• Tuesday, February 2 at 6:30 PM- Precinct 1
• Thursday, February 4 at 6:30 PM- Precinct 2
• Tuesday, February 9 at 6:30 PM-Precinct 3
• Thursday, February 11 a...

Public Notice - Kitty Hawk Flats Multifamily Development Project

Public Notice - Kitty Hawk Flats Multifamily Development Project

Emergency Solutions Grant Coronavirus ESG-CV

Follow the link to read the Emergency Solutions Grant Coronavirus ESG-CV document.

2020 Public Hearings - Housing and Urban Development

Come give your input and help identify housing and community development needs in Bexar County.

2019 Aviso Al Público - Español

Plan de acción de un año 2019 del condado de Bexar

2019 Public Hearings

View Document (English / Spanish)

Notice: Home Reprogramming Action

View Document (English / Spanish)

2019 Current Advertisements

Information on the final selection of CDBG, HOME, and ESG Projects

Volunteer Deputy Registrar Certification Training 2021-2022

Volunteer Deputy Registrar Certification Training 2021-2022

Happy New Year and Welcome Back!

We are excited to announce the return of the Volunteer Deputy Registrar Training Program.

*** Due to Covid-19 restrictions, in order to ensure everyone’s s...

Alamo RMA Board of Directors Meeting

Cancelled. The next meeting of the Alamo RMA Board of Directors has been cancelled for Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 3:00 P.M.