WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The father of the first inmate from the Dominguez State Jail to die of COVID-19 said his son’s death has had “a horrible impact” on his family.He said 51-year-old Paul Alexander Casiano was transferred June 23 from the Dominguez State Jail to a Galveston hospital after he was diagnosed with the new coronavirus.Casiano’s father, who spoke anonymously to KSAT 12 News, said he and other family members tried to call his son at the hospital several times.”He told the nurse that he would like to speak with his mother and...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The father of the first inmate from the Dominguez State Jail to die of COVID-19 said his son’s death has had “a horrible impact” on his family.He said 51-year-old Paul Alexander Casiano was transferred June 23 from the Dominguez State Jail to a Galveston hospital after he was diagnosed with the new coronavirus.Casiano’s father, who spoke anonymously to KSAT 12 News, said he and other family members tried to call his son at the hospital several times.”He told the nurse that he would like to speak with his mother and...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – In a matter of one month, the number of COVID-19 cases at the Dominguez State Jail outside San Antonio went from zero to 494, according to figures released this week by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.“The numbers at the Dominguez State Jail represent more information from mass testing of non-symptomatic offenders,” TDCJ said in a statement Wednesday.TDCJ began mass testing after seeing an increase in symptomatic offenders. The testing allows the agency to separate and contain the virus within the facility....…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – In a matter of one month, the number of COVID-19 cases at the Dominguez State Jail outside San Antonio went from zero to 494, according to figures released this week by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.“The numbers at the Dominguez State Jail represent more information from mass testing of non-symptomatic offenders,” TDCJ said in a statement Wednesday.TDCJ began mass testing after seeing an increase in symptomatic offenders. The testing allows the agency to separate and contain the virus within the facility....WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The sentencing hearing for Daniel Zambrano and co-defendant, Anthony Mireles, on Wednesday was among several hearings that 175th District Judge Cathrine Torres-Stahl has presided over from her home.The virtual hearings are all part of a new way of doing things in the criminal justice system within the constraints in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.“We’ve done things a certain way for a very long period of time, and so we have to kind of step back and figure out confidentially issues and document sharing,”...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The sentencing hearing for Daniel Zambrano and co-defendant, Anthony Mireles, on Wednesday was among several hearings that 175th District Judge Cathrine Torres-Stahl has presided over from her home.The virtual hearings are all part of a new way of doing things in the criminal justice system within the constraints in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.“We’ve done things a certain way for a very long period of time, and so we have to kind of step back and figure out confidentially issues and document sharing,”...WW…

, Digital JournalistPublished: October 27, 2020, 3:14 pmUpdated: October 27, 2020, 5:34 pmTags: , Sign up for our Newsletters, Digital JournalistPublished: October 27, 2020, 3:14 pmUpdated: October 27, 2020, 5:34 pmTags: , In battleground states across the country, young voters are turning out in bigger numbers than in previous elections, according to an analysis by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. And no state has made a larger gain in youth voting than Texas.CIRCLE, a non-partisan research organization based at Tufts...…, Digital JournalistPublished: October 27, 2020, 3:14 pmUpdated: October 27, 2020, 5:34 pmTags: , Sign up for our Newsletters, Digital JournalistPublished: October 27, 2020, 3:14 pmUpdated: October 27, 2020, 5:34 pmTags: , In battleground states across the country, young voters are turning out in bigger numbers than in previous elections, according to an analysis by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. And no state has made a larger gain in youth voting than Texas.CIRCLE, a non-partisan research organization based at Tufts...WW…

, Reporter, PhotojournalistPublished: August 7, 2020, 6:28 pmTags: Sign up for our Newsletters, Reporter, PhotojournalistPublished: August 7, 2020, 6:28 pmTags: SAN ANTONIO – A half-dozen defendants will show up outside of the Bexar County Jail on Saturday morning to clean up the area by pulling weeds and picking up trash.”The program is called Bexar County Gives Back because we want you to give back to the community,” 226th District Court Judge Velia Meza told the six participants during a remote briefing Friday morning.Meza and County Court 15 Judge Melissa Vara...…, Reporter, PhotojournalistPublished: August 7, 2020, 6:28 pmTags: Sign up for our Newsletters, Reporter, PhotojournalistPublished: August 7, 2020, 6:28 pmTags: SAN ANTONIO – A half-dozen defendants will show up outside of the Bexar County Jail on Saturday morning to clean up the area by pulling weeds and picking up trash.”The program is called Bexar County Gives Back because we want you to give back to the community,” 226th District Court Judge Velia Meza told the six participants during a remote briefing Friday morning.Meza and County Court 15 Judge Melissa Vara...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – As seven civil district court judges were conducting a hearing on Zoom last Wednesday, the proceedings were hacked with a series of pornographic pictures and obscene language.”It’s a new frontier,” Local Administrative Judge Ron Rangel said Monday about the incident. “We’re exploring places that we’ve never explored before.”Rangel said similar instances of hacking have occurred in other jurisdictions, but this was a first for Bexar County.He praised the judges for the way they handled the incident, as the training...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – As seven civil district court judges were conducting a hearing on Zoom last Wednesday, the proceedings were hacked with a series of pornographic pictures and obscene language.”It’s a new frontier,” Local Administrative Judge Ron Rangel said Monday about the incident. “We’re exploring places that we’ve never explored before.”Rangel said similar instances of hacking have occurred in other jurisdictions, but this was a first for Bexar County.He praised the judges for the way they handled the incident, as the training...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: KERRVILLE, Texas – Seven residents have died, and more than 100 residents and staff members in all have tested positive for COVID-19 following an outbreak of the virus at a Kerrville nursing home, state and federal records show.Staff at Waterside Nursing and Rehabilitation, located in the 1200 block of Water Street, were mostly silent on Wednesday and referred inquiries from KSAT 12 to the facility’s administrator.The administrator, who did not respond to an email seeking comment, was at a conference and would not be available to...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: KERRVILLE, Texas – Seven residents have died, and more than 100 residents and staff members in all have tested positive for COVID-19 following an outbreak of the virus at a Kerrville nursing home, state and federal records show.Staff at Waterside Nursing and Rehabilitation, located in the 1200 block of Water Street, were mostly silent on Wednesday and referred inquiries from KSAT 12 to the facility’s administrator.The administrator, who did not respond to an email seeking comment, was at a conference and would not be available to...WW…