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Controversy Over Bexar County Rejecting Low-Level Drug Cases

Controversy Over Bexar County Rejecting Low-Level Drug CasesBexar County District Attorney, Joe Gonzales, announced recently that the D.A.'s Office will no longer prosecute people for low-level drug cases, including marijuana, opioids, heroin, cocaine when the amount...

REPEAL OF THE DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM

Repeal of the Driver Responsibility ProgramThe Texas legislature passed a bill to repeal the Driver Responsibility Program this session (H.B. 2048), and it was signed into law by the Governor in June. The bill will go into effect on September 1, 2019. This document is...

Bexar County’s New Pretrial Diversion Program

Bexar County's New Pretrial Diversion ProgramBexar County's new pretrial diversion program has not gotten off to a great start.  While the new program has brought some much-needed changes by eliminating the application fees and the mandated guilty pleas, it has also...