A capital murder trial opened Tuesday in Bexar County for a man accused of a 2022 South Side killing. Court proceedings began after years of delays.

A jury convened Feb. 3 as the trial opened in the 2023 killing of Uber driver Robert Diaz. Prosecutors say investigators used witness accounts and video to build their case.

A bomb-threat call sent shoppers out of Ingram Park Mall Monday evening; police swept the building, found no device and later allowed the center to reopen. Investigators say the probe is ongoing.

Bexar County will consolidate sheriff’s training at the closed Wilshire Elementary while AACOG moves the regional law‑enforcement academy into Driscoll Middle. Officials say the plan reuses public buildings and centralizes training.

A Floresville man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on X. HSI San Antonio assisted under Project Safe Childhood.

Federal court records say a Chugiak man paid smugglers $5,000 to bring a Honduran mother and her child to the Rio Grande Valley, where agents later found the child alone.

Seventeen-year-old Zayne Boggs is recovering after being run over by a Kerrville ISD bus; family says he faces more surgeries and mounting bills.

A convicted accomplice in the 1999 Atascosa ambush faces a March parole hearing as local officials urge residents to submit protest letters to the parole board.

A Honduran national received a 31-year federal sentence in Austin after pleading guilty to multiple armed robberies, prosecutors say.

A 23-year-old was taken into custody after a barricade at Hillside Ranch Apartments; police ordered a shelter-in-place and say protective-order charges are likely.

A Floresville man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $90,000 after pleading guilty to receipt of child pornography.

Federal data show Texans reported roughly $293.5M lost to business‑email‑compromise in 2024, part of $1.35B in statewide internet‑crime losses. Investigators urge simple protections.

The Western District of Texas says it added nearly 200 immigration cases this week as part of Operation Take Back America, continuing a months‑long surge. Courts and defenders warn the caseload is stretching resources.