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The Bexar County sheriff launched a criminal investigation Monday into the transfer of migrants by plane from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida’s governor amid rising migration. Border Patrol arrest figures, released Monday, show numbers almost topped out at 2 million, on pace for an annual record with only one month remaining in the fiscal year. Border Patrol arrests at the southern border had previously hit 1.6 million for 2000 and 1.7 million last year. At the end of August that number was 1,977,769. Monday afternoon, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said he has opened up a criminal investigation...

MIAMI – A Texas sheriff has opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to fly a group of migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard, his agency tweeted Monday evening. Javier Salazar, the sheriff of Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, held a news conference on the migrant flight Monday. Salazar is a Democrat, while DeSantis is a Republican. “The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation into the migrants that were lured from the Migrant Resource Center, located in Bexar County, TX, and flown to Florida, where they were ultimately left to fend...

Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Dallas and Bexar counties from mandating masks at public schools, siding with a ban from the state's Republican governor's barring government institutions from requiring face coverings amid surging COVID-19 cases. The temporary injunctions put in place Sunday come in response to a flurry of litigation over the weekend concerning Gov. Greg Abbott's ban, which he issued by arguing that "Texans, not government, should decide their best health practices." As the start of the new school year approaches, several independent school boards have imposed mask mandates despite the executive order,...

A self-described “voter participation” group which donates exclusively to democrats and Joe Biden’s presidential campaign has been caught making en masse ballot requests for deceased people. The group is responsible for sending over 225,000 ballot request forms to residents in Texas, many of whom are deceased. As reported by local news, one individual received multiple ballot request forms for her deceased husband: “Kristen Link received four ballot request forms in the mail addressed to her husband, who passed away in 2015. Kristen thought the forms were sent by a government agency, but they came from a third-party group called the...

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Bexar County is investigating after nearly 50 residents were locked out of their apartments at a San Antonio complex. They say they found their doorknobs bolted when they returned home on Monday. That’s despite a local moratorium on evictions that’s currently in effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is sad. It is sad when somebody put a key on the door, even though they don’t have money for two or three months. Right now, we don’t need that,” says Luis Falcon, who son was locked out of his apartment. “This is the first flagrant...

Five men in their twenties, described as French-Moroccan Muslims, are being questioned by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and by officials of the Department of Homeland Security after they were arrested inside the 120 year old Bexar County Courthouse in downtown San Antonio shortly before 2 this morning, 1200 WOAI news reports. Officials say three of the men crawled through a window to get into the 120 year old Courthouse, which is a landmark in downtown San Antonio, and theother two were found in a van parked in front of the building.

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Five Moroccan nationals arrested Wednesday for breaking into a San Antonio courthouse were found to have pictures of public buildings, water systems and malls across the country, Reuters reports. While they were nabbed by local police, the suspects will be interrogated by a joint terrorism task force that includes the FBI and immigration enforcement authorities, the wire service reported.

Five foreign men were arrested during a courthouse break-in early on Wednesday and police said they found photographs of public buildings, water systems and malls from various U.S. cities in their van. The men, at least three of whom were in their 20s, will be questioned by a joint terrorism task force including the FBI and immigration authorities, officials said. Bexar County spokeswoman Laura Jesse said three men were found inside the 120-year-old Bexar County Courthouse, a landmark in downtown San Antonio and two in a large recreational vehicle parked in front of the building. She said all five were...

Caught this on Breaking News on fox, but it was quickly moved. Muslim terrorists in San Antonio.

The following is summarized from San Antonio television news reports. At two o'clock this morning at least three men entered the Bexar County Courthouse in downtown San Antonio, Tx. They were apprehended by San Antonio police as they left the building. Three suspects were arrested. Two others are being questioned by police and FBI agents. Terror related concerns were raised when cameras, unspecified documents, and a travel itinerary were found in the Winnebago in which the men were traveling. KENS-TV reported the itinerary was extensive and included visits to a number of "sensitive" areas. The station reported the men are...

Bexar Co. Democrats remove Ramos as chairman over comments about gaysby KENS 5 staff Posted on May 4, 2011 at 9:00 AM Bexar County Democratic Party Chairman Dan Ramos was removed from office after a vote of the party's executive committee Tuesday night. Ramos has been under fire for comments he made about gays in the county party. He had resisted calls from county party members to apologize for his remarks. That prompted party members to initiate a process that would lead to his ouster. He was found guilty of violations in an administrative trial in April. No replacement was...

County chair removal bill gets hearingLegislation would allow a state party committee to judge competency. By John W. Gonzalez Published 02:04 a.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Legislation that would allow the forced removal of a county’s incompetent political party chairman drew mixed reviews Monday in Austin at the House Elections Committee. The measure by state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, would apply to either major party and drew support from both sides of the aisle, but it was left pending amid GOP concerns that it would nullify the will of voters who choose county chairs. Martinez Fisher didn’t mention...

More Democratic leaders condemn party chairVoices added to call for Ramos to resign. By John W. Gonzalez Updated 02:06 a.m., Friday, March 25, 2011 Twenty top leaders of the Bexar County Democratic Party are demanding the resignation of Chairman Dan Ramos because of his controversial comments about fellow partisans. **SNIP** “His hateful, bigoted comments have no place in the Democratic Party. ... We condemn and disavow the comments and opinions he expressed,” the open letter said. “Mr. Ramos has proven he does not support nor represent our party's ideas and, therefore, we call upon him to resign immediately,” it added....

Bexar Democrats' leader likens foes to insectsBy John W. Gonzalez Updated 10:39 p.m., Thursday, March 17, 2011 Calling his detractors worms, jerks, morons, idiots and liars, Bexar County Democratic Chairman Dan Ramos said Thursday that he'd resign “when hell freezes over” despite demands he quit immediately due to his harsh words about fellow Democrats. Denying allegations that he has disparaged gay party members and others, Ramos cast himself as an old friend of minorities. But he also compared gay Democrats to insects, called several local elected Democrats “yo-yos,” and found a common denominator among the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus, the...

Demands Grow For Resignation Of Bexar County Democratic ChairPublished Statements By Dan Ramos 'Stunned' Party Leaders Jessie Degollado, KSAT 12 News Reporter POSTED: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 SAN ANTONIO -- A spokeswoman for the Bexar County Democratic Party said its chairman, Dan Ramos, will be holding a news conference on Thursday morning after his published statements in the San Antonio Current and increasing demands for resignation. Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie, members of the Bexar County Democratic Party Executive Committee and the Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus have called for Ramos to step down. In their statement, the executive committee...

Bexar County Democratic leader accused of bigotryReported by: Melissa Garcia Published: 3/15 5:48 pm SAN ANTONIO -- Bexar County Democratic Chair Dan Ramos is in hot water after comments referring to gays, blacks, whites, and Jews outraged the community. The Texas Democratic Party Chairman, Boyd Richie, asked Ramos to resign. Richie accused Ramos of bigotry and creating chaos since his election a year ago. On Friday, Ramos was quoted in the San Antonio Current. "He called Stonewall Democrats Nazi termites that have wormed their way into the party hierarchy," explained Dee Villarrubia, an openly gay Bexar County Democratic Deputy Chair...

Dozens of non-U.S. citizens may have voted in Bexar County elections, a county elections official reported, prompting an investigation by federal and local authorities. The names of 330 noncitizens on the voter rolls were reported by Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen. Those named had received jury duty summonses but told the court they weren't eligible to serve because they were not U.S. citizens. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, part of the Department of Homeland Security, requested Mr. Callanen's report in an administrative subpoena. And the Bexar County district attorney's office is investigating whether as many as 41 of those noncitizens...

Bexar County Election Results DelayedLAST UPDATE: 11/5/2002 10:28:21 PM It could be a long night for politicians and their supporters. Reports are coming in to News 4 WOAI that the final results of today's elections may be slow in coming. Election Results: Bexar County Results Statewide Results Nationwide ResultsWOAI Election Hotline: 210.226.9994 According to Gabe Quentinilla, who heads the Bexar County Democratic Party, party lawyers at election headquarters report tabulators got a late start today with the early ballots. This fact alone could have a domino effect -- delaying today's precinct count. When there will be a final tally is...

Judge rules Bexar early vote ballots are illegal STAFF AND WIRE REPORT Sunday, November 3, 2002 SAN ANTONIO -- A federal judge has ruled that early voting ballots in Bexar County are illegal, throwing into question the fate of more than 112,000 votes already cast for Tuesday's election. Early voting across Texas ended Friday. On the same day, U.S. District Judge Edward Prado said Bexar County's two- page ballot illegally required voters who wanted to cast straight-party votes to mark both sheets. He said the ballot format amounted to "a change affecting voting and is ineffective without preclearance from the...