Commissioners approve DA request to use unused salaries to extend high‑risk intake backlog program

Aug 5, 2025

The court authorized the district attorney to use $296,000 in unspent salary funds to continue a high‑risk intake overtime program that prosecutors say reduced a previously reported backlog from 6,330 to 4,817 cases; commissioners voted to allow the budget‑neutral extension.

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Bexar County Commissioners Court on Aug. 5 approved a budget‑neutral request from the County Criminal District Attorney’s Office to use $296,000 of unspent salary funds to continue a high‑risk intake backlog reduction program.

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