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Bexar County DA reports backlog drop after overtime high‑risk intake team
Summary
District Attorney Joe Gonzales told the court his office reduced its backlog to about 5,249 felony bond and at‑large cases after 14 months of a high‑risk intake program that used overtime for prosecutors; he urged continued authorization for overtime to sustain progress amid staffing shortages.
District Attorney Joe Gonzales updated Bexar County Commissioners Court on April 8, reporting the DA’s office had reduced a previously larger backlog to about 5,249 bond and at‑large cases using an expanded “high‑risk intake” effort. Gonzales said the program used roughly 48 prosecutors working overtime over 14 months to re‑review and charge cases with a net cost of approximately $202,000 in overtime pay; about $92,500 of…
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