From Dugout to Courtroom: Family Says San Marcos ISD Ignored Hazing Assault, Police and Prosecutors Looked Away
A San Marcos family says their teenage son was sexually assaulted during a hazing ritual inside the high-school baseball locker room — and that every institution meant to protect him failed.
First came the assault — a freshman player allegedly held down while an upper-class teammate forced himself on him. Then came the silence. His parents say coaches ignored their warnings, investigators brushed off their police report, and the district attorney’s office ultimately told them to “count themselves fortunate.” One prosecutor, they say, even remarked, “I was bullied too — it happens.”
Their federal lawsuit now claims San Marcos ISD showed “deliberate indifference” and punished the victim’s brother instead. What began as a locker-room assault has become a test of how far accountability really reaches inside the district — and how many doors must close before a family is finally heard.
New Braunfels Fire Captain Suspended After Station 7 Confrontation
A New Braunfels Fire Department captain has been suspended for eight days without pay after an internal investigation found he harassed a subordinate and created a hostile environment at the city’s newest $9.7 million fire station. The incident, which began during an EMS call in October, escalated into a heated exchange at Fire Station 7, just months after the facility opened its doors.
Starr County Judge Used Courtroom to Settle Private Dispute, State Commission Finds
What happens when a local disagreement over an old pickup truck ends up inside a judge’s courtroom — without a single case ever being filed? That’s the question now raising eyebrows in Starr County, where a state panel says a justice of the peace went too far.
Internal Affairs, External Questions: Trust and Truth in Comal County
Comal County Lieutenant Michael Guerra has overseen nearly fifty internal affairs cases, most ending in “sustained” findings. On paper, it looks like accountability at work. But Guerra’s own past — admitting dishonesty during an internal probe in Seguin — raises deeper questions. Did he sustain deputies for minor missteps while excusing serious misconduct? And can the public truly trust the integrity of internal affairs when the man making those determinations once misled investigators himself?
Hays County Judge Publicly Admonished Over Recusal Controversy, Staff Complaints, and Courtroom Chaos
Former Hays County Court at Law No. 3 Judge Millie Thompson has been formally admonished by the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct after a turbulent four months in office. The Commission found that Thompson created a hostile work environment, improperly recused herself from cases, and clashed with staff and fellow judges in a series of incidents that included shouting matches, trespass warnings, and even changing the locks on her courthouse office.
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From Brunch to Jail: New Braunfels Firefighter Suspended After Wild Off-Duty Night
What began as a casual Sunday brunch with mimosas ended in a shirtless scuffle downtown, a foot chase near Schlitterbahn, and an arrest for public intoxication. City records show firefighter Mark Alan Gonzales drank at bars, snuck alcohol into a city recreation center, fought with a colleague, and hurled profanities at police before being taken to jail. Weeks later, the fire department hit him with a 15-day suspension without pay, raising questions about accountability — and why he was charged only with public intox.