NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas -According to the Comal County Criminal District Attorney, Dave Michael Estes, 47, of New Braunfels was convicted last week for the three
District Attorney Jennifer Tharp and the Comal County justice system saw dozens of offenders sentenced to prison terms between mid-June and the end of August.
The victim waited 22 years for justice, and after getting her chance to tell a jury on Tuesday how Ruben Villarreal Escobedo relentlessly sexually abused her for years — starting
COVID-19 vaccinations are at the give-away stage throughout Comal County, which closed its signup list earlier this week and plans its 23rd and 24th mass vaccine clinics next week.
Cheryl Fraser, public health director reporting to county commissioners on Thursday, said 96,943 shots have been distributed, with 60,467 having received at least one dose of the vaccine and 41,465 have received their second inoculations against the coronavirus.
Fraser said she was âparticularly proudâ that 67.68% of seniors 65 and older (21,627) have received at least one dose and 56.13% (16,394) have received both shots of the vaccine.Â
âThat is our most vulnerable group,â she said.
Fraser estimated the public health office has administered more than 30,000 doses, accounting for 32.98% of total county vaccinations. She said the county conducted its fifth and sixth satellite clinics this week.