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Critics blasted the DA for seeking messaging advice from reform group Wren Collective, but legal experts say prosecutors talk to outside organizations all the time.
Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales updated county commissioners on the progress made by the High Risk Intake Team on Tuesday.
Bexar County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to allow Gonzales to spend $295,000 in unused funding for six vacant positions to pay prosecutors who volunteer for extra work preparing cases for a grand jury. The so-called “High Risk Intake Team” would focus on violent crimes, repeat offenders, and cases specifically highlighted by police or prosecutors.
In early September, Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai said he would get to the bottom of the problems between the Bexar County DA and San Antonio Police Department. Nearly two weeks later, internal talks reveal there maybe a communication problem.
Murder case indicted after KSAT Investigates report on DA's backlog