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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.
Nearly 24 hours after convicting him on child sex abuse charges, the same Comal County jury sentenced Richard Charles Schmidt to life in prison.
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 re...