The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office says it hired 23 new prosecutors and reduced its backlog of felony cases by 41%.
The update comes after concerns over prosecutor vacancies against a backdrop of an increasing backlog of unindicted felony cases within the DA’s Office.
Many of the new hires will be assigned to the office’s largest division, which is responsible for handling family violence cases, according to a news release from the DA’s Office…