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Experts say lack of rain also adds more contaminants into drinking water.

SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County officials have announced a 90-day extension of the burn ban due to extremely dry conditions that continue to plague San Antonio and it's surrounding areas. And the burn ban is just another sign that south Texas is in desperate need of measurable rainfall.

Bexar County officials have announced a 90-day extension of the burn ban due to extremely dry conditions that continue to plague south Texas. Combine that with the current drought, which is worsening at a rapid pace, and south Texas is in desperate need of rainfall.

“We need a good two weeks of day after day after day. Solid. Just slow rain. We haven't had any really significant rains since last July," Chris Lopez, the Bexar County Fire Marshall and Emergency Management Coordinator said.

The Keetch-Byram Drought Index is an index used to determine fire potential by calculating temperatures and rainfall, on a zero to 800 scale. Currently, it's running over 600 KBDI, which is very elevated, showing extremely dry conditions ripe for the development of fires. This data is based on a daily water balance, the drought factor, precipitation, and soil moisture.

“If you look at through it, through a local government code, that's where we derive the authority to even make the recommendation for the burn ban. And, countywide, we're still over 660," Lopez said.

“There's a lot of complicated decisions that need to be made in terms of water utilization,” said Rich Razgaitis, FloWater CEO, a system that focuses on the restoration of drinking water in the U.S.

Razgaitis said whenever there is a drought, not only does that increase fire danger, but also the safety of the water we put into our bodies.

“What happens during a drought as it relates to drinking water is that these contaminants that are already in our drinking water in the United States become more and more concentrated. And as they get more constant titrated, they're more difficult to remove," he added.

The updated order from the county extends the current ban, which was set to expire at midnight on the February 9. The extended ban goes into effect on Tuesday, February 10, and will run until May 11, for 90 days.

(CN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued one of the state’s most populous counties Wednesday over a program that funds legal representation for immigrants in removal proceedings.

The Bexar County Commissioners Court voted in December to provide $566,181 to the American Gateways organization as part of the county’s Immigration Legal Services fund. Established in 2024, the program gives funding to nonprofits to provide legal representation for immigrants facing deportation. Paxton cites reporting by a local news outlet indicating the total amount the county has allocated for the program may be more than $1 million.

In a petition filed in Bexar County District Court, Paxton argues the program violates the Texas Constitution’s gift clause, which the state Supreme Court has ruled prohibits the provision of public funds to private entities unless the funds are used for a public benefit and the government retains sufficient control over the funds to ensure that public purpose is actually achieved.

“Bexar County has made a politically charged decision to spend taxpayer dollars to subsidize noncitizens contesting federal immigration enforcement, a purpose that serves no public benefit,” Paxton writes in the complaint. “Bexar County also fails to retain sufficient control to ensure any purported public purpose is achieved. Bexar County delegates all operational discretion to the private nonprofit recipients, which operate as independent legal-service providers entirely outside Bexar County’s supervision.”

Paxton seeks a judgment declaring the use of county funds for immigration legal services unlawful and temporary and permanent injunctions blocking the funding.

“Leftists in Bexar County have no authority to use taxpayer dollars to fund their radical, criminal-loving agenda,” Paxton said in a statement announcing the lawsuit. “State funds cannot underwrite deportation-defense services for individuals unlawfully present in the country. This use of hardworking Texans’ dollars is a flagrant violation of state law and the Texas Constitution.”

Paxton filed a similar lawsuit in November against Harris County.

In response to a request for comment on the lawsuit, Monica Ramos, the public information officer for the Office of the Bexar County Manager, told Courthouse News Service that the county does not comment on pending litigation.

American Gateways did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit, but at the Dec. 16 meeting where the commissioners court voted to approve the funding, American Gateways attorney Laura Flores-Dixit told the court that the “vast majority” of the organization’s clients are children and families “who were arrested while lawfully attending immigration court proceedings.”

“Since June, the immigration court in San Antonio has become a target for arrests, not only of adults, but of children as well,” Flores-Dixit said. “The Bexar County immigrant legal defense fund has allowed us to obtain release for six children who were in immigrant detention. We are currently representing six children who are currently in immigration detention. Those are the types of cases that we are prioritizing utilizing Bexar County immigrant legal defense funding.”

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Sunshine returned Monday, but it's staying cold! Afternoon highs reaching the 30s and 40s, with some Hill Country spots staying below freezing. Here's the latest.

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — IMPACT DAYS: Monday, Jan. 26 through Tuesday morning, Jan. 27

Reason: Modified arctic air with freezing rain and ice accumulation.

The breakdown

An Extreme Cold Warning originally set to expire Monday was extended to at least 9 p.m. Tuesday for most of South-Central Texas, including San Antonio, as frigid temperatures continue to start the week.

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), much of the region will wake up to morning lows in the teens on Tuesday. In Llano, the mercury could be as low as nine degrees.

Here's a taste of some anticipated morning lows arriving Tuesday:

These are colder conditions than many South-Central Texas cities experienced last weekend, with the NWS warning about the possibility of "hypothermia or frostbite on exposed skin if precautions are not taken." The weather service also says wind chill measures could be in the single-digits for certain communities in the Hill Country.

The good news: Precipitation chances are practically non-existent for our region for most of this week. Some cities, including San Antonio, could see rain chances Friday—but the chances are low and there's time for them to potentially drop lower still.

A gradual warming trend is on the way through the middle of the week with rain chances returning early Friday. Much cooler over the weekend. #txwx pic.twitter.com/1HOTgBwa7h

— NWS Austin/San Antonio (@NWSSanAntonio) January 26, 2026

Even without the threat of freezing rain to start the week, the freezing cold means you should still take precautions at home!

NWS reminds residents extreme cold could become life threatening and likely damage unprotected pipes and put livestock at risk if precautions are not taken. Dress in layers including a hat, face mask and gloves if you must go outside.

Don't forget your pets! NWS urges pet owners to make sure to give proper care to our four-legged friends to ensure they have a safe space that is warm and dry during the winter storm.

Now is the time to make preparations for cold weather. This includes our furry friends! Some locations may experience long duration freezing temperatures, particularly those in the Hill Country and northern I-35 corridor. Make sure pets have a safe space that is warm and dry. pic.twitter.com/eZQfbuduMd

— NWS Austin/San Antonio (@NWSSanAntonio) January 21, 2026

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Authorities in Bexar County, Texas, have identified the body found during a search near a residential area as missing 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos, according to officials. The medical examiner ruled her death a suicide.

The identification was announced Wednesday by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office, which said the decedent found during an open-field search in the 10000 block of FM 1560 was Camila Mendoza Olmos.

The office said the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and that the death was ruled a suicide.

The body was discovered Tuesday afternoon at around 4:40 to 4:45 p.m. in a field a few hundred yards from Olmos’s home, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar. Salazar noted that self-harm had been among the possibilities considered while the investigation was ongoing.

Salazar said the body was located by a joint search team from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI after investigators decided to recheck an area that had been searched earlier. He said tall grass limited visibility during previous searches, and the body was found about 10 minutes after teams returned to the area.

A firearm was found very near the body, which investigators had been searching for after it was reported missing from a family member, Salazar said.

Olmos was reported missing from her home in Bexar County on Christmas Eve, according to KENS. A CLEAR Alert was issued on Christmas Day and later discontinued Tuesday evening by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Bexar County is located in south-central Texas and includes the city of San Antonio.

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. In the United States, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline can be reached by calling or texting 988, providing free and confidential support 24 hours a day.

A body has been found amid the search for Camila Mendoza Olmos, a 19-year-old who went missing shortly after leaving her San Antonio home on the morning of Dec. 24, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.

The body has not been identified and an official cause of death has not been determined. Sheriff Javier Salazar said the body was wearing clothing that was "very similar" to what his office believes Mendoza Olmos was wearing when she was last seen.

"We hope that we can expedite that process to try to get the community answers," Salazar said.

Salazar said the body was found around 4:45 p.m. local time in a field about 100 yards from Mendoza Olmos' home. The area had previously been checked, but it was searched again because of concerns over tall grass, Salazar said. He said the body was found by combined teams from the sheriff's office and the FBI.

Foul play is not suspected and there were indications of self-harm, Salazar said, adding Mendoza Olmos had been "going through a tough time."

Salazar said a firearm was found near the body and that investigators had also been looking for a family member's firearm that had gone missing.

Mendoza Olmos was last seen the morning of Christmas Eve, when a neighbor's doorbell camera appears to have captured her standing next to her car just before 7 a.m., according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.

If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here.

For more information about mental health care resources and support, The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ET, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email info@nami.org.