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Deputy Resources: COPLINE & Creekview Counseling
If you need someone to talk to, COPLINE is here for you. Just call 1-800-COPLINE or 1-800-267-5463. This is a CONFIDENTIAL 24/7 hotline run entirely by retired law enforcement officers. COPLINE serves active or retired officers, and their families dealing with...
DSABC Testifies on Senate & House Bills
Working for our Deputies! Today, the DSABC was in Austin testifying on Senate and House Bills (HB 409, HB 637, and SB 22). HB 409 is for hunting and fishing licenses for all first responders in Texas with 20 years of service. HB 637 and SB 22 are COVID-related bills...
The 20th Annual Ride for the Fallen
The 20th Annual Ride for the Fallen, benefitting the Peace Officers' Memorial Foundation, is coming up on May 1, 2021 in Austin, TX. Pre-Register at mbr.cleat.org/rideforthefallen.
HUNDREDS OF BILLS FILED IN TEXAS LEGISLATURE THAT COULD IMPACT TEXAS’ FINEST
On Friday, March 12, 2021, the deadline for members of the legislature to file new bills came and went. Members of the Texas House filed over 4,500 separate bills while members of the Senate filed over 2,100. Of these, CLEAT has identified 110 bills that negatively...
Team Tomas Recovery
A former member of the Bexar County Sheriff's Department needs your help. In February of this year, Tommy Arredondo III suffered a stroke. Tommy lost movement in his right arm and right leg. Currently, he is undergoing rehabilitative therapy that he will need for...
Jeremy Payne on Texas Public Radio (TPR) The Source
DSABC President Jeremy Payne sat down with Texas Public Radio The Source to discuss Bexar County jail staffing and overtime issues. Click the button below to listen to the interview. Listen Now
BEXAR COUNTY JAIL’S HIGH STAFFING TURNOVER, EXCESSIVE OVERTIME SURE TO BE MAJOR FOCUS FOR COUNTY IN 2021
The problems of high turnover and overtime have plagued the Bexar County Jail for more than a decade, but officials say the concerns have reached a critical mass in the wake of a state crackdown on jail standards and staffing challenges posed by the pandemic. Finding...
WATCH NOW: DSABC PRESIDENT JEREMY PAYNE SPEAKS TO JUDGE & COMMISSIONERS ABOUT UNDERSTAFFING CONDITIONS AT BCSO
BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOW TO REDUCE JAIL OVERTIME
Bexar County leaders bid farewell to two departing commissioners Tuesday and vowed to work to reduce jail overtime that the local deputies’ union said has put an unbearable strain on detention officers. Addressing commissioners during the public comment portion of the...
Re: Recognizing the Human Cost of Understaffing of Bexar Co. Sheriff’s Office Jails
Re: Recognizing the Human Cost of Understaffing of Bexar Co. Sheriff’s Office Jails Dear Judge Wolff & Commissioners:Albert Einstein is widely credited with saying, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different...
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