Bexar County
Bexar County Criminal District Attorney
Luz Elena Chapa
Democratic- On ballot as
- Luz Elena Chapa
- Current role
- Visiting judge; former justice, Fourth Court of Appeals
- Background
- Graduate, St. Mary's University and St. Mary's University School of Law
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2000
- El Paso native
- Born to a Mexican immigrant mother and raised on the U.S.-Mexico border (per candidate)
- Experience
- Visiting judge, Bexar County (since leaving the appeals court)
- Justice, Fourth Court of Appeals (12 years; lost reelection race in 2024)
- Civil litigator (12 years, before her judicial service; per candidate)
- Author of nearly 1,400 opinions, nearly 600 of them in criminal cases (per candidate)
- Democratic primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won
- Top priorities
- "Fully fund and staff the office."
- "Repair the broken relationship with law enforcement."
- "Immediately tackle the backlog of unprosecuted family violence cases."
- Says she will be "judicious and careful with my prosecutorial discretion, always coming down on the side of public safety"
- Her campaign says she will "make sure prosecutors are trauma-informed trained"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire, lists as part of her plan for the office: "Fully fund and staff the office."
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: "As DA, I will be judicious and careful with my prosecutorial discretion, always coming down on the side of public safety."
- Endorsements
- Deputy Sheriffs Association of Bexar County (primary runoff)
- San Antonio Police Officers Association (primary runoff)
- Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar (primary runoff)
- Hon. Nelson Wolff, Former Bexar County Judge (listed by campaign)
- Hon. Justin Rodriguez, Bexar County Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- chapaforda.com
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