José Garza
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Oct 18, 2026
Michael HallGUEST
Yeah.
Michael HallGUEST
In February, there was a hearing and the district attorney here, his name is Jose Garza, he's gone out of his way to look over cases in the past where zealous police or DAs got the wrong guy or the wrong girl.
Michael HallGUEST
And I mean, he has time and again exonerated people who were done dirty.
Michael HallGUEST
And so she, they had a hearing and they went through each case and Dan Jackson, the hero detective got up and told how he did what he did.
Todd JeffriesHOST
Austin and has several previous felony convictions.
Patrick OsbornHOST
Well, the last thing we need is another multi-felon coming here committing crimes and then getting to walk away because Jose Garza believes in restorative justice.
Patrick OsbornHOST
Well, the good thing is this is a federal offense.
Patrick OsbornHOST
This time maybe a little different.
Patrick OsbornHOST
It's got to be.
Patrick OsbornHOST
And it's like a reign of terror that's coming out of both Delia Garza and Jose Garza's office.
Patrick OsbornHOST
I don't think it's
Todd JeffriesHOST
too much to ask that if somebody has a bunch of felonies that they don't get to ride a capital metro bus.
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Todd JeffriesHOST
And now he's committed murder near a bus stop.
Patrick OsbornHOST
Yeah, this poor man would still be alive if we had a judicial system in Travis County that actually did its job.
Patrick OsbornHOST
However, when you look at his track record, his arrest record going all the way back to 2011, It really shows that obviously things have been turned up to 11 under Jose Garza when it comes to letting out people who should be behind bars.
Patrick OsbornHOST
But here in 2011, Rosemary Lindbergh reduced a charge of arson of a home or a place of worship down to criminal mischief.
Holly HansenHOST
And I'm gonna jump on an issue that's been in the news for the past week or so based on a, a Texas House hearing that occurred recently where they talked about crime and the problem of prosecutors who may not be as enthusiastic about prosecuting violent criminals.
Holly HansenHOST
Specific attention, for example, was on the Travis County District Attorney José Garza and a possible relationship with a progressive reform group.
Holly HansenHOST
Uh, there were some cases mentioned, such as a, a murderer for whom there were eyewitnesses to a shooting, but, uh, the murder charges were dropped.
Holly HansenHOST
So there has been a lot of discussion about what can be done, and our question for you is, under the current Texas statute and constitution, could you as attorney general do more to address or investigate either these specific criminal cases or the behavior of some of these district attorneys, or do we really need some reforms and possibly a new state office to handle this issue?
Tony PlohetskiGUEST
The federal investigation continues, as does the local investigation as well.
Tony PlohetskiGUEST
The local district attorney in Travis County in Austin, Jose Garza, is continuing to investigate, as are Austin police.
Tony PlohetskiGUEST
They say that they believe that because this happened on the streets of Austin, they have a duty to not only present facts to the public about the circumstances that led up to that shooting, but also also to possibly determine whether or not the ICE agent who shot May should possibly face local state charges in that shooting.
Tony PlohetskiGUEST
He was shot in the back.
Todd JeffriesHOST
...
Todd JeffriesHOST
Jose Garza, regardless of whether or not DHS cooperates with APD.
Todd JeffriesHOST
And, and, and to be honest, uh, uh, our district attorney, Jose Garza, he's, he's gonna press, he's gonna file charges against this ICE officer.
Patrick OsbornHOST
He's gonna have to.
Todd JeffriesHOST
Maybe several of them.
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speaker_23AUDIENCE
Hey, good morning.
speaker_23AUDIENCE
Hey, you know, uh, I think, you know, the reality of our government and of war and everything, it should be transparent a- and accountable.
speaker_23AUDIENCE
I mean, we, uh, uh, the benefit of embedding media into the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and before that, I think it's a great benefit to, to people to make decisions, and I think they should, uh, live stream Jose Garza doing plea deals and letting people go, or judges.
Lynn WoolleyHOST
Yesterday we heard from Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis.
Lynn WoolleyHOST
Uh, she had said before that, uh, there would be an independent investigation into what happened, so she tells KXAN that investigation could wrap up in a couple of weeks, and at that point, and this is the, this is where I go, "What?" At that point, APD will present its findings to our humble District Attorney José Garza.
Lynn WoolleyHOST
And my question is why, a- and will Garza, uh, attempt to do anything? This has federal jurisdiction.
Lynn WoolleyHOST
Unless I'm wrong, I don't think there's anything he can do.
Isaiah MitchellPANELIST
And we had a hearing in the Capitol, um, a couple weeks ago on-- Well, specifically, it was on prosecution.
Isaiah MitchellPANELIST
And even more specifically, it was about Jose Garza, who is the DA of Travis County.
Isaiah MitchellPANELIST
And we had a long hearing that we discussed in a, a previous podcast on, um, on Garza's, on Garza's tenure as DA.
Isaiah MitchellPANELIST
And in that same week, Abbott and Hinojosa both issued ads bashing the other for insu-insufficient support for law enforcement.
Kris CollinsHOST
And Bob Ayres pinned a we will not forget badge on Jackson, and it was one of the badges the parents had made right after the murders.
Kris CollinsHOST
And Jose Garza, the district attorney, commented on the findings, saying, quote, "The overwhelming weight of the evidence points to the guilt of one man and to the innocence of four," unquote.
Kris CollinsHOST
Now, a few weeks earlier, Jackson called John Jones and said, quote, "He said, 'Hey, Jones, this is Detective Jackson.
Kris CollinsHOST
Do you still have the green and white shirt?' And that was one detective to another telling him, 'We got this,'" unquote.
Mayes MiddletonGUEST
Look at what happened in Travis County.
Mayes MiddletonGUEST
Jose Garza, their DA there, he said he would not prosecute anyone for criminal trespass.
Mayes MiddletonGUEST
And it's pretty simple for me.
Mayes MiddletonGUEST
If you treat our laws and Constitution as a suggestion-
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