Ron Rangel, the presiding judge in Bexar County’s 379th Criminal Court, has decided he is no longer interested in running for county district attorney.

Rangel, who spoke to KSAT 12 News on Wednesday morning, said he took “several months” to arrive at his decision.

“I just got elected to this role last year, so this term started January of this past year. I have not even been a year in this particular office,” Rangel told KSAT. “And when I ran, I did promise the voters, and I did expect to, fulfill that four-year term. We have a lot to do in the county.”

Rangel was reelected to the court in November 2024.

If he entered the Bexar County DA race, Rangel would have had step down with more than three years left in his term on the bench.

“The governor would appoint somebody,” Rangel said. “

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