From Fox News: A Texas-based career criminal with a lengthy rap sheet is behind bars in Travis County after he was charged with murdering a father of five outside a 7-Eleven in Austin, reviving scrutiny of Travis County District Attorney José Garza and what critics call his controversial prosecutorial record and “soft on crime” approach.
Caleb Anthony Jenkins, described by police as a career criminal, was charged with murder in connection with a shooting last year that left a 25-year-old father dead outside a 7-Eleven. According to Austin police, Jenkins allegedly shot the victim and drove off.
But critics argue the killing may have been preventable. Garza’s office previously dismissed or declined to prosecute three separate gun charges against Jenkins in incidents dating back to 2022. He was also arrested in 2023 on a domestic violence charge and failed to appear in court, as Fox News reported. Most recently, he was re-arrested and released after his bond was raised.
Taken together, the developments have intensified public criticism of Garza, the Democratic district attorney backed by liberal mega-donor George Soros.
Garza, a progressive Democrat, was first elected as Travis County DA in 2020 without prior experience as a prosecutor, and campaigned on indicting police officers and “reimagining” policing in Austin. He was re-elected in 2024.
Fox News reported: Soros contributed $652,000 to the Texas Justice & Public Safety PAC in the months leading up to the 2020 Travis County DA election, according to campaign finance records.
WOW: The Democratic Travis County District Attorney, José P. Garza, is being BLASTED after allowing a career criminal to walk free, REFUSING to prosecute the man on three separate g*n charges before he mu*dered a father of five.
Brooke Taylor: “Caleb Anthony Jenkins was charged… pic.twitter.com/v6opq8CwlI
— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) February 25, 2026
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— The Conservative Catholic Journal (@thepathistruth) February 26, 2026
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