SAN ANTONIO – A state district judge has denied an effort by the Bexar County Republican Party and a local plaintiff to keep independent candidate Jason Wolff off the ballot in the race for Bexar County Criminal District Attorney.

In a press release dated Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, Wolff said the 225th District Court denied Ashley Foster and the Bexar Republican Party’s request to prevent him from appearing on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. The lawsuit, Foster, et al. v. Carew, et al., Cause No. 2026-CI-20080, challenged the validity of petition signatures submitted in support of Wolff’s independent candidacy.

Wolff said the case followed a daylong hearing with numerous witnesses on Sept. 1, and that the court issued its order Sept. 2.

According to the release, the court found the signature pages submitted by Wolff and other circulators at issue were “facially valid.” The court also found that while errors occurred in the execution of certain circulators’ affidavits, evidence showed the circulators witnessed the signatures they collected, believed the signatures to be accurate, and presented themselves to the notary in her official capacity. Wolff said the court denied all other relief requested by the plaintiffs.

“This was an important case, not just for my campaign, but for the principle that voters should be allowed to choose their candidates at the ballot box,” Wolff said. “I am grateful that the Court carefully considered the evidence and the law and rejected the effort to remove me from the ballot.”

Wolff also thanked his legal team at Dhillon Law Group, Inc., naming Trey Trainor and Amber Hulse.

“I want to personally thank Trey Trainor, Amber Hulse, and the entire Dhillon Law Group team for their outstanding representation throughout this case. They worked tirelessly, prepared thoroughly, and defended my right to remain on the ballot with professionalism and determination. I am deeply grateful for their efforts,” Wolff said.

The release said the court’s findings included that the Texas secretary of state was not a necessary party to resolve the issue before the court, that a notary made errors in executing certain circulator affidavits, and that the signature pages associated with Wolff and the other circulators were facially valid.

Wolff said the ruling allows his campaign to refocus on voters.

“I entered this race because I believe Bexar County deserves a District Attorney who will put public safety, equal justice, and the rule of law ahead of politics,” Wolff said. “Now we can get back to doing what campaigns are supposed to do, talking to voters about the future of Bexar County and earning their support.”

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Before the judge’s order, questions about Wolff’s ballot petitions and his connection to the law office where he works. Wolff needed 500 signatures to qualify for the ballot as an independent candidate, and Marian Stanko, who represents the Bexar County Republican Party, challenged those signatures.

In that earlier reporting, attorney Justin Nichols said the notary involved handled more than 90% of Wolff’s petitions and raised concerns after the notary appeared in court.

“Anytime somebody is running to be the top law enforcement officer in our county, you would expect that person to cross their T’s and dot their I’s and follow the law. When the notary who works for him and signed 90% of his petition comes to court and pleads the Fifth Amendment about whether or not that process was followed, that creates serious concerns for me as a citizen and a lawyer about whether not that person running for that office has behaved appropriately. That day is yet to come, but I think it’s coming really soon,” Nichols said.

The previous reporting also stated that no evidence had been presented in court connecting attorney Neil Calfas’ arrest on human trafficking and prostitution-related charges to the signatures that got Wolff on the ballot, and that no court had ruled Wolff’s petitions invalid at that time. Attorneys said they were reviewing notary records to determine next steps.

Wolff works out of the same law office as Calfas, who is facing charges of solicitation of prostitution and human trafficking. In earlier comments on social media, Wolff criticized what he described as political opponents trying to make him “look guilty” because he practices law in the same office as Calfas, whose office was raided “yesterday.”

“I had no idea that was coming, I had no idea it was going on, because I was at the courthouse representing my clients and I learned about it along with everybody else,” Wolff said.

Wolff also described responding to a Facebook comment about his office location.

“In that comment, she says, well gosh, that’s where Jason Wolff offices. Hmm,” Wolff said. “What do you think she meant by the ‘hmm?’”

“I responded in kind and said, go to hell,” Wolff said. “I know exactly what you’re trying to do. You’re trying to paint a picture of me by association, and you should know better than that.”

Wolff is running as an independent candidate for Bexar County Criminal District Attorney in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.