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San Antonio Spur Victor Wembanyama dabbles in acting with new TV cameo
Fans can catch Wemby in the Season 13 premiere of Futurama, now streaming on Hulu.
Michael Karlis
Michael Karlis is a multimedia journalist at the San Antonio Current, whose coverage in print and on social media focuses on local and state politics. He is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., and recently earned his Master’s in Journalism & Media at the University of Texas at Austin.
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San Antonio Spurs, McCombs family unveil new public basketball court at Hemisfair
The $1.8 million court is painted Fiesta colors with a design inspired by Hemisfair ’68
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San Antonio most likely metro to land NFL relocation team, AI says
Don’t get your hopes up, though. The bot overlooked some of the city’s major hurdles.
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San Antonio Zoo unveils new mascot, Savanna the Giraffe
The San Antonio Zoo hopes Savanna will raise awareness about the plight of wild giraffes.
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San Antonio U.S. Rep. Castro slams Trump over defunding grants for Hispanic serving colleges
San Antonio is home to several Hispanic-serving institutions, including UT-San Antonio, Our Lady of the Lake and the Alamo Colleges campuses.
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San Antonio youth accused of planning mass shooting gets two years’ probation
The boy, who entered a plea Friday, will serve his sentence in a juvenile residential facility.
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San Antonio City Council censures Meza Gonzalez over DWI charge
District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez had a blood alcohol content at least twice the legal limit when she was arrested two months ago, court records show.
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San Antonio pet-dumping ordinance passes on 10-1 vote
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones cast the sole vote against the measure.
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San Antonio mayor and councilman spar over pricy contract for East Coast consulting firm
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones hired a $10,000-a-month Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm to handle her communications.
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Events coordinator latest staffer to exit Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ office
Event Service Director Rory Vance is the third person in Jones’ office to part ways in just as many months.
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San Antonio Spurs to hold tryouts this weekend for new ‘super fan’ arena section
Fans selected for the group will receive season tickets for $999, a 15% pro-shop discount and free parking.
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San Antonio Housing Trust closes deal to buy Robert E. Lee Apartments
Tenants at the affordable housing complex organized after private developer Weston Urban put a bid on the property.
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San Antonio Zoo pokes fun at latest Kawhi Leonard scandal
Leonard is accused in taking $28 million from a defunct tree planting company to circumnavigate the league’s salary cap.
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Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones gets unlikely ally in bid to stop anti-pet dumping ordinance
Animal-rescue activists argue that the proposal, as written, could end up punishing people who spay and neuter strays to control the animal population.
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Battle over San Antonio’s Project Marvel heats up with dueling rallies over the weekend
The Spurs’ pro-Project Marvel rally featured sports star power, while COPS/Metro promised steadfast resistance.
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Texas Rep. James Talarico will announce bid for U.S. Senate seat next week
Word of Talarico’s run for office comes after podcaster Joe Rogan encouraged the Democrat to pursue the presidency.
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COPS/Metro to undertake outside economic analysis of San Antonio’s Project Marvel
The watchdog group will hold a public town hall Sunday at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church to discuss the study.
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Email suggests San Antonio mayor’s staff gave contradictory advice on animal-welfare proposal
Three council members filed a memo demanding the pet-dumping ordinance be debated at the next meeting after it was bumped from this Thursday’s agenda.
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The Spurs aren’t leaving San Antonio, even if the arena vote fails in November, experts say
Even if local leaders hit an impasse with the team over a deal, the NBA isn’t inclined to let franchises leave so easily.
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San Antonio council members say mayor killed anti-pet dumping ordinance over petty politics
The ordinance would have fined those who dump animals up to $2,000 on the first offense.