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Forum on Joss slaying highlights rift between San Antonio’s queer community and SAPD

Members of the community used the forum to highlight their own stories of homophobic threats and police response.

by Stephanie Koithan June 6, 2025June 25, 2025

Members of the community used the forum to highlight their own stories of homophobic threats and police response.

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San Antonio’s top cop says department premature in saying Jonathan Joss’ death wasn’t hate crime

‘I will own that and simply say we shouldn’t have done that,’ Chief William McManus said of its statement about the King of the Hill actor’s death.

by Sanford Nowlin and Stephanie Koithan June 5, 2025July 30, 2025

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San Antonio police were called to Jonathan Joss’ home 74 times before shooting death

Neighbors told TV stations that Joss was frequently in conflict with neighbors before his death.

by Michael Karlis June 3, 2025July 5, 2025

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Vandals knock down San Antonio memorial for 53 migrants who died in tractor-trailer

District Attorney Joe Gonzales said he plans to charge the people responsible with a hate crime.

by Sanford Nowlin March 23, 2025March 28, 2025

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San Antonio police say attack decried as Islamophobic in viral clip isn’t hate crime

The video shared online alleged a man hurled rocks at the car of a woman in Sonoma Ranch wearing a head scarf.

by Michael Karlis November 8, 2023January 30, 2024

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Texas man charged with hate crime after shouting ‘white power’ and firing gun outside Florida bar

Dustin McCann called a security guard the ‘N-word’ before leaving the club and firing his gun, witnesses say.

by Justin Garcia, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay November 23, 2022June 16, 2025

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Uvalde Shooting Lawsuit, Lady Gaga: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Families affected by the Uvalde mass shooting retained a California law firm to file a $27 billion lawsuit against law enforcement agencies and the manufacturer of the gunman’s assault rifle.

by San Antonio Current Staff August 26, 2022December 5, 2023

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Texas woman arrested on charges that she hit, threatened group of people for having Indian accents

The woman, who identified herself as Mexican American, told the targets of her rage that her situation is different because she was born in the U.S.

by Michael Karlis August 25, 2022June 10, 2025

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Forum on Joss slaying highlights rift between San Antonio’s queer community and SAPD

San Antonio’s top cop says department premature in saying Jonathan Joss’ death wasn’t hate crime

San Antonio police were called to Jonathan Joss’ home 74 times before shooting death

Vandals knock down San Antonio memorial for 53 migrants who died in tractor-trailer

Texas man charged with hate crime after shouting ‘white power’ and firing gun outside Florida bar

Texas woman arrested on charges that she hit, threatened group of people for having Indian accents

San Antonio officials condemn racist tagging incident at Noodle Tree, vow to prosecute offenders

San Antonio restaurant Noodle Tree tagged with racist graffiti following owner’s CNN appearance

Man Arrested Following Viral Video of Transgender Woman Being Brutally Attacked in Dallas

‘Pride Wall’ in Houston’s LGBTQ Neighborhood Defaced by Vandals

Vigil for same-sex couple killed outside Corpus Christi planned in SA tonight