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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.

by Michael Karlis September 12, 2025September 12, 2025

The boy, who entered a plea Friday, will serve his sentence in a juvenile residential facility.

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Grand jury called to investigate flawed police response to Uvalde shooting

Twelve jurors selected Friday will review law enforcement’s delayed response during Texas’ deadliest school shooting and recommend possible criminal charges.

by Maddy Rubin, The Texas Tribune January 20, 2024May 23, 2024

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Suspect in Colorado LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting once lived in San Antonio, records show

Anderson Lee Aldrich attended NEISD’s Johnson High School as a freshman in 2015 but withdrew from the school in October of that year.

by Michael Karlis November 23, 2022May 25, 2025

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Texas doctors to review whether Uvalde victims could have survived if law enforcement acted sooner

The review is part of the Texas Rangers’ criminal investigation into law enforcement’s slow response at Robb Elementary School.

by Michael Karlis November 4, 2022August 17, 2023

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Haunted Forest, DNA Kits: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

In music news, a planned fall festival at Willie Nelson’s ranch was cut short, and Journey will stop in San Antonio as part of its 50th anniversary tour.

by San Antonio Current Staff October 21, 2022May 27, 2025

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Texas sending families DNA kits to help identify their children in case they’re slain in school shooting

‘It’s like wiping your ass before you take a shit,’ said Brett Cross, whose son Uziyah Garcia died at Robb Elementary School.

by Michael Karlis October 19, 2022June 11, 2025

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New exhibitions at San Antonio’s McNay examine trials faced by Black and Brown people in the U.S.

“True Believers: Benny Andrews & Deborah Roberts” and “Margarita Cabrera: Blurring Borders” opened Oct. 6 and run through Jan. 22.

by Marco Aquino October 19, 2022July 16, 2025

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Two in hospital, four in police custody in Uvalde after shooting authorities say is gang-related

The shooting occurred just 2 miles from Robb Elementary School, where 21 people were killed by a gunman on May 24.

by Michael Karlis September 9, 2022September 11, 2024

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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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Victims and survivors of Uvalde shooting to file $27 billion lawsuit

According to the attorney representing the families, the suit will go after law enforcement agencies and a gun manufacturer.

by Michael Karlis August 22, 2022August 3, 2023

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Texas Border, Kyle Rittenhouse Selfie: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

This week’s top stories include a HGTV series casting San Antonio residents for its second season and bougie Dallas store Saint Bernard opening a San Antonio outpost.

by San Antonio Current Staff August 19, 2022August 3, 2023

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Actor Chuck Norris stars in new PSA to market Texas’ suspicious-activity reporting system

The 30-second PSA launched in media markets across Texas on Wednesday.

by Michael Karlis August 18, 2022July 1, 2024

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Mayor Ron Nirenberg says Abbott, Texas Legislature pushing back on common-sense gun reform

Nirenberg said that Abbott and the state legislature have actively weakened gun laws following other mass shootings.

by Michael Karlis August 17, 2022August 17, 2023

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Texas officials agree to release surveillance footage from Uvalde mass shooting

The update comes as some lawmakers accuse the Texas Department of Public Safety of orchestrating a coverup.

by Michael Karlis July 11, 2022August 17, 2023

Members of law enforcement lay flowers at a makeshift memorial outside Robb Elementary School.

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State Senator from San Antonio, Uvalde mayor say state isn’t aiding school-shooting families

The elected officials said one family almost had its power cut off while its child was in the hospital, while others only got ‘meager’ bereavement benefits.