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National spelling champ from San Antonio headed to Disneyland after beating Jimmy Kimmel in contest
Kimmel sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez and boxer Mike Tyson officiated the late-night competition.
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Coin celebrating Border Patrol agent whipping Haitian migrant under investigation by CBP
The ‘Haitian Invasion’ coin is just one of several celebrating the bad behavior of law enforcement officials.
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Boerne authorities won’t say why they didn’t file DWI against woman later involved in head-on crash
Initially, Boerne police recommended a DWI charge against Kendall Lauren Batchelor for the 2021 incident, but she was only arraigned on a lesser offense.
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Family will seek murder charge against San Antonio cop who shot 13-year-old boy, attorney says
High-profile attorney Lee Merritt also said body-cam footage contradicts the police account of the incident.
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Lawyer for 13-year-old fatally shot by San Antonio cop says body-cam shows the killing was unjustified
High-profile civil rights attorney Lee Merritt said the officer involved in the shooting also fatally shot another suspect during his two years on the force.
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Report ranks Texas as the No. 8 most fun state to visit
Texas topped the list in restaurants, movie theaters and amusement parks, but California took the No. 1 slot.
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Pop-punk band Green Day plays in front of ‘F—k Ted Cruz’ backdrop during show in Germany
‘Just so you know, the whole EU hates you too. And we think you’re a massive pussy,’ one concertgoer said as he tweeted a picture of the stage to the senator.
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Surprise, surprise: Most Texas teachers don’t want to be armed, according to new survey
The poll comes mere weeks after the San Antonio area’s La Vernia School District voted to let some teachers pack heat.
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San Antonio rents climb another 0.9% in May, marking their fifth consecutive month of increases
The median price of an apartment has increased 19.6% in San Antonio since March 2020.
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Mother of 13-year-old shot by San Antonio police has other kids taken by child-welfare authorities
Lynda Espinoza’s four remaining children were taken Tuesday in what one relative described as an ‘ambush.’
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30 San Antonio postal workers were attacked by dogs last year, making it No. 12 in the nation
USPS can halt mail to a residence if the dog there is deemed to be aggressive.
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San Antonio’s AT&T Center named one of nation’s five best venues for live country music
NRG Stadium in Houston, also home to the world’s largest stock show and rodeo, came in at No.1.
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Elon Musk’s Boring Co. wants tunnels linking San Antonio and Austin, according to leaked emails
The plans are laid out in messages between Boring Co. business development lead Brian Gettinger and an unnamed Kyle city official.
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Witness says San Antonio police didn’t offer immediate medical aid to 13-year-old shot on Friday
‘Instead of trying to apply pressure, he’s pulling him out and he’s still trying to search him,’ a witness from the neighborhood said.
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Man in viral video tells Uvalde cops his granddaughter is dead because they wouldn’t act
‘My granddaughter is dead because you weren’t there,’ the man tells officers.
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San Antonio police fatally shoot 13-year-old, say he rammed patrol car with stolen vehicle
The youth died of his injuries at University Hospital. Two other juveniles in the car were uninjured.
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Top cop at Uvalde shooting scene didn’t get word about kids trapped inside, lawmaker says
The 911 dispatcher relayed the information to Uvalde city police, not the commander at the scene, who oversees school district cops.
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Chronic homelessness in San Antonio has increased, especially among people with disabilities
That increase comes as the overall number of people experiencing homelessness here remained steady.
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San Antonio Rep. Joaquin Castro says Abbott lied about what he knew about Uvalde police response
Castro said at least 2 of the 19 officers that waited in a hallway and failed to engage the gunman were from DPS.
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San Antonio’s Southside ISD bans purses, bags at graduation in the wake of Uvalde tragedy
The district also barred bags and purses from its campuses for the remainder of the school year.