Water service returns to three of four San Antonio apartment complexes after SAWS forces managers’ hands

SAWS apartment owners had owed tens of thousands on their water bills. This week they took the step of cutting off water to tenants. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Water Systems said Tuesday evening that it had returned water service to three of four apartment complexes whose owners had owed thousands on their bills.  The … Read more

Gateway Church founder and senior pastor Robert Morris resigns after sexual abuse allegations

The Gateway Church board of elders says it accepted Morris’ resignation Tuesday and retained a law firm to investigate the allegations. SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Gateway Church founder and senior pastor Robert Morris resigned Tuesday amid allegations he sexually abused a woman in the ‘80s, starting when she was 12 years old. The Gateway Church Board … Read more

City of San Antonio begins conversation on how to spend four federal housing grants in next year’s budget

SAN ANTONIO – Conversations are starting across the city on how money should be spent in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, and there’s a push to tackle two major and connected issues: homelessness and affordable housing. The most recent data in San Antonio found there are just under 3,400 people across the city experiencing homelessness. … Read more

Guadalupe County deputies seized nearly $50,000 in meth, they say number of drug busts is going up

The Guadalupe County Sheriff provided KENS 5 numbers on the number of drugs confiscated last year from K9 and the Narcotics Division. GUADALUPE COUNTY, Texas — Guadalupe County Sheriff Deputies said the amount of drugs they’re seizing in their county is going up. Recently, Guadalupe County Narcotics Taskforce K9 Deputy Wesley Doss and his partner … Read more

Burn ban in effect for Bexar County until mid-September

The ban comes as San Antonio prepares to receive much-needed rain amid prolonged drought. SAN ANTONIO — Citing extremely dry conditions and a corresponding amount of flammable material, Bexar County leaders on Tuesday approved a burn ban expected to last through the summer or until fire officials say “a public safety hazard no longer exists.”  … Read more

Bexar County is now under a burn ban for the summer. Here’s what that means.

The ban comes as San Antonio prepares to receive much-needed rain amid prolonged drought. SAN ANTONIO — Citing extremely dry conditions and a corresponding amount of flammable material, Bexar County leaders on Tuesday approved a burn ban expected to last through the summer or until fire officials say “a public safety hazard no longer exists.”  … Read more