City of San Antonio attempts to combat violence with Violence Prevention Strategic Plan

“I am happy there is a collective plan that the community is looking at,” said District 4 Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia, PhD. SAN ANTONIO — The city along with several partners including the University of Texas at San Antonio are planning to tackle violence using a public health approach. It is called the Violence Prevention … Read more

SA community sounds off during CPS Energy tele town hall on proposed rate increase

SAN ANTONIO – CPS Energy led a conversation for the community Thursday night to discuss the logistics and reasoning behind its proposed rate increase that would start next year. The city-owned gas and electric utility proposed to increase its gas and electric base rates by 4.25% in a pair of meetings earlier this month before … Read more

How police tracked down Nathan Martinez, the suspect in two deadly San Antonio drive-by shootings

Nathan Martinez is jailed in Bexar County on bonds totaling more than $1 million. Investigators used evidence gathered from multiple shootings to track him down. SAN ANTONIO — Shell casings, surveillance footage and a fateful 2022 traffic stop all played a role in helping San Antonio police identify a man suspected in multiple shootings on … Read more

San Antonio annexes more than 4,000 acres on South Side

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio’s city limits will expand in January to encompass another 4,018 acres on the South Side after the city council on Thursday approved a long-planned annexation. The nine council members present at Thursday’s meeting voted unanimously to annex 133 agricultural properties, which staff say the city has been eying for a … Read more