SAPD: Active SWAT incident at northwest-side neighborhood, residents urged to stay indoors

Police say a suspect is contained to a particular address but did not disclose exactly where. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio police responded to a suspected shooting that has turned into an active SWAT incident at a northwest-side neighborhood Monday afternoon, officials say.  According to SAPD, all Prue Road residents in the Woodridge neighborhood have … Read more

David Ruiz, man accused of killing Las Palapas founder, extradited back to Bexar County

Ruiz is behind bars on a $250,000 bond after being arrested in Kimble County on Tuesday. Officials said he’s on suicide watch. SAN ANTONIO — The 39-year-old California man accused of killing Edward Ronald Acosta, the Las Palapas restaurant chain founder, was brought to the Bexar County Jail to be booked Thursday evening.  David Ruiz … Read more

Texas lawmakers update sexual assault laws, allowing more survivors to pursue justice

After three sessions, Texas lawmakers passed a bill last month that defines consent and fixes what advocates called a loophole in Texas sexual assault laws. THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – At 4 a.m. on the Saturday before this year’s Austin marathon, Summer Willis began crawling. For the next 22 hours, she stayed on her hands and … Read more

‘I lost a brother’: SA man reflects on decades-long friendship with murdered Las Palapas founder Ron Acosta

Rudy Ramirez said he’ll forever cherish the memories made with Ron Acosta, including chats over coffee, dinners with family and competitive games of Phase 10. SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio man is mourning the loss of one of his closest friends who was the founder of Las Palapas.  Ron Acosta, longtime owner of the … Read more