Comal ISD lets bus driver applicants get behind the wheel during ‘Experience the Ride’ event on Thursday

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – The school bus driver shortage continues to impact local school districts. Comal ISD is looking to hire 40 school bus drivers by the start of the new school year this fall. Recommended Videos To lure potential applicants, the district is hosting an “Experience the Ride,” event to let potential applicants get … Read more

How San Antonio’s biggest school districts’ STAAR test scores compare to state averages

SAN ANTONIO – Data released Friday showed Texas students’ math and science scores on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness continue to slip since the pandemic. The Texas Education Agency breaks the scores down by district and by campus. They’re searchable on the TEA website. Recommended Videos The scores are broken down into … Read more

TRAFFIC ALERT: Eastbound Loop 1604 at I-10 on far Northwest Side to be closed this weekend

SAN ANTONIO – Drivers, be prepared for yet another round of major construction closures on the far Northwest Side this weekend. As part of the Loop 1604 North Expansion Project, TxDOT will have several closures starting at 9 p.m. Friday, June 21 through 5 a.m. Monday, June 24, weather permitting. Recommended Videos The main lanes … Read more

‘It came on the wrong day, but that’s ok!’: Thursday’s rains move San Antonio Juneteenth celebration indoors

Vendors were set up and ready outside the Second Baptist Church on the east side. Three hours later, rain caused them to pack up and move inside. SAN ANTONIO — One of San Antonio’s largest Juneteenth celebrations was supposed to be an indoor-outdoor event on the east side. Then came the rain. Organizers had to … Read more

Nate’s Take: UFL Brahmas need to practice where they preach if they want to survive

The key to UFL sustainability in San Antonio is simple. SAN ANTONIO — The United Football League announced that Sunday’s league championship game between the Birmingham Stallions and San Antonio Brahmas was the highest-viewed spring football game since 2001. It’s albeit slightly embarrassing for San Antonio, who was outclassed 25-0 in front of a reported … Read more

‘My mom didn’t deserve that’: Daughter of woman shot, killed by SAPD seeks justice nearly 1 year later

SAN ANTONIO – Just days before the one-year mark of her death, Melissa Perez’s family still can’t believe what happened. “I wish I could just go back and tell her how much I loved her,” Alexis Tovar, Perez’s daughter, said. “I’ll never be the same. I don’t have my mom with me anymore.” San Antonio … Read more