Spurs set to gift $40,000 in grants to local organizations as part of Black History Month

The Spurs’ Black Heritage Night will honor local nonprofits with significant grants, including contributions from Harrison Barnes and his wife. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs will celebrate Black Heritage Night on Saturday, when the team hosts the Dallas Mavericks. It will also mark a night when the team goes above and beyond for … Read more

City Council members call for meeting to discuss ‘strategies to protect all San Antonians’ amid community outcry at ICE’s warehouse purchase

Four council members said they want city staff to study, among other things, ways “to hold federal law enforcement accountable.” SAN ANTONIO — When 180 residents signed up to speak to San Antonio City Council about local ICE operations in a lengthy January meeting, the vast majority of them condemning the federal agency’s actions, frustration … Read more

Texas incentive program starts for Northside ISD teachers: Union calls for salary increases

Northside ISD begins distributing new state-funded incentives, aiming to attract educators amid a teacher shortage. But calls for fair, permanent raises persist. SAN ANTONIO — It has been three years in the making, and starting this week, Northside Independent School District teachers are learning more about new incentive payments coming from the state. Many school … Read more

‘I’m happy no one died’: 2 people wounded in shooting near bar in downtown San Antonio, police say

According to police, a fight between several women inside the bar spilled outside, where multiple men became involved and gunfire rang out. SAN ANTONIO — Two men in their 20s were wounded in a double-shooting early Friday morning near a downtown San Antonio bar, police said. Law enforcement responded to the 800 block of Austin … Read more

Left voiceless after brutal stabbing, victim still identified the man who nearly killed him, police say

The victim, slashed in the neck and left with critical injuries, gives police the clues they need to arrest the attacker, per arrest warrant. SAN ANTONIO — According to the San Antonio Police Department, a 33-year-old man was ambushed, stabbed multiple times in the neck and left bleeding on the ground — injuries so severe … Read more

In fiercely competitive Democratic Senate race, social media influencers increasingly drive the conversation

A stream of takes from content creators has come to frame the Democratic primary between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico as a referendum on identity politics. TEXAS, USA — The disputed allegation was first aired on TikTok. A Dallas-based political content creator, Morgan Thompson, told her almost 200,000 followers that state Rep. James Talarico, an … Read more

From San Antonio to the Super Bowl: Former UTSA DB Tariq Woolen’s journey to the pinnacle of football

Woolen began his Roadrunners career on the offensive side of the ball before a late-season switch fully unlocked his athleticism. SAN ANTONIO — By the time Tariq Woolen steps onto the field for the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX, the journey behind him will trace an unlikely path that runs straight through San Antonio … Read more