19-year-old arrested by FBI after drugs, cash, gun, vehicle seized during bust in San Antonio, BCSO says

220 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, 174 grams of THC vape cartridges, a shotgun, $23,735 and a vehicle were seized as investigators executed the search warrant. SAN ANTONIO — The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Federal Bureau of Investigation San Antonio Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force on Wednesday in executing federal warrants on … Read more

Call KENS: VA mistakes mark thousands of living veterans as passed away. VA says they are still more than 99% accurate.

KENS 5 asked the VA why still-living veterans are being wrongly marked as deceased. The VA’s response: They are still accurate more than 99 percent of the time. SAN ANTONIO — The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is accidentally marking veterans as deceased when they are still very much alive.  On Tuesday the VA … Read more

‘I am not going to resign’ | Congressman Gonzales remains in the race; UTSA professor says scandal may reshape primary

Expert says GOP leadership’s silence reflects narrow House majority, while primary challengers gain ground. SAN ANTONIO — U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales said this week he will not resign as questions continue to swirl over sexually explicit text messages and an alleged affair with a former staff member. “I am not going to resign. I work … Read more

Hill Country fire 100% contained after burning more than 1,100 acres in Gillespie County

The fire began Tuesday afternoon, during a week of dry, windy and hazardous conditions across South-Central Texas. The cause is still under investigation. SAN ANTONIO — Crews in the Texas Hill Country continued working to gain control of a wildfire that’s burned 1,160 acres in Gillespie County as of early Wednesday afternoon.  The Texas A&M … Read more

Hill Country fire 80% contained after burning more than 1,100 acres

The fire began Tuesday afternoon, during a week of dry, windy and hazardous conditions across South-Central Texas. SAN ANTONIO — Crews in the Texas Hill Country continued working to gain control of a wildfire that’s burned 1,160 acres in Gillespie County as of early Wednesday afternoon.  The Texas A&M Forest Service has dubbed the emergency … Read more