Marc Whyte reinstated to City Council committee assignments

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg says Whyte can resume working on his originally assigned committees. SAN ANTONIO — District 10 City Councilman Marc Whyte has been allowed to resume city council committee activity after being suspended following his DWI arrest, according to a memo sent from the office of Mayor Ron Nirenberg.  Whyte is assigned … Read more

In war saga ‘The Sympathizer,’ Vietnamese voices are no longer stuck in the background

Vietnamese journalist-turned-filmmaker Phanxinê remembers exactly when he decided to make movies in his native country rather than Hollywood. It was in 2008 but it could have been a satirical scene out of the Vietnam Era-novel “The Sympathizer.” Someone from a movie studio visiting his University of Southern California film class told him his story pitch … Read more

Volunteers needed to place flags at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery for Memorial Day

SAN ANTONIO – A nonprofit group is looking for volunteers to place miniature flags at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery to commemorate Memorial Day. The nonprofit, Flags For Fallen Vets, has signed up about 2,000 volunteers but about 1,000 more are needed to place an estimated 140,000 flags at the cemetery, said Morrison R. (Bob) … Read more

‘Significant leadership failure’: Uvalde Police Department’s rebranding aims to reshape agency

UVALDE, Texas – A new initiative being rolled out by the new chief of the Uvalde Police Department calls for an agency rebranding following a “massive leadership failure” following the Robb Elementary shooting. A draft of what’s being called “The Guardian Initiative: Uvalde Police Department Rebranding” was shared with KSAT Investigates by a source familiar … Read more