Gardening with KSAT: The secret to Poteet strawberries is in the soil, season

SAN ANTONIO – Poteet has a different growing season than California strawberries and SoTex Farms has different soil, which is why the owners say their strawberries taste sweeter. “I love strawberries, even though I’m mildly allergic to them,” Pat West Jr., owner of SoTex Farms said. West and Joanna Garcia of SoTex Farms in Poteet … Read more

New trailhead opens on Northwest Side

SAN ANTONIO – The city’s Parks and Recreation Department has opened a new trailhead that connects two parks on the Northwest Side. The Stanley Spigel Trailhead is open at 8123 Guilbeau Road, just west of Bandera Road. It connects the French Creek Greenway on Mainland Drive to Nani Falcone Park on Mystic Park. The new … Read more

Comal’s ISD’s Davenport HS percussion ranks #1 in state at UIL band competition

SAN ANTONIO – In its second year as a state finalist, the Davenport High School band and color guard is walking away from this year’s UIL marching band competition with several top honors. The band’s percussion section took home first overall in the 4A competition. The band and color guard placed sixth. The competition took … Read more

DA Gonzales plans to cut indictment backlog by one-third, despite staffing problems

SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Joe Gonzales believes moving money around his budget will help his department to cut its backlog of 6,083 yet-to-be-indicted felony cases by one-third or more, despite problems keeping enough prosecutors on staff. And though an internal email obtained by KSAT shows a division chief chastising attorneys for … Read more