$197M proposal to renovate Frost Bank Center, Freeman Coliseum approved by County Commissioners

The renovations are modeled after venues in Las Vegas and Fort Worth and represent an effort to create multi-use spaces amid plans for the Spurs to relocate. SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County commissioners voted in favor of a plan proposing $197 million in renovations to the Frost Bank Center and Freeman Coliseum property.  Commissioners Court … Read more

1 in critical condition after drive-by shooting near Alamo Ranch, officials say

A drive-by shooting near Alamo Ranch left one person critically injured. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Fire Department says a person has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being shot on the far west-side. Around 3:20 p.m., officials responded to the 5700 block of West Loop 1604 North after receiving reports of a shooting. … Read more

1 hospitalized after drive-by shooting near San Antonio Home Depot, officials say

A drive-by shooting near a west-side Home Depot left one person critically injured. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Fire Department says a person has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being shot near a far west-side Home Depot. Around 3:20 p.m., officials responded to the 5700 block of West Loop 1604 North after receiving … Read more

Amid measles outbreak, Texas is poised to make vaccine exemptions for kids easier

Supporters say the bill streamlines an already legal exemption process that allows families to avoid vaccines for reasons of conscience, religious beliefs or medical AUSTIN, Texas — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas this year has been the center of the nation’s largest measles outbreak in more than two decades, as a mostly eradicated disease has … Read more

18-year-old arrested in connection with shooting death of San Marcos HS grad

Andrew Farias, 18, was killed in the May 25 shooting in Uhland, Texas. Authorities made an arrest in Austin on Monday night. UHLAND, Texas — An arrest has been made in connection with a weekend shooting that left a recent San Marcos High School graduate dead. Uhland police officers responded to reports of gunfire outside … Read more