An unfamiliar story from the Battle of the Alamo: Brothers on opposing sides leads to a family torn apart by war

Francisco Esparza, a member of the Mexican army, asked Santa Anna to bury one of the Tejanos. It was his brother, Gregorio, who died defending the Alamo. SAN ANTONIO — Many consider them the “Big 3” of The Alamo: Jim Bowie, William B. Travis and David “Davy” Crockett. But fighting alongside them during the battle … Read more

‘I was grossed out. My stomach turned’: ‘Slimy’ milk has two of SA’s largest school districts taking action

The TruMoo mini strawberry milk cartons were supplied by Oak Farms, which is investigating the isolated incidents. SAN ANTONIO — They wanted strawberry milk. Instead, students in two of San Antonio’s largest school districts described the drink as “slimy” and “chunky”. Now, the beverage has been pulled from the menu. SAISD and NISD stopped serving … Read more

Lawsuit accuses bars on St. Mary’s Strip of overserving customer before July crash that killed a Bexar Co. deputy and her friend

SAN ANTONIO — A newly filed lawsuit seeking a jury trial alleges that employees at multiple St. Mary’s Strip bars overserved a customer in July before he later caused a wrong-way crash, killing an off-duty Bexar County sheriff’s deputy and her friend.  The suit was filed on behalf of the father of Koree Alcoser, who … Read more