SAN ANTONIO

San Antonio College receives $1 million grant to fund Empowerment Center expansion

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SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio College (SAC) plans to use funding from U.S. Rep Greg Casar to expand a facility geared toward low-income, at-risk students. The college will use the funding to expand its Empowerment Center, a “one-stop shop” for students needing additional resources to obtain GEDs or continue their higher education aspirations. Recommended Videos … Read more

NISD identifies woman shot by officer outside crowded football game

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SAN ANTONIO – More than seven months after a Northside ISD officer shot a woman “becoming aggressive” at the Dub Farris Athletic Complex, the district released its incident report of the shooting. The report said on Oct. 28, NISD officers Kyle Kennedy and Joseph Garcia were “addressing” a woman named Markay Garcia. The report said … Read more

SAISD’s ‘rightsizing’ plan takes shape with end of school year

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SAN ANTONIO – As the school year comes to an end, the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) has marked an end for 15 of its schools affected by the district’s “rightsizing” plan. The plan, which SAISD Board of Trustees voted on last fall, will institute 15 school closures throughout the district. Recommended Videos Superintendent … Read more

Man sentenced to prison for transporting hundreds of migrants through San Antonio, other Texas cities

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SAN ANTONIO – A Dallas man was sentenced to seven years in prison this week for his alleged involvement in transporting migrants through San Antonio and throughout the state. Sedrick Zelitis Smith, 47, was first arrested by Homeland Security Investigations in May 2021. Recommended Videos Smith was considered a key member of a 10-person human … Read more