SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County District Attorney said the backlog of yet-to-be-indicted felony cases has been cut by 11 percent. Joe Gonzales updated Bexar County commissioners on the progress made by the “High Risk Intake Team” on Tuesday. Gonzales and San Antonio Police Chief William McManus sparred over who was to blame. “There was … Read more
In April 2022, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced his state was going to start transporting to other states migrants who had been released from federal custody. He said he was doing it to prevent the state from shouldering “the burdens imposed by open-border advocates in other parts of the country.” Nearly two years later, Texas has … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A petition filed in Bexar County state district court Wednesday seeks to remove a Northside Independent School District trustee from office, weeks after she entered a pretrial diversion program in a DWI case. The petition, filed by Bexar County resident Robert Gonzalez, demands a jury trial to determine whether Dr. Karla Duran … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A former San Antonio attorney who scammed his clients out of millions of dollars has been sentenced to 50 years in prison on wire fraud and money laundering charges, according to the United States Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Texas. Christopher John Pettit, of San Antonio, pleaded guilty to charges … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio police officer arrested last month on a possession of child pornography charge admitted to performing sex acts on children as young as three years old, discipline records obtained this week by KSAT Investigates show. Officer Albert Sanchez, a 16-year veteran of SAPD, was placed on temporary suspension without pay … Read more
SELMA, Texas – University Health broke ground Wednesday on the system’s second new hospital of the new year. The full-service hospital will sit on 42 acres next to the Retama Park racetrack in Selma. The 100-thousand-square-foot medical office building located on the hospital grounds near Lookout Road and Retama Parkway will bring a range of … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – The month of February 1996 was the definition of the old adage “if you don’t like the weather in Texas, just wait a while”. It featured plenty of ups and downs, but a triple digit reading on February 21 ranks as the most notable. It’s also a record that may not be … Read more