Southland Conference announces suspensions in Incarnate Word, Texas A&M-Commerce postgame fight

SAN ANTONIO – The Southland Conference said Wednesday that four Incarnate Word and four Texas A&M-Commerce men’s basketball players have been suspended following a postgame brawl earlier this week. The fight happened Monday night in the handshake line shortly after Texas A&M-Commerce secured a 76-72 overtime on UIW’s home floor. Recommended Videos Incarnate Word point … Read more

NISD teacher, staff union calls for change following death of instructional assistant

SAN ANTONIO – The union that represents teachers and staff in the Northside Independent School District is calling for change following the death of an instructional assistant who was seriously injured in a classroom at Brandeis High School. Northside AFT said the incident speaks to a worry that “nags at educators” in NISD and across … Read more

Bexar County DA Gonzales says prosecutors have cut indictment backlog by 11 percent

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

Texas has spent more than $148 million busing migrants to other parts of the country

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

Lawsuit seeks to remove NISD trustee from office following DWI case

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