South San ISD board votes to give superintendent power to lay off employees amid $12M deficit

SAN ANTONIO – South San ISD’s school board voted to give the superintendent the power to lay off employees due to the district’s $12 million deficit. The district has about 1,200 employees and needs to reduce 20 positions. The board voted on financial exigency to develop a plan where those cuts would be made. Superintendent … Read more

‘Toxic culture’: Ex-Fair Oaks Ranch police officers speak out about department, chief

FAIR OAKS RANCH, Texas – A former officer of the year for the Fair Oaks Ranch Police Department has sued the city under the Texas Whistleblower Act, claiming she was subjected to “prolonged dangerous and abusive behavior” from the department’s police chief, court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show. Lacey Gonzalez, a six-year veteran of … Read more

1 in 2 adults have pre-diabetes. $1.2 million award to UT Health SA aims to change that

SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County has the highest diabetes mortality rate in Texas, which is why it’s crucial to treat the disease before it becomes full-blown diabetes. Diabetes and pre-diabetes are typically determined by your A1C, a simple blood test that measures your average blood sugar levels over the past three months. A reading below … Read more

Beware of buying a vehicle with a fraudulent title; 3 people in Bexar County swindled out of thousands

SAN ANTONIO – Three people who bought a vehicle in Bexar County in the past week are out thousands of dollars following a fraudulent transaction. According to the Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector Albert Uresti, the buyers were swindled out of $10,000, $35,000, and $15,000 in cash, respectively, after being tricked into purchasing a vehicle with … Read more