Former spokesman sues CPS Energy over 2022 firing

SAN ANTONIO – A former bilingual communications specialist with CPS Energy fired last year for failing to cooperate with an investigation into his behavior has filed a federal lawsuit against the utility, court records show. Ruben Betancourt accuses officials with the utility of retaliation and claims they discriminated against him because of a disability, according … Read more

Land sold by group of nuns helped jump-start Alamo Ranch

ALAMO RANCH – Few, if any, planned communities can thank a religious order for jump-starting their developments, but 175 acres sold by the Cordi-Marian Missionary Sisters about 20 years ago, led to what is now the mega-subdivision Alamo Ranch. Sister Matilda Jaime, their administrator, said they had no idea what was to come. “Never. Never. … Read more

Man killed by SAPD officers shot 12 times, including 8 times in the back, autopsy shows

A man killed by San Antonio police officers last year near a West Side creek was shot 12 times, including eight times in the back, an autopsy report obtained Wednesday by KSAT Investigates shows. The release of the 14-page autopsy report by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office comes after a grand jury earlier this … Read more

‘It’s just going to destroy it’: Alamo Ranch neighbors say VIA Park & Ride facility is unnecessary, unwelcome

ALAMO RANCH – Tucked away in the heart of Alamo Ranch is a neighborhood surrounded by nature. It’s why Ginnie Charbonneau bought her home 16 years ago. “We have rabbits,” she said. “We have deer.” The forest growing along her back fence gives Charbonneau peace and privacy, but that growth will soon be stunted. Last … Read more