SAN ANTONIO

Comal’s ISD’s Davenport HS percussion ranks #1 in state at UIL band competition

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SAN ANTONIO – In its second year as a state finalist, the Davenport High School band and color guard is walking away from this year’s UIL marching band competition with several top honors. The band’s percussion section took home first overall in the 4A competition. The band and color guard placed sixth. The competition took … Read more

DA Gonzales plans to cut indictment backlog by one-third, despite staffing problems

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SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Joe Gonzales believes moving money around his budget will help his department to cut its backlog of 6,083 yet-to-be-indicted felony cases by one-third or more, despite problems keeping enough prosecutors on staff. And though an internal email obtained by KSAT shows a division chief chastising attorneys for … Read more

Follow the money: How a political action committee disrupted the status quo within North East ISD

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SAN ANTONIO – Late last month, North East Independent School District’s fractured board of trustees interviewed its top four candidates to replace the late Terri Williams as trustee for Single Member District 2. Williams passed away in August following a long illness. The battle to fill her seat has sent NEISD’s board into a tailspin, … Read more

School districts working to meet state requirement to get armed officers on every public campus

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SAN ANTONIO – Many school districts across San Antonio are scrambling to hire certified officers, with Texas House Bill 3 now in effect. The bill requires armed security officers on all campuses during regular school hours. Southwest ISD swore in 13 new officers on Tuesday morning to meet the state requirement. “This is a really … Read more