San Antonio mayor would need to walk fine line if she campaigns against county...
Under state law, a mayor can campaign against a county vote only if it's done on their own time and using their own resources.
Lawsuit: Sheriff’s officers used excessive force on teen hallucinating on drugs
The lawsuit filed on Aug. 20 claims officers used excessive force when they arrested a 16-year-old boy who had ingested “hallucinogenic mushrooms” in 2023.
Texas Attorney General sues San Antonio’s Paper Tiger for stopping officer from bringing gun...
The suit alleges officer Raul Tijerina tried bring his gun into the music venue but staff flatly refused.
‘Peeping Tom’ accused of filming women inside apartments with ‘selfie-stick’ arrested
SAN ANTONIO - A man linked to several "Peeping Tom" incidents dating back to 2023, including secretly filming women inside their apartments with a "selfie-stick," has been arrested for stalking. Police say they began receiving reports in 2023 from residents in the Prue service area of a "Peeping Tom" that...
San Antonio resident wins $1 million in Powerball, falls one number short of jackpot
AUSTIN - A San Antonio resident has quietly joined the ranks of Texas lottery winners, claiming a Powerball prize worth just over $1 million from the Aug. 18 drawing. The ticket, purchased at an H-E-B grocery store on Bulverde Road, matched all five white ball numbers — 15, 46, 61, 63 and 64 — falling just one number...
City creates homeless services department as more live on streets, in shelters
The new department, which will have a $26.1 million budget, will be staffed with 43 employees who are transferring from Human Services and have experience working with homeless populations.
San Antonio ACS officers, geese rescued from ‘slippery situation’ at Woodlawn Lake
SAN ANTONIO — Baby geese and San Antonio Animal Care Services officers were rescued Sunday after a "slippery situation" at Woodlawn Lake. ACS was originally called to a bird rescue after a resident reportedly saw a group of geese running around the dam spillway, looking trapped. ACS officers were...
Texas TikToker Allegedly Killed Former Co-Worker Over Debt And Boasted Online: ‘Never Move On’
A TikToker in Texas, 23-year-old Naqibullah Habibzoi, is accused of killing a former coworker over a $31,000 debt. Allegedly, Habibzoi boasted about the killing online, saying, “We never move on without taking our revenge.”. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by the San Antonio Express-News, the incident...
Focused SAPD effort reduces crime at Rigsby Avenue apartment complex
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are reporting lower violent crime numbers one year after launching a focused crime reduction program at specific hotspots across the city. One key location targeted was an apartment complex on Rigsby Avenue. According to police data, violent crime there dropped 50%, and trespassing...
Paper Tiger latest target of Texas AG Paxton over ban on officers carrying guns
The owner of the St. Mary’s Strip club violated state law by barring a police officer from carrying a weapon in the establishment, Paxton alleges in a lawsuit.
