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The family and estate of an inmate who was found dead inside a Bexar County jail cell has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of San Antonio and Bexar County, according to a federal lawsuit.
The University of Texas at San Antonio is set to demolish the downtown Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC) building and move it to a temporary home in late 2025.
The Valero Alamo Bowl returns for its 32nd year, and if you plan to attend, hereās a guide to everything you need to know before heading out.
Cycling around San Antonio can be a pain in the butt, and not just because of all the miles on a bike seat.
San Antonio Independent School District trustees will return to the discussion of a potential land swap deal for a downtown baseball stadium in a meeting Monday afternoon.
The City of San Antonio has retained its āgold medal cityā status from CityHealth, an initiative that rates cities on public health policy adoption.
The City of San Antonio has passed a plan to phase out horse carriages by 2030. Now we are getting reactions from viewers, some who are happy about the decision and others who are not.
For 15 years, the City of San Antonio has partnered with the San Antonio Food Bank for its Convoy of Hope program, which delivers thousands of boxes of food to eligible seniors.
The University of Texas at San Antonio has announced the groundbreaking of its forthcoming 53,000-square-foot basketball and volleyball training facility.
Small businesses owned by women or people of color will get less advantage when they bid on some City of San Antonio contracts starting next year.
The opportunity to go after the first open San Antonio mayorās seat since 2009 has drawn a wide pool of applicants. However, a local political consultant told KSAT that theyāll likely need deep pockets to rise above the rest.
The City of San Antonio and its partners are investing significant time and money to transform downtown San Antonio into a winter wonderland for visitors and locals.
District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte voiced strong opposition to efforts by several San Antonio City Council members to allocate city funds toward travel costs for abortion seekers.
The City of San Antonio passed an ordinance in October 2023 requiring all businesses and locations open to the public within city limits to have a sticker with domestic violence resources in their bathrooms.
Now that āProject Marvelā is out in the open, the shot clock has begun for the City of San Antonio to win over nearby residents.
City Hall and most municipal offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Public safety and emergency services will remain in operation, but some city services will operate.
An outside attorney has forwarded a complaint against McKee-Rodriguez to the Ethics Review Board. Meanwhile, the District 2 Councilman has reluctantly approved the same project he was accused of unethically trying to derail.
One question remained above all others after Thursdayās unveiling of an entertainment district centered around Hemisfair and a new Spurs arena: Whoās paying?
The San Antonio Spurs signaled support for a potential downtown sports and entertainment district that was revealed by city officials on Thursday.
Two beloved holiday downtown traditions will return to bring a bundle of holiday joy on Friday.
Residents of Oakland Estates have long been vocal about issues affecting their community. What they did not anticipate was a shift in focus to a new and pressing matter: a large-scale drainage project in the area.
The history of the Oakland Estates neighborhood can be traced back to a land grant awarded to a man who fought in the Battle of Bexar to defend San Antonio and force Mexican forces to retreat.
Oakland Estates is named for the numerous oak trees that line this area, which sits along Huebner Road, not far from the Medical Center, Interstate 10 and Babcock Road.
Improved bike lane infrastructure around Woodlawn Lake will again be discussed at a public meeting with San Antonioās Transportation Department.
It will be about three weeks before San Antonio ISD knows how its hard stance on terms for handing over a downtown parking lot to a minor league baseball stadium project shakes out. However, some of the early responses are less enthusiastic than the district might have hoped.
Generations Federal Credit Union (GFCU) has kicked off its 12th annual āTurkey Express,ā providing free turkeys and hams to San Antonio first responders ahead of the holiday season.
The San Antonio Independent School District is trying to run up the score in a land deal with the San Antonio Missions and its partners for a 2.3-acre parking lot. "
The City of San Antonio and San Antonio Sports will announce a new āmajor running eventā to replace the Rock ānā Roll Running Series.
Two sports franchises and two possible downtown San Antonio stadiums will be in the spotlight again this week during public meetings.
As a museum, the former home of the Institute of Texan Cultures at the Southeast corner of Hemisfair is history. But itās also historical, which could cause problems for apparent plans for a future San Antonio Spurs arena in the area.
A new San Antonio Spurs arena will become an official discussion topic during a city council meeting next week.
The San Antonio Independent School District on Friday celebrated Texas Recycles Day with a focus on recycling and sustainability, culminating in a revitalized playground at Sarah King Elementary.
After serving the running community for 16 years, the Rock nā Roll Running Series announced its departure from San Antonio, as this yearās December event will be their last ārun.ā
Faced with a crisis, City of San Antonio officials are working on a solution to support people during a mental health crisis.
People will notice litter booms placed at Salado Creek in Comanche and MLK Park this week. The floating devices are set to help catch floating trash without impacting wildlife. River Aid San Antonio, a nonprofit organization, has been instrumental in raising awareness about the trash littering our waterways.
Thousands of mental health calls are made to 911 in San Antonio each year. KSAT is taking a closer look at the effectiveness of the cityās crisis response team.
A school on a major road on the Northeast Side of San Antonio is giving parents cause for concern about safety while dropping off and picking up their children.
Broadway Street in downtown San Antonio is open to traffic as a reconstruction project nears completion, according to the City of San Antonio.
The University of Texas at San Antonioās Center for Public Opinion Research (CPOR) polled likely voters in September and October about the six proposed city charter amendments on the Nov. 5 ballot. However, it recorded big shifts in voterās opinion, depending whether it used plain language to describe the amendments or the exact ballot language.
Big decisions are made on behalf of San Antonians inside City Hall. However, in the early 1970s, Rosie Castro said the people in charge didnāt reflect the entire city.
San Antonio may be experiencing some relief now from the dog days of summer, but in the Thompson neighborhood, problems with dogs ā themselves ā persist.
More than 100 property owners are in danger of losing their homes over a plan to build a drainage pond that could mitigate flooding in the Thompson neighborhood.
A 16-year-old girl was attacked by a neighborās pit bull in her driveway, and her mother is urging for stronger action to be taken.
All six proposed San Antonio Charter Amendments, including a repeal of caps on the city managerās pay and tenure, held approval to pass.
Less than a year after it was sued by anti-abortion groups, the City of San Antonio revealed its Reproductive Justice Fund probably wonāt help women access abortion care after all.
There are more than 180 dogs that have been classified as either dangerous or aggressive by San Antonio Animal Control Services. Here's a breakdown of how that process happens and the consequences that come with it.
The City of San Antonio provided an update on construction efforts underway on the North Side to connect East Sonterra Boulevard to North Loop 1604.
Oct. 1st is National Night Out, and several organizations, including the City of San Antonio, are hosting events around the city to foster community.
The San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association is considering whether to turn its political influence hose on a new charter amendment campaign to undo city manager caps.
The airline filed a lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court against the city and San Antonio International Airport Director of Airports Jesus Saenz.
The City of San Antonioās Department of Arts & Culture announced today that they are hosting an open call for artists and providers to apply for their prequalified public art list.
NBA and minor league baseball stadiums both had below 40% favorability in a September poll conducted by the University of Texas at San Antonio's Center for Public Opinion Research.
One day after KSATās āKnow My Neighborhoodā spotlighted an illegal dumping area, a South San resident shared an update along Quintana Road.
The San Antonio Philharmonic, which was born from the ashes of the San Antonio Symphony in 2022 with some of the same musicians, saw the City of San Antonio and Bexar County set aside a combined $411,000 for its benefit.
Christian Moreno was sentenced to 18 years in prison while Abiliene Schnieder was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a dog attack that killed an elderly man.
The City of San Antonio will be able to hire 50 new police officers, funded by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services through the Department of Justice.
San Antonio City Council approved a $3.96 billion budget Thursday morning that, despite its record size, includes several belt-tightening measures.
The City of San Antonioās Transportation Department is seeking public input on bike lane improvements at Woodlawn Lake Park.
The $15,000 grant from San Antonioās Office of Sustainability will also support renovations of a greenhouse near the Headwaters Sanctuary, construction of pollinator gardens and a seed library, and expanding a compost site.
Roughly 76% of the union membership voted on the contract, which passed with 97% approval. Only 35 of the 1,363 members who cast a ballot voted against it.
Missing manhole covers are not exactly a new problem, according to neighbors in the Southwest side neighborhood where a woman fell Thursday afternoon.
The proposal for a $160 million San Antonio Missions ballpark relies on also developing the surrounding area, including the low-cost Soap Factory Apartments. Thursday's vote would give the go-ahead to the broad strokes of a deal with the city, county, Missions ownership, and a downtown developer.
San Antonio is one of 14 cities piloting a Google-powered artificial intelligence tool to understand better how tree coverage and reflective surfaces can mitigate the urban heat island effect.
Residents of the 381-unit Soap Factory Apartments worry that affordable housing will be out of their grasp if a downtown baseball stadium project forces them out as planned.
The Najera family is suing the City of San Antonio and City Attorney Andy Segovia for damages arising from āa grievous and preventable tragedy.ā The lawsuit was filed on Friday.
What will it cost to build a new Spurs arena and an entertainment district in downtown San Antonio? Emails from the city show an ambitious price tag as the city tries get the Spurs back to their roots at Hemisfair.
The $30 million initiative advances the cityās goal of attaining a net zero capacity for all municipal buildings by 2040, a step outlined in the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.
The filming of a Paramount+ show will impact several closures in downtown San Antonio in the coming weeks.
The city and fire union shook hands on a deal that will be nearly $28 million more expensive over three years than for which the city had planned.
The city planned for 700 cleanups this year. It passed 1,100 and is planning 1,300 for FY 2025.
While supporters like Mayor Ron Nirenberg say the ball park proposal is a fair deal with a group of local owners, a ball teamās worth of opponents came to a public hearing Thursday afternoon to object to the funding method, a lack of public input on the plan so far, and residentsā displacement from a low-cost apartment complex.
Over the past three years, a pot of federal COVID relief money has helped the City of San Antonio not only keep its budget balanced but also fund a variety of community programs. But that money is steadily dwindling, and both the city and the groups it has funded are preparing to go without it.
Honor and celebrate the loved ones who have passed during the free 12th annual DiĢa de los Muertos festival, also known as Muertos Fest, at Hemisfair in October.
Having negotiated since late March, bargaining teams for the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association shook hands on a new contract just before midnight Saturday.
