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Dallas PD release report detailing altercation between Barrientes Vela, state house candidate
Read full article: Dallas PD release report detailing altercation between Barrientes Vela, state house candidateDallas police late Thursday released a 10-page report detailing an altercation outside a hotel earlier this month involving Michelle Barrientes Vela that led to the indicted ex-constable being barred from leaving Bexar County ahead of her public corruption trial next month.
Barrientes Vela barred from leaving Bexar County, attending political events after Dallas convention skirmish
Read full article: Barrientes Vela barred from leaving Bexar County, attending political events after Dallas convention skirmishMichelle Barrientes Vela is now prohibited from leaving Bexar County and attending political events after the judge overseeing her upcoming public corruption trial set special conditions of bond during a court hearing Thursday morning.
Barrientes Vela accused of accosting state political candidate and community advocate in Dallas
Read full article: Barrientes Vela accused of accosting state political candidate and community advocate in DallasThe lead up to the felony trial of Michelle Barrientes Vela took a bizarre turn Friday after she was accused of accosting a Texas House of Representatives candidate and a prominent community advocate who were in Dallas to attend the Texas Democratic Convention.
San Antonio nonprofit travels to Mexico to bring Haitian migrants much-needed supplies
Read full article: San Antonio nonprofit travels to Mexico to bring Haitian migrants much-needed suppliesSan Antonio nonprofit Uniting America Outreach made its fifth trip in a little over a week to the border on Friday to take supplies to migrants in Acuna
Pharaoh Clark announces run for San Antonio City Council’s District 2
Read full article: Pharaoh Clark announces run for San Antonio City Council’s District 2While we’re still wrapping up the 2020 General Election, one local activist has his mind set on next year. Pharaoh Clark announced Friday that he will be running for San Antonio City Council, District 2, in May of 2021. He’s also worked directly with the City Council on changes the community wants to see. The city’s general election is set for May 1, 2021. RELATED: Meet the activist working with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg to help stop racial injustices
Bexar Facts poll: Voters oppose defunding SAPD; slight majority open to some reallocation
Read full article: Bexar Facts poll: Voters oppose defunding SAPD; slight majority open to some reallocationSAN ANTONIO – Editor’s note: This story is part of a series reporting on the latest Bexar Facts poll. The poll also asked voters if funds going to SAPD should be reallocated to fund other programs like mental health and substance abuse treatment. Bexar Facts poll. Bexar Facts poll. See the full poll and find more information about it on the Bexar Facts website.
KSAT-TV EXTRA: A group of San Antonio activists fight for change in Washington D.C.
Read full article: KSAT-TV EXTRA: A group of San Antonio activists fight for change in Washington D.C.SAN ANTONIO EDITORS NOTE-- This video contains extended interviews and bonus footage created specifically for the KSAT-TV streaming app. From San Antonio to Washington D.C., some of our citys young activists are taking their voices to the nations capital. Reliable Revolutionaries is a civil rights group made up of several San Antonio organizations all after the same mission: justice for all. And I know that 80,000 people in San Antonio voted for Barack Obama the first time and they never voted again. These young activists are following in the footsteps of former U.S. Representative and civil rights activists John Lewis who passed away July 17.
Legacy of Congressman John Lewis lives on, say local activists, NAACP chair
Read full article: Legacy of Congressman John Lewis lives on, say local activists, NAACP chairThe legacy of Congressman John Lewis, the last of the civil rights icons, will live on across the country, including right here in San Antonio as local groups work to fight for voting rights. Were beginning to see the need to fight those battles again and thats most regrettable, said Dr. Gregory Hudspeth, the chair of the local NAACP chapter. The same type of battles that Hudspeth said he remembers his father took on in the 1950's and 1960's. We were able to honor his memory, honor his legacy by doing what he called, creating good trouble, Clark said. They are everybody who has decided that this is bigger than themselves and that they want to help.RELATED: Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis lies in state at Capitol
Meet the activist working with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg to help stop racial injustices
Read full article: Meet the activist working with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg to help stop racial injusticesSAN ANTONIO – Editor’s note: This video was created specifically for the KSAT-TV streaming app. But a man with a plan stepped up to the microphone, calmed the crowd and got Mayor Ron Nirenberg to listen. Speakers urge San Antonio City Council to ‘defund the police’ during budget discussionsClark wrote a list of 10 requests that he believes would push San Antonio in the right direction towards ending police brutality and racial injustices. Mayor Ron Nirenberg speaks to community on Day 6 of George Floyd protests in San AntonioAfter presenting his petition, Clark met with Mayor Ron Nirenberg and walked him down to the downtown rally. Nirenberg said he and Clark will meet daily to try and tackle Clark and the community’s list.