Wilson, who joined the station late last year, was arrested last Thursday and charged with assault — bodily injury to a family member, records show. The post Meteorologist Elliot Wilson no longer employed at KSAT-TV after assault charge appeared first on San Antonio Current.
A mural honoring victims of police brutality has been restored after its vandalization during the Martin Luther King Jr. March in late January. The newly restored mural was revealed over the weekend by police accountability group Act 4 SA. The repainted portraits of victims and their families now include a graffiti-resistant coating to prevent future […]
Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died Saturday morning at a Dallas hospital, one day after being taken into custody by ICE. The post Afghan man with pending asylum case dies in ICE custody in Dallas appeared first on San Antonio Current.
AUSTIN — Texas Republican Party Chairman Abraham George said his party isn’t worried about the popularity of state Rep. James Talarico as the Austin Democrat prepares to face off against one of two GOP contenders in this fall’s U.S. Senate race. “I think we were a lot more worried when Beto O’Rourke ran,” George said during […]
Federal prosecutors, who can face discipline for not advancing the Trump administration’s priorities, are bringing military trespassing charges against immigrants with little evidence. The post Trump’s DOJ pushing prosecutors to pursue ‘fatally flawed’ cases against Texas border crossers appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Texas resident Gloria Cazares was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary All the Empty Rooms, which examines the impact of school shootings. The post Mother of Uvalde school shooting victim accepts Oscar, speaks out against gun violence appeared first on San Antonio Current.
AUSTIN — A publicity stunt organized by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to hand-deliver Whataburgers to furloughed TSA agents on Monday went awry after it crashed by Democratic Congressman Greg Casar. As reporters waited outside Austin’s airport terminal for Cornyn to show up with his special delivery, Casar casually walked up to the press gaggle and […]
UT-San Antonio prof Stephen Ackley will discuss his 30-plus years of navigating the Antarctic’s unforgiving terrain. The post San Antonio Sierra Club chapter presenting overview of Antarctic research site on Tuesday appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The Dads, which premiered at SXSW, looks at families as they maneuver a political system that’s making it hard for kids to live openly and safely as themselves. The post San Antonio father fights for his transgender daughter in the documentary The Dads appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Cityscrapes is a column of opinion and analysis. On my way to a concert at the Carver Community Cultural Center last Friday night, a lengthy freight train at the East Commerce Street crossing allowed me to inventory the storefronts and businesses of St. Paul Square and Sunset Station. It wasn’t a pretty picture. While there […]