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2 more Bexar County inmates charged in connection with 46-year-old inmateโs jail death, records show
Read full article: 2 more Bexar County inmates charged in connection with 46-year-old inmateโs jail death, records showTwo more Bexar County jail inmates were charged this week for the death of another inmate, court records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Frio County elected officials accused of targeting elderly voters in election scheme, per search warrants
Read full article: Frio County elected officials accused of targeting elderly voters in election scheme, per search warrantsSeveral Frio County elected officials are accused of targeting elderly voters at a Pearsall nursing home, according to search warrants obtained Wednesday afternoon by KSAT Investigates.

Payments, lunches, a job: Indictments reveal allegations against Frio County officials in voting investigation
Read full article: Payments, lunches, a job: Indictments reveal allegations against Frio County officials in voting investigationSeveral suspects, including the Frio County judge and two Pearsall City Council members, are accused of paying for vote-harvesting services, according to indictment records obtained by KSAT Investigates.

ACS: Boarding facility operator stripped of permit, wonโt face felony animal cruelty charges
Read full article: ACS: Boarding facility operator stripped of permit, wonโt face felony animal cruelty chargesAnimal Care Services has suspended the commercial boarding permit at a Northeast Side facility and reported its owner to state investigators, but will not pursue animal cruelty charges against him, ACS officials confirmed to KSAT Investigates.

Former Universal City police officer dies less than a week after losing carbon monoxide poisoning lawsuit
Read full article: Former Universal City police officer dies less than a week after losing carbon monoxide poisoning lawsuitDays after he lost a federal lawsuit against Ford Motor Company, the Bexar County Medical Examinerโs Office confirmed that a former Universal City police officer was found dead at his home.

Medina County sheriff filed insurance claim on K-9 who died weeks after being donated to agency
Read full article: Medina County sheriff filed insurance claim on K-9 who died weeks after being donated to agencyThe Medina County Sheriffโs Office filed a proof of loss claim on a K-9 who died in 2023, even though the animal had just been donated to the agency weeks earlier, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

SAPD officer suspended over arrest of suspect in BCSO deputy assault case
Read full article: SAPD officer suspended over arrest of suspect in BCSO deputy assault caseA San Antonio police officer served a five-day suspension this month after investigators said he used excessive force on a suspect accused of hitting a Bexar County sheriffโs deputy with a car, city discipline records show.

SCUCISD terminates teacherโs contract 2 years after student injured him
Read full article: SCUCISD terminates teacherโs contract 2 years after student injured himMore than two years after a traumatic brain injury sidelined a Steele High School teacher, the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School Districtโs board voted to terminate his contract.

โVery scaredโ: SAPD officer suspended after woman reports several unannounced visits, attempted kiss
Read full article: โVery scaredโ: SAPD officer suspended after woman reports several unannounced visits, attempted kissA San Antonio police officer was served a 45-day suspension after he stopped by a womanโs home several times unannounced and even tried to kiss her, records show.

Former Universal City officer loses carbon monoxide lawsuit against Ford
Read full article: Former Universal City officer loses carbon monoxide lawsuit against FordA former Universal City Police officer lost his case against Ford Motor Company this week, according to records filed in federal court.

SA city manager used taxpayer dollars to buy himself Final Four tickets; then used own money after KSAT asked questions
Read full article: SA city manager used taxpayer dollars to buy himself Final Four tickets; then used own money after KSAT asked questionsSan Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh used taxpayer dollars to buy himself two tickets to the 2025 Final Four, records show. Hours after KSAT Investigates started asking questions about the purchase, emails show he turned them over to the mayor.

SAPD officer suspended, wonโt face criminal charges after slashing bicycle and trailer tires at homeless encampment
Read full article: SAPD officer suspended, wonโt face criminal charges after slashing bicycle and trailer tires at homeless encampmentA San Antonio police officer was suspended 30 days in March after body-worn camera footage showed him using a knife to puncture bicycle and trailer tires at a Northwest Side homeless encampment.

โIt was completely wrongโ: Former student says she had sexual relationship with McCollum HS basketball coach
Read full article: โIt was completely wrongโ: Former student says she had sexual relationship with McCollum HS basketball coachA former McCollum High School student is revealing details about what she calls a yearslong sexual relationship with now-former basketball coach Marcus Alvarado.

Man arrested after allegedly trying to run over ex-SAPD officer outside court hearing, records show
Read full article: Man arrested after allegedly trying to run over ex-SAPD officer outside court hearing, records showAuthorities have arrested a man accused of trying to run over a former San Antonio police officer following the ex-officerโs court hearing late last month, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Judge declines to remove Joe Gonzales over โf--- the DAโ fallout
Read full article: Judge declines to remove Joe Gonzales over โf--- the DAโ falloutA state district judge on Friday denied a motion to remove Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales from prosecuting the sons of Michelle Barrientes Vela, stating past comments from the DA did not rise to the level of due process violations.

City manager approved $20K Final Four tickets for SA council members, sparking community response
Read full article: City manager approved $20K Final Four tickets for SA council members, sparking community responseKSAT Investigates learned who authorized using taxpayer money to buy $20,000 worth of Final Four tickets for council members and a guest โ San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh.

BCSO looking for man accused of trying to run over ex-SAPD officer outside court hearing
Read full article: BCSO looking for man accused of trying to run over ex-SAPD officer outside court hearingBexar County Sheriffโs Office investigators have issued a felony warrant for a man accused of trying to run over a former San Antonio police officer following the ex-officerโs court hearing late last month, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

โEverybody in the world does thatโ: ACS investigating whether boarding facility owner artificially inseminated dog breed
Read full article: โEverybody in the world does thatโ: ACS investigating whether boarding facility owner artificially inseminated dog breedThe director of San Antonio Animal Care Services confirms a Northeast Side pet boarding facility and operator are under investigation for possibly artificially inseminating French bulldogs.

City of San Antonio spent $20K on Final Four VIP tickets for council members and guests, records show
Read full article: City of San Antonio spent $20K on Final Four VIP tickets for council members and guests, records showThousands of fans filled the Alamodome over the weekend to catch NCAA Menโs Final Four action, including some of San Antonioโs city councilmembers.

Windcrest continued payments to boarding facility owner despite two felony assault arrests, records show
Read full article: Windcrest continued payments to boarding facility owner despite two felony assault arrests, records showThe City of Windcrest defended its decision to continue paying the owner of an animal boarding facility after he was arrested twice in seven months in separate felony assault cases.

Windcrest councilman and boarding facility owner caught in handwriting controversy
Read full article: Windcrest councilman and boarding facility owner caught in handwriting controversyIn early September, Windcrest Councilman Greg Turner stood before the cityโs ethics commission and said he did not have a personal or professional relationship with Corey Jones, the owner of a nearby boarding facility that had recently housed the cityโs stray cats and dogs for nearly a year.

โShe got punished for getting hurtโ: Son says Northside ISD failed educator after career-ending fall at school
Read full article: โShe got punished for getting hurtโ: Son says Northside ISD failed educator after career-ending fall at schoolA fall in a school hallway ended a longtime Northside ISD educatorโs career and life. Her son believes the district failed to support her during her recovery.

Texas superintendents hope bill curbs violence against teachers in classrooms
Read full article: Texas superintendents hope bill curbs violence against teachers in classroomsDozens of Texas superintendents met with lawmakers this month in Austin to back a bill some believe could curb violence against teachers in the classroom.

City of San Antonio finance employee awaiting indictment, accused of burning child with a hair iron
Read full article: City of San Antonio finance employee awaiting indictment, accused of burning child with a hair ironAn employee for the city of San Antonioโs finance department is awaiting indictment after being accused last year of burning her child with a hair iron, charging records show.

KSAT 12, news outlets ask Texas appeals court to release school, county records from Uvalde shooting
Read full article: KSAT 12, news outlets ask Texas appeals court to release school, county records from Uvalde shootingA group of news organizations, including KSAT 12, asked a Texas appeals court on Thursday to release school and county records from law enforcementโs response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde.

SAPD officer suspended after speeding nearly 100 times in patrol unit, records show
Read full article: SAPD officer suspended after speeding nearly 100 times in patrol unit, records showA San Antonio police officer is serving a 45-day suspension after he was caught speeding dozens of times in a patrol unit, sometimes with suspects in the car, records show.

โShut your f***ing mouthโ: SAPD officer suspended after verbally abusing man taken into custody, records show
Read full article: โShut your f***ing mouthโ: SAPD officer suspended after verbally abusing man taken into custody, records showA San Antonio police officer is serving a 15-day suspension after body-worn camera footage showed him verbally abusing a man taken into custody on misdemeanor charges.

3 SAPD officers accused of wrongdoing in New Braunfels in under a year. Why were none arrested?
Read full article: 3 SAPD officers accused of wrongdoing in New Braunfels in under a year. Why were none arrested?Three San Antonio police officers all faced contemplated indefinite suspensions after being accused of criminal wrongdoing in New Braunfels in separate incidents over an 11-month period. None of them, however, have ever faced criminal charges, an analysis by KSAT Investigates revealed.

McCollum High School basketball coach under TEA investigation, agency says
Read full article: McCollum High School basketball coach under TEA investigation, agency saysMcCollum High School boys' basketball coach Marcus Alvarado is under investigation by the Texas Education Agency, KSAT Investigates confirmed Thursday.

Brad Simpsonโs motion to quash hearing set for 30 days in connection with wife Suzanneโs murder case
Read full article: Brad Simpsonโs motion to quash hearing set for 30 days in connection with wife Suzanneโs murder caseA Bexar County judge set a date for a motion to quash the indictment of Brad Simpson, the Olmos Park man charged with murdering his wife last year.

DPS trooper refuses to answer questions about deadly shooting, unauthorized chase into Mexico during deposition
Read full article: DPS trooper refuses to answer questions about deadly shooting, unauthorized chase into Mexico during depositionA Texas state trooper accused of wrongfully killing a man in Converse after a pursuit exercised his right to remain silent more than 150 times while being questioned under oath, according to records obtained by KSAT Investigates.

Felony charges dismissed for self-proclaimed โdopest lawyer in town,โ court records show
Read full article: Felony charges dismissed for self-proclaimed โdopest lawyer in town,โ court records showSeveral charges filed against cannabis attorney Daniel Michael Mehler were dismissed on Monday, court records show.

โTastelessโ: ACS employees resign after making inappropriate jokes in front of Robb Elementary in city vehicle
Read full article: โTastelessโ: ACS employees resign after making inappropriate jokes in front of Robb Elementary in city vehicleLess than a year after the deadly massacre at Robb Elementary, the City of San Antonio investigated several Animal Care Services employees for making inappropriate comments in front of Robb Elementary.

โA red flagโ: Records reveal a concerning history in former Guadalupe, Comal County deputyโs employment
Read full article: โA red flagโ: Records reveal a concerning history in former Guadalupe, Comal County deputyโs employmentAn investigation into inappropriate text messages sent to a confidential informant led to a Comal County Sheriffโs deputyโs demotion.

โIt was terrible, manโ: San Antonio couple arrested in driveway despite possessing legal THC product
Read full article: โIt was terrible, manโ: San Antonio couple arrested in driveway despite possessing legal THC productA couple initially charged with marijuana possession in late January said San Antonio police officers used excessive force and wrongfully arrested them for possessing a legal THC product.

Footage shows fired SAPD officer firing at fleeing teen
Read full article: Footage shows fired SAPD officer firing at fleeing teenBody-worn camera footage played publicly for the first time Wednesday showed a San Antonio police officer firing twice at a then-teenager who was running away from him in a West Side neighborhood.

Devine Volunteer Fire chief resigns after sexual harassment charge, records show
Read full article: Devine Volunteer Fire chief resigns after sexual harassment charge, records showThe Devine Volunteer Fire chief resigned days after being arrested on a charge of official oppression-sexual harassment, records show.

Former Medina County sheriffโs deputy says she was fired for reporting fellow deputyโs unlawful search
Read full article: Former Medina County sheriffโs deputy says she was fired for reporting fellow deputyโs unlawful searchA former Medina County sheriffโs deputy said she was terminated last fall after raising concerns about an unlawful search conducted by a fellow deputy.

More pay than promised: San Antonio ISD consultant earns beyond contract limits
Read full article: More pay than promised: San Antonio ISD consultant earns beyond contract limitsSan Antonio Independent School District has spent nearly a half million dollars on just one expense since 2022: a consultant, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

SAPD officer suspended after โfour-day bender,โ records show
Read full article: SAPD officer suspended after โfour-day bender,โ records showA San Antonio police officer was suspended in January and required to go to a rehabilitation facility after officers found him intoxicated to the point where he was โunfit to report for duty,โ according to records released by the San Antonio Police Department.

โI will shoot youโ: SAPD officer suspended for threats, insults made at fellow officer, records show
Read full article: โI will shoot youโ: SAPD officer suspended for threats, insults made at fellow officer, records showA San Antonio police officer was suspended for 10 days after threatening to shoot and making derogatory comments at a fellow officer, SAPD discipline records show.

SAPD officer suspended for releasing driver with warrants, guns, no license; passenger shot and killed 30 minutes later
Read full article: SAPD officer suspended for releasing driver with warrants, guns, no license; passenger shot and killed 30 minutes laterA veteran San Antonio police officer served a five-day suspension this month after a man he failed to take into custody for unlawfully possessing a weapon was shot and killed 30 minutes later, city discipline records show.

Data challenges make it tough to see full scope of educator injury issues in Bexar County
Read full article: Data challenges make it tough to see full scope of educator injury issues in Bexar CountyStudents are punching, stabbing, and even breaking their teacherโs bones, according to reports reviewed by KSAT Investigates. But a lack of readily accessible, and sometimes expensive data make it tough to see how long it's been an issue.

Brett Cross releases documentary on Uvalde school shooting response as push for transparency continues
Read full article: Brett Cross releases documentary on Uvalde school shooting response as push for transparency continuesThe guardian of a Uvalde shooting victim has released a documentary about the law enforcement response on May 24, 2022, in a push for accountability.

Suspect in Savanah Soto and Matthew Guerra murder case bonds out of Bexar County jail, records show
Read full article: Suspect in Savanah Soto and Matthew Guerra murder case bonds out of Bexar County jail, records showA suspect charged in connection with the shooting deaths of Savanah Soto, 18, and Matthew Guerra, 22, posted bond out of the Bexar County Adult Detention Center, according to court records.

Sources: Barrientes Vela acquittal final as appeals court declines to review decision
Read full article: Sources: Barrientes Vela acquittal final as appeals court declines to review decisionFormer Bexar constable Michelle Barrientes Vela has been formally acquitted of criminal charges, after the stateโs highest criminal appeals court declined to review a lower courtโs decision to overturn her convictions last year, sources told KSAT Wednesday.

Dozens of down boilers preceded SAISDโs decision to shutter schools last month, records show
Read full article: Dozens of down boilers preceded SAISDโs decision to shutter schools last month, records showSan Antonio Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Jaime Aquino cited safety concerns for students walking to school or waiting at bus stops as the driving force behind the decision to keep campuses closed last month, even as other districts reopened. But internal records obtained Tuesday by KSAT Investigates tell a much different story, as SAISD continues to grapple with heating and cooling infrastructure woes.

Second San Antonio teacher tied to Texas certification cheating ring on administrative leave, district says
Read full article: Second San Antonio teacher tied to Texas certification cheating ring on administrative leave, district saysA second Northside ISD teacher is on administrative leave in connection with a TEA investigation into a teacher-certification cheating scheme, district officials confirmed to KSAT Investigates on Monday.

Man files lawsuit against SAPD officers who handcuffed, detained him after showing up at wrong address
Read full article: Man files lawsuit against SAPD officers who handcuffed, detained him after showing up at wrong addressA man, who was handcuffed and detained inside his Southeast Side home last year after San Antonio police showed up at the wrong address, has filed a lawsuit against the officers and SAPD, court records show.

Brad Simpsonโs next court hearing pushed back one week, district court coordinator says
Read full article: Brad Simpsonโs next court hearing pushed back one week, district court coordinator saysThe next hearing for Brad Simpson, the Olmos Park man charged with murdering his wife last year, was pushed back one week, according to a 437th District Court Coordinator.

Attorney for fired SAPD detective claims investigation was incomplete, slams Chief McManus over uneven discipline
Read full article: Attorney for fired SAPD detective claims investigation was incomplete, slams Chief McManus over uneven disciplineA San Antonio police detective who was credited with breaking up a violent burglary and car theft ring last summer was fired months later, after investigators said he struck two teenagers during their arrests.

San Antonio teacher on administrative leave, under investigation in Texas certification cheating ring
Read full article: San Antonio teacher on administrative leave, under investigation in Texas certification cheating ringA special education teacher at Northside ISD has been placed on administrative leave in connection with a TEA investigation into a teacher-certification cheating scheme, district officials confirmed to KSAT on Friday.

More than a year after budgeting nearly $500K, City of San Antonio says it plans to move forward with baby boxes
Read full article: More than a year after budgeting nearly $500K, City of San Antonio says it plans to move forward with baby boxesMore than a year after the City of San Antonio set aside nearly $500,000 to purchase 12 baby boxes, not a single one has been installed. KSAT Investigates why there has been a delay in the project.

Fired police chief files lawsuit against City of Windcrest
Read full article: Fired police chief files lawsuit against City of WindcrestFormer Windcrest Police Chief Jimmie Cole, who was terminated in mid-December, claims the city council โconducted a secret and illegal meeting to hide its scheme from the publicโ instead of discussing his performance in open session, according to the suit filed in state district court.

Leadership shake-up at Judson ISD after supervisor admits to golfing while on the clock
Read full article: Leadership shake-up at Judson ISD after supervisor admits to golfing while on the clockA Judson Independent School District transportation supervisor has resigned, the departmentโs director and assistant director have filed retirement paperwork and its payroll clerk was moved out of her position amid a payroll discrepancy investigation, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Child sex abuse defendant rearrested after KSAT Investigates reveals footage contradicting health claims
Read full article: Child sex abuse defendant rearrested after KSAT Investigates reveals footage contradicting health claimsA child sex abuse defendant who has avoided going to trial for years by claiming he is too sick to make court appearances was rearrested Friday, after violating conditions of his bond.

โAre you f***ing stupid?โ: SAPD officer suspended after confronting fellow officer arrested for DWI
Read full article: โAre you f***ing stupid?โ: SAPD officer suspended after confronting fellow officer arrested for DWIA San Antonio police officer served a three-day suspension for how she responded to an arrest of a fellow officer, records show.

Former SAPD officer with history of road rage arrested on DWI charge, again
Read full article: Former SAPD officer with history of road rage arrested on DWI charge, againA former San Antonio police officer who resigned months after being arrested in connection to a 2021 drunk driving hit-and-run case has again been charged with DWI, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

Woman arrested, accused of abandoning infant with umbilical cord still attached, police say
Read full article: Woman arrested, accused of abandoning infant with umbilical cord still attached, police saySan Antonio police arrested a woman accused of failing to get medical help for an infant days after the newborn was turned over to police with its umbilical cord still attached, records state.

โA game changerโ: License plate reader cameras praised for crime solving, criticized over privacy concerns
Read full article: โA game changerโ: License plate reader cameras praised for crime solving, criticized over privacy concernsLicense plate reader cameras are popping up in cities across Bexar County โ but while some agencies praise the program, others criticize the cameras over privacy concerns.

Former Universal City police officer sues Ford after suffering from acute carbon monoxide poisoning
Read full article: Former Universal City police officer sues Ford after suffering from acute carbon monoxide poisoningA federal judge had cleared the way for a former Universal City police officer to take a major car manufacturer to trial.

Newborn baby in critical condition after being abandoned outside in freezing weather, SAPD says
Read full article: Newborn baby in critical condition after being abandoned outside in freezing weather, SAPD saysA newborn baby was rushed to a hospital in critical condition after a man found the infant on a sidewalk early Tuesday morning, according to San Antonio police.

January 6 pardons: At least 17 people with San Antonio ties were charged in connection with 2021 Capitol breach
Read full article: January 6 pardons: At least 17 people with San Antonio ties were charged in connection with 2021 Capitol breachThrough court records and news releases, KSAT Investigates found at least 17 people who are charged or convicted in the attack on the Capitol that have ties to San Antonio and South Texas.

Child sex abuse defendant says heโs too sick for trial; accusers' footage raises questions about accuracy
Read full article: Child sex abuse defendant says heโs too sick for trial; accusers' footage raises questions about accuracyProsecutors in Guadalupe County have requested that a defendant charged with sexually abusing children more than a decade ago appear in person for a status hearing late next week, after the manโs accusers gathered footage raising questions about whether he is actually too unwell to go to trial.

SAPD reinstates officer previously accused of kneeling on suspectโs head
Read full article: SAPD reinstates officer previously accused of kneeling on suspectโs headA former San Antonio Police Department officer fired after investigators said he kneeled on a suspectโs neck during a 2019 disturbance call has been reinstated to the department, KSAT Investigates confirmed on Friday.

Texas Gov. Abbott fights to keep price tag of international border campaign private
Read full article: Texas Gov. Abbott fights to keep price tag of international border campaign privateA month after launching an international billboard campaign to deter illegal migrant crossings, Governor Greg Abbottโs office is trying to keep the projectโs cost a secret from taxpayers.

Ex-detective faces second family violence charge in 9 months, accused of threatening woman if she went to police
Read full article: Ex-detective faces second family violence charge in 9 months, accused of threatening woman if she went to policeA former Somerset Police Department detective was arrested Wednesday, days after Bexar County Sheriffโs Office investigators said he assaulted a woman inside an apartment and threatened her if she reported him to law enforcement, records show.

Records: Medina County sheriffโs lieutenant searched suspectโs home without a warrant
Read full article: Records: Medina County sheriffโs lieutenant searched suspectโs home without a warrantProsecutors in Medina County dismissed a felony charge against a car theft suspect last year amid accusations that a sheriffโs lieutenant searched the manโs home without a warrant, records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

SAISD spent thousands to have attorneys review media outlets' requests. Hereโs what KSAT Investigates asked for.
Read full article: SAISD spent thousands to have attorneys review media outlets' requests. Hereโs what KSAT Investigates asked for.After KSAT Investigates uncovered San Antonio ISD spending thousands of dollars in legal fees on public records requests made by news agencies, the district released information about what they asked for.

Fired Windcrest police chief stands by decision to file more than a dozen ethics complaints
Read full article: Fired Windcrest police chief stands by decision to file more than a dozen ethics complaintsIn his first public comments since being terminated by city council last month, ex-Windcrest police chief Jimmie Cole said he had a responsibility to file more than a dozen ethics complaints.