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Uvalde CISD board names lone finalist for superintendent

The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Juan Hinojosa as the district’s lone finalist for superintendent, according to a district news release. The board voted unanimously during a special meeting Thursday. Hinojosa has served as interim superi...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 28, 2026

business

Live roaches force Smoke Skybar to close, despite owner citing a ‘plumbing issue’

A popular barbecue joint and bar east of downtown San Antonio shut down over the weekend after Metro Health inspectors discovered a pest problem, according to a health inspection report. Behind the Kitchen Door is a series where KSAT investigates health inspections of restaurants...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 28, 2026

schools

Reagan High School Business INCubator turns student ideas into potential enterprises

Inside a classroom at Ronald Reagan High School, student projects can become more than grades. They can become businesses. The Reagan Business INCubator gives students the opportunity to develop a business idea, create a product prototype and pitch it to investors for potential f...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 28, 2026

government

Tampa approves $2.3B deal for a new Rays ballpark

City officials on Thursday approved a $2.3 billion deal for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark funded by public and private money. The 4-3 vote by the Tampa City Council came three months after a tentative agreement was reached for a stadium, which would include $967 million in tax mo...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 27, 2026

safety

Balcones Heights mayor could return to post despite assault arrest, city says

Balcones Heights Mayor Johnny Rodriguez could continue serving the public in the wake of his arrest this week on an assault charge , according to city spokesperson Roy Martinez. Martinez told KSAT 12 News that, technically, Rodriguez still holds the position as mayor of the city....

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 27, 2026

Local

2M Smokehouse owners make finale of Food Network’s ‘Pitmasters’

Esaul and Grecia Ramos officially made it to the final round of the televised barbecue competition, which will air Monday evening. 2M Smokehouse owners make finale of Food Network’s ‘Pitmasters’ was first posted on August 27, 2026 at 5:29 pm. ©2021 " San Antonio Report ". Us...

San Antonio Report (nonprofit local newsroom)Aug 27, 2026

safety

San Antonio doctor warns summer heat is hitting harder — and later

San Antonio’s summer heat is sending more people to the emergency room in 2026 — and a local doctor says the numbers are hard to ignore. Dr. Ralph Riviello, chair of emergency medicine at UT Health San Antonio and University Health, says his team typically sees one or two heat-re...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 27, 2026

parks

After years of hardship, Texas agriculture faces a new threat: data centers

Cheyenne Buerger carries buckets of cotton seed from a trailer to a trough for his cows on Aug. 19, 2026. Buerger’s family farm sits near the Haskell Co. line in Jones County; he can see Google’s data center rising in the distance just over 4 miles to the northeast. " data-large-...

San Antonio Current (alt-weekly)Aug 27, 2026

News

Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck confirms he asked the Winnipeg Jets for a trade

Three-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Connor Hellebuyck publicly confirmed Thursday that he asked the Winnipeg Jets to trade him. In a statement released by his agent, Ray Petkau, Hellebuyck said he made the request several months ago and “tried to handle the situation quie...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 27, 2026

News

About 90 Americans unaccounted for after catastrophic floods hit Nepal and Tibet

U.S. officials said about 90 U.S. citizens remained unaccounted for Thursday, a day after catastrophic flash floods engulfed a border area of China and Nepal, killing hundreds of people. In a statement, the U.S. State Department said it is not aware of any U.S. deaths, but three ...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 27, 2026

News

After years of hardship, Texas agriculture faces a new threat

Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. LUBBOCK — Cheyenne Buerger can look outside the window of his Stamford home and see a cherished commodity...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 27, 2026

business

Get Moving With the 2026 SA Picks Fitness Winners

Whether you’re ready to learn a new skill, build strength, improve flexibility or get back on your feet, San Antonio has plenty of local fitness experts ready to help. From cheer and dance to gyms, personal training, physical therapy and yoga, these businesses and professionals a...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 27, 2026

Local

Methodist plans $45M expansion of Westover hospital as system’s CEO exits

San Antonio's largest hospital system will expand its Westover Hills hospital as the system's CEO Dan Miller exits for a new job. Methodist plans $45M expansion of Westover hospital as system’s CEO exits was first posted on August 27, 2026 at 12:41 pm. ©2021 " San Antonio Re...

San Antonio Report (nonprofit local newsroom)Aug 27, 2026

News

Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in the United States

President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he exacerbates his trade war with Canada. The Republican president signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to update the lake's name in the U...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 27, 2026

News

Group of Democratic senators calls on ICE to cancel plan to buy electric shock gloves

A group of U.S. senators led by Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada urged Immigration and Customs Enforcement to cancel its plan to outfit officers with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks . In a letter to ICE's acting director Thursday, Cortez Masto and 15 of h...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 27, 2026

safety

Ross Fire grows to one of the largest wildfires on record in North Texas

FORT WORTH — The Ross Fire has grown into one of the largest wildfires in the Dallas-Fort Worth area’s recorded history, scorching 85,000 acres across Palo Pinto and Jack counties in just three days. The fire, which began Monday near Palo Pinto, grew with extraordinary speed in t...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Aug 27, 2026