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CPS Energy drops rate hike request citing ‘financial pressures’ on customers
The city-owned utility has dropped the idea of requesting to increase customer rates this year, deferring a decision to mid-2027. CPS Energy drops rate hike request citing ‘financial pressures’ on customers was first posted on October 8, 2026 at 4:31 pm. ©2021 " San Antonio ...
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Everything we saw as UTSA students walked out over ICE’s immigration crackdown
Students leaving the San Antonio campus called it a 'walkout against ICE terror.' The post Everything we saw as UTSA students walked out over ICE’s immigration crackdown appeared first on San Antonio Current ....
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Trial in killings of 3 foreign surfers in Mexico nears verdict
The trial of three men accused of killing two Australian brothers and their American friend during a surfing trip to Mexico in 2024 entered its final stage Thursday, in a case that raised concerns about the safety of tourists visiting the country. Prosecutors in the Mexican state...
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Christa Pike is walking with help and eating after failed execution attempt, her attorneys say
Christa Pike has taken her first steps with assistance, just one week after a failed attempt to execute the Tennessee woman left her in critical condition, her lawyers said Thursday. Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital as the state sought to put her to death eight days ...
safety
ICE officer shoots a man while making an arrest in New York, officials say
A federal immigration officer shot and wounded a Dominican man while arresting him in New York City on Thursday, during what the Department of Homeland Security called a “targeted enforcement operation.” Protesters decried it as an example of the dangers of the Trump administrati...
business
Bugs found in food containers, lukewarm menudo lead to reinspection of Northeast Side grocery store
Metro Health ordered the reinspection of a Northeast side grocery store after finding infractions like bugs in containers and lukewarm day-old menudo, according to inspection records. Behind the Kitchen Door is an ongoing series where KSAT investigates health inspections of resta...
safety
New 'ghost' traffic unit in Castle Hills catching speeding drivers by surprise
Castle Hills police say they have a new tool to catch speeding drivers, which many people may never see coming. It’s an unmarked, sporty-looking Ford Mustang that hit the city’s streets a little more than a month ago. The so-called “ghost” unit is emblazoned with lettering identi...
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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed
The firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed, the Pentagon said Thursday, a stunning revelation about plans for the first military execution in more than 65 years after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had described it as being “public.” Th...
parks
Trump rally in San Antonio will have minimal impact on Texas races at the polls, professor says
President Donald Trump’s campaign stop in San Antonio Wednesday evening drew enthusiastic supporters, vocal protesters and plenty of political fanfare, but a local political science professor says the visit is unlikely to make much of a difference at the polls. With early voting ...
safety
Brazilian judge issues arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro, brother of a presidential candidate
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice issued a warrant on Thursday for the arrest of Eduardo Bolsonaro, one of the brothers of presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro. Eduardo Bolsonaro was sentenced in June to four years in prison for lobbying the Trump administration. Bolsonaro, a ...
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Sheriff reports 18 protesters escorted out of Trump's San Antonio rally
The rally was interrupted on a few occasions by protesters inside the coliseum.
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A'ja Wilson wins her third straight WNBA MVP and record fifth overall
A'ja Wilson fine-tunes her shooting touch following every practice. That little bit of extra work has defined her greatness since being drafted first overall in 2018. On Thursday, she received a voice message from former Vice President Kamala Harris congratulating her on redefini...
government
Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA's Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program and later in life was celebrated as a powerful symbol of women in technology, has died. She was 90. Hamilton died Sept. 30 at a ho...
safety
Uvalde police sergeant who resigned after Robb Elementary video controversy now a Real County deputy
A former Uvalde police sergeant who resigned after being put on leave for failing to release videos tied to the Robb Elementary shooting is now working for another agency. Donald Page is now a deputy at the Real County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO). Sheriff Nathan T. Johnson announced ...
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Hayden Panettiere's ex Wladimir Klitschko gets legal status to protect their daughter's inheritance
Actor Hayden Panettiere's ex-fiancée, former boxer Wladimir Klitschko , was granted legal authority by a California court Thursday to protect Panettiere's property for their 11-year-old daughter after the television star's accidental overdose death left the girl as her sole heir....
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What to know about Trump Accounts and automatic enrollment
Whether you realize it or not, your child may be enrolled in a “Trump Account.” Rolled out earlier this year, the Trump Accounts program allows parents to claim special investment accounts for children who are 18 years old or younger. And some babies are eligible to receive a one...
government
City Council approves 6.9% rate increase on water bills starting in 2027
After a 4-month delay, City Council approved a rate increase for the San Antonio Water System, upping the average monthly bill by nearly $4. City Council approves 6.9% rate increase on water bills starting in 2027 was first posted on October 8, 2026 at 1:46 pm. ©2021 " San A...
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NFL urges the Supreme Court to rule on regulation of prediction markets
The NFL is urging the Supreme Court to rule on the regulation of prediction markets after the league accounted for $1.8 billion in trading volume on the first Sunday of this season alone, arguing that states are better positioned to oversee sports-related contracts “given the cur...
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The FBI has seized tools used by Chinese hackers for cyber operations, officials say
The FBI has seized scanning and phishing tools used by a group of hackers that officials say is associated with the Chinese government and is believed responsible for disruptive cyber operations in the United States and abroad, including against the power industry, academia and c...
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Arizona congressional candidate says she was sexually assaulted when repairing campaign signs
An Arizona congressional candidate says she was knocked unconscious and sexually assaulted this summer while she was repairing campaign signs overnight. Bernadette Greene-Placentia told investigators that two men raped her, and she kicked her feet up at one point to try to fight ...
business
Trump honors Microsoft’s CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the company
President Donald Trump celebrated tech billionaires such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday, only to get upstaged hours earlier when Vice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft was being suspended from a program that allows companies to apply for green cards for skil...
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Army identifies systemic failures behind DC midair collision and calls for safety fixes
The U.S. Army found many systemic breakdowns that led to last year’s midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C., and recommended numerous steps the military should take to prevent future tragedies. The military has not publ...
safety
'They hear things': SAPD therapist works to heal children scarred by domestic violence
In June, two children sat inside a Stone Oak home as a domestic violence situation turned deadly. They were not physically hurt. But for Elvira Castillo, a child and family therapist with the San Antonio Police Department, what those children witnessed that day is exactly the kin...
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Curtis Flowers, a Black man whose death sentence was tossed by Supreme Court, dies in Mississippi
Curtis Flowers, a Black man who spent more than 22 years in prison and was on death row in Mississippi before the U.S. Supreme Court threw out his conviction and death sentence, has died. He was 56. Flowers' family confirmed that he died Wednesday at his home in Mississippi, atto...
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Media attorneys ask court for help in preventing White House ban until legal case is resolved
An attorney for three news organizations told a federal judge Thursday that the Trump administration must be prevented from barring their reporters from the White House, saying the ban is a classic example of “viewpoint discrimination” that is punishing people for what they say —...
government
Trump says US will not resume military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not order a resumption of military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections in the United States. Trump, while stumping for Republicans this week, has hinted that was confident that at endgame to the war cold come in th...
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It’s the Rock of Ages: Def Leppard and the Goo Goo Dolls coming to Frost Bank Center in 2027
Def Leppard and the Goo Goo Dolls will play San Antonio on their 2027 North American tour, stopping at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday, May 29, 2027. Def Leppard, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, recently wrapped its third sold-out Las Vegas residency and has played sold-...