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Heat advisory issued as dangerous temperatures return to San Antonio; here’s how to stay safe
Dangerous heat returns to San Antonio this week, with a heat advisory in effect Wednesday and heat index values reaching up to 112 degrees. Heat advisory issued as dangerous temperatures return to San Antonio; here’s how to stay safe was first posted on July 22, 2026 at 6:30 am. ...
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TPR News Now: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Mayor Jones proposes ending Ready to Work initiative amid budget woes; SA nonprofit launches new flood relief fund for small businesses; How to keep pets safe in the heat...
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SAWS offers rebates, coupons to San Antonio homeowners who make water-saving upgrades
San Antonio Water System is putting money back in residents’ pockets — but only if they’re willing to make some water-saving changes at home. SAWS offers free consultations for homeowners to assess their irrigation systems and identify opportunities to conserve water. For those w...
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Messy primaries plague both major political parties, causing chaos and confusion in the midterms
When midterm campaigning began, each major political party had a clear game plan. Republicans would emphasize border security and an economy that was finally shaking off years of high inflation. Democrats would focus attention on a deeply unpopular President Donald Trump to energ...
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As seen on SA Live - Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Today @ 10:30 a.m., Put on your dancing shoes for our next spot on Pizza Week, plus a fresh pizza recipe to try at home & tips for saving money on your energy bill. Salsa dancing & late night pizza, we check out the new & unique Esta Pizza in Leon Valley. Beef Loving Texans is jo...
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Man arrives at North Side apartment complex with multiple stab wounds, SAPD says
San Antonio police said a man was hospitalized after he arrived at a North Side apartment complex with stab wounds. Officers responded to the stabbing just before 10:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 8500 block of Laurens Lane, which is located near Oakwell Farms Parkway. Officers were not ...
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Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 1,000 people
At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in Congo , according to official data published overnight into Wednesday, a grim toll in what’s already been declared the fastest Ebola outbreak in history . The latest update from Congo’s Ministry of Health shows that as of S...
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Last year’s Hill Country floods traumatized Texas first responders. Then the skies opened again.
One year after volunteer firefighter Razor Dobbs scoured the Texas Hill Country for victims of a devastating early morning flood, he stood before an elderly couple reluctant to evacuate their Center Point-area home as rain pounded and thunder crashed. It was around 3 a.m. Thursda...
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Millionaires could dominate Texas’ crop of new Congress members
WASHINGTON — Texas’ U.S. House delegation will experience high turnover come 2027, as a spate of retirements, redistricting-related changes and competitive races have the potential to remake the state’s footprint in Washington. The delegation also stands to get wealthier. The maj...
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Federal cuts threaten a Houston soccer club for at-risk youth. One state leader hopes to save it.
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. HOUSTON — Less than 10 years ago, Moises Badera, 14, was playing soccer at a refugee camp in Burundi. He ...
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Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after a brazen heist, but no jewels are on display
The Louvre's Apollo gallery on Wednesday reopened to the public for the first time since 88 million euros ($102 million) worth of crown jewels were stolen in a dramatic daytime heist. The public can tour the majestic room and view its gilded ceilings and Greek frescoes en route t...
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Iran strikes Jordanian city near Israel as US carries out another wave of strikes
The United States on Wednesday carried out another wave of strikes on Iran , where air defenses opened fire over the capital, Tehran. Iran launched a missile attack on a Jordanian city on Israel’s doorstep, and alerts were issued in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The 11th night of Ame...
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Lebanon's prime minister tours shattered southern village, calls for Israeli military withdrawal
Lebanon's prime minister Wednesday visited a battered southern village as a Lebanese-Israeli agreement brokered by Washington appears to have started following a monthslong war. Nawaf Salam's appearance in Zawtar Al Gharbieh comes a day after President Joseph Aoun's landmark Whit...
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Toxic gas slows efforts to rescue 13 workers trapped in India hydropower tunnel
Toxic gas prevented rescuers from reaching 13 workers trapped in a collapsed hydropower tunnel in India on Wednesday after a gas explosion two days earlier killed 12 workers. The blast triggered by a buildup of methane gas tore through the tunnel Monday at the 500-megawatt Teesta...
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Ukraine overhauls its military top brass for the fight against Russia
Ukraine pushed on with its fight against Russia’s invasion under new military leadership Wednesday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bowed to public pressure and fired his commander-in-chief . Ukraine has made significant progress in the war this year, and a rift between the c...
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Beaches closed as Tropical Storm Bertha crawls along the Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Bertha creeped along the Gulf Coast toward the edge of Louisiana on Wednesday, spinning off strong winds far from its center and closing beaches from Florida to Mississippi. While the storm was expected to lose strength through the rest of the week, forecasters war...
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Iran's demands over the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precedent, Rubio tells ASEAN leaders
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Wednesday that Iran's demand to control and collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz would threaten the world’s economy and the principle of freedom of navigation, even in Asia. Rubio spoke at the start of an annual meeting in the Philippin...
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Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street climb, as Brent oil keeps rising
Asian shares were trading mixed Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street, despite concerns about higher oil prices and inflation. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.2% to finish at 66,115.60, after the government reported that both imports and exports rose last month from a ye...
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BCSO: 2 detained, 1 hospitalized after apparent exchange of gunfire between vehicles in NW Bexar County
Two people were detained, and one person was hospitalized after a shooting in northwest Bexar County, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies responded to the shooting just before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 12600 block of Emmett Grove. A Bexar County Sheriff’s Office spokespers...
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Trump will attend the dignified transfer of 4 US service members killed in the Middle East
President Donald Trump on Wednesday plans to attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members killed in the Middle East. Trump will be at Dover Air Force Base when the remains of the troops killed in action are returned to their families, the White House said. The ritua...
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As the president touts Trump Accounts, some families are still waiting for baby's $1,000
President Donald Trump says Trump Accounts could hoist children out of poverty and give more Americans the chance to benefit from investments in the stock market. But some parents say they're still waiting for the money to arrive. Trump on Wednesday plans to speak at a Georgia hi...
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Britain's new prime minister must solve the old riddle of how to reinvigorate a slow-growing economy
U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s announcements during his first 24 hours on the job underscore the political and financial challenges he faces as he tries to jump-start the country’s sluggish economy. Burnham, from Britain’s left-leaning Labour Party, faces restive voters seeki...
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Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro back to court for pretrial hearing in his US drug trafficking case
Nicolás Maduro returns to court with his lawyers Wednesday and is expected to continue objecting to the U.S. military action that snatched the Venezuelan president from power and deposited him in New York to face drug trafficking charges. Maduro, 63, and his wife Cilia Flores, 69...
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Terrorism trial opens in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie went on trial again Wednesday, this time in a federal case that casts the stabbing on a lecture stage as an act of terrorism. Prosecutors said Hadi Matar attacked the renowned author and free-speech advocate in 2022 to tr...
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Greater Helotes 12U softball team advances to Little League World Series
Texas West, represented by the Greater Helotes Little League 12U softball team, defeated Louisiana 2-0 on Tuesday to capture the Southwest Regional Championship and punch its ticket to the Little League Softball World Series. The team scored single runs in the fourth and fifth in...
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An Australian woman gives birth to rare identical quadruplet girls
An Australian woman has given birth to identical quadruplet girls after a pregnancy doctors described as incredibly rare. Jenitar Sau Na’amoana, who is 34 years old and already had four children, delivered the babies last week at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Queensland ...
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Man sentenced to 40 years for fatal 2023 shooting after weapon found hidden in refrigerator
A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison in connection with a fatal 2023 shooting, according to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office. Marco Antonio Moreno Vasquez was convicted of murder in the death of Duniel Valladares Fernandez and sentenced Tuesday in Bexar County’s 1...
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Seguin Police Department fires officer following excessive force complaint, investigation
Seguin’s police chief terminated one of his officers last month after the officer allegedly used excessive force while responding to a scene earlier this year. Chief Jason Brady notified Michael Godinez via a termination letter KSAT obtained Tuesday. The now-former officer was of...
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Trump approves nuclear agreement that may allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium, two AP sources say
President Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program, according to two people familiar with the matter. The people, who were not authorized to comment publ...
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Mayor Jones floats ending Ready to Work early to redirect funds to San Antonio’s budget shortfall
San Antonio faces a $158 million budget gap — and Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is targeting a major city program funded through 2030 to close it. Mayor Jones floats ending Ready to Work early to redirect funds to San Antonio’s budget shortfall was first posted on July 21, 2026 at 7:43 ...
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Texas, Baylor men’s basketball to reunite on hardwood for game at Frost Bank Center
Old Southwest Conference and Big 12 Conference rivals Texas and Baylor are planning a men’s basketball reunion this fall at the Frost Bank Center. According to a Tuesday news release, the nonconference matchup — the 264th all-time meeting — will be played Nov. 15. The game will p...
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Louisiana Rep. Cleo Fields won't seek reelection after Democrat's seat was redrawn
Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields said Tuesday he would not seek reelection to his redrawn Louisiana congressional district that was at the center of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling on race and redistricting. The majority Black congressional district was redrawn by the state leg...
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Kansas teen who helped Uvalde after Robb Elementary shooting steps up again for flood survivors
Heavy rain last Tuesday morning flooded South Texas rivers and creeks, sending floodwaters pouring into Uvalde. “Floods really take away a child’s sense of security; I mean, they can lose everything in an instant,” Sammie Magee said. The 19-year-old philanthropist is stepping in ...
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OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another company
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an “unprecedented cyber incident.” “We had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said i...
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Officials urge Texans to file flood claims, document damage after recent flooding
As thousands of Texans face flood damage to their homes, a Texas Department of Insurance spokesperson urged people to document losses and damages and file claims immediately. Mistie Hinote, a spokesperson with the TDI, said homeowners should first determine whether to file with t...
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‘I’ve never ever seen that kind of water’: Uvalde residents begin cleanup after historic flooding
The waterline is still visible on the walls. Two-and-a-half feet high inside the house. Five feet high on the shed out back. For Mike Gass, those marks tell the story of the worst week this Uvalde neighborhood has ever seen. “I’ve lived here 69 years, and I’ve never ever seen tha...
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Independent autopsy of Nolan Wells finds 'undetermined' cause of death
An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of Nolan Xavier Wells found the 18-year-old's cause and manner of death to be “undetermined" pending further investigation. The civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the Wells family, announced the preliminary findi...
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Venezuela confirms 3 people have died of hantavirus infections, with 2 more deaths suspected
Venezuela confirmed on Tuesday that three people died of infections of hantavirus, but stressed there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission in the South American country, which has rarely reported cases of the rodent-borne disease in humans. The Health Ministry said hant...
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San Antonians paying a lot more for gas for summer vacations this year
A price for a gallon of regular unleaded in the Alamo City averaged $3.73 on Tuesday.
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Alamo offers special after-hours vault tour for keen history buffs
What's not to love about after-hours history — at the Alamo?