TPR News Now: Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Bexar County begins public discussions on budget gap; UT San Antonio delays start after cyber breach; How the SA Zoo is helping Texas horned lizards
Bexar County begins public discussions on budget gap; UT San Antonio delays start after cyber breach; How the SA Zoo is helping Texas horned lizards
government
In Wisconsin, a narrator complains that “groceries, utilities, everything's getting more expensive and Congressman (Derrick) Van Orden is adding to the list. He voted for the costly Iran war and spiking gas prices ." In Nebraska, Democratic candidate Chris Backemeyer says familie...
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Food and medical supplies have been scarce for months in Oleshky, which sits on the Dnipro River that separates Ukrainian forces from the city’s Russian occupiers. There’s no electricity, heat or running water. Roads leading from town are mined and dotted with burned-out cars. Me...
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There’s a telling anecdote from St. John Paul II's pontificate that illustrates how Pope Leo XIV and his American style of governing have changed the Vatican and the way it handles papal health crises. The Polish pope, 84 at the time, was back at Gemelli hospital battling an acut...
schools
In the middle of an October day, a 16-year-old boy tossed a shotgun over a low chain-link fence. Then he climbed over it himself. There was a playground and a broad grass field leading to an elementary school he once attended. Inside were hundreds of children, including a handful...
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KSAT Sports reporter Ashley Gonzalez and photojournalist Adam Baraza traveled south to Falls City, Poth and Floresville for the latest installment of the BGC Road Trip. Read more reporting and watch highlights and full games on the Big Game Coverage page ....
schools
More than a month after KSAT first reported concerns about a dangerous intersection near IDEA Converse, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has made several changes. However, parents say the improvements have not done enough to make it safe for students walking home. T...
Local
Visitors to the San Antonio Botanical Garden can now experience “Jardin de las Catrinas,” a Día de los Muertos-inspired exhibit featuring towering Catrina sculptures created by San Antonio artist Regina Moya. The exhibit, presented by Bank of America, is on display through Nov. 2...
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President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest. Trump personally signed the legislation just last month and his move came just two...
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Attorneys for Rep. Ilhan Omar asked the Justice Department on Friday to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week , arguing that the search stemming from an immigration fraud investigation was “neither justified nor lawful.” In a letter obtain...
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Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians was postponed because of rain Friday night. Major League Baseball was hoping there would be a three-hour window of dry weather to get the game in, but the showers never let up. “I...
safety
Two women were arrested Thursday after the sheriff’s office said they allegedly left four children unattended to steal property at a residence in west Bexar County. Records show Nataly Nichole Perez, 23, and Amber Nichole Robisheaux, 40, both face a theft charge. Perez faces an a...
