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News Articles: San Antonio

People shop for air conditioners during a heat wave last week in New York City. Many people who live in public housing can't afford such units or the utility bills that come with them — and there's no federal requirement for air conditioning.

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  • National

Withering heat is more common, but getting AC is still a struggle in public housing

Many people in public housing are especially vulnerable to extreme heat, and there's no federal requirement for air conditioning. That leaves some tenants struggling to pay for it on their own.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
A Delta Air Lines plane is seen waiting in April at the Austin-Bergstrom International airport in Austin, Texas.

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  • National

A Texas airport worker died after being sucked into the engine of a Delta plane

For the second time in nearly seven months, an airport worker was killed after being pulled into an operating jet engine. The latest incident occurred Friday night in San Antonio, Texas.

June 26, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
The Dingers' Matthew Carrillo shares a high five with a teammate.

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  • Sports

Sandlot baseball is about having fun and building community — and everyone's a winner

The amateur sport is booming, with at least 21 new teams formed in 2022 alone.

December 10, 2022
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By:
  • Ben Abrams
In this image taken from Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, police body camera video and released by the San Antonio Police Department, Erik Cantu looks toward San Antonio Police Officer James Brennand while holding a hamburger in a fast food restaurant parking lot.

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  • National

A now ex-police officer is charged after shooting a teenager eating in a parking lot

A now-former San Antonio police officer was charged Tuesday with aggravated assault by a peace officer for shooting and gravely wounding a teen eating a hamburger in his car in a parking lot.

October 12, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A young girl is shown staying at a shelter on Martha's Vineyard, Mass., after she and dozens of other migrants arrived by plane unannounced Wednesday.

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  • National

Migrants on Martha's Vineyard flight say they were told they were going to Boston

The plane flight carrying dozens of migrants and paid by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest move by Republican officials to send migrants to Democrat-controlled cities.

September 15, 2022
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By:
  • Eve Zuckoff,
  • Luis Clemens,
  • and 3 more
People gather at a makeshift memorial for the 53 migrants who died this week in San Antonio.

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  • National

Driver in the San Antonio tragedy didn't know the truck's AC failed, complaint says

The suspected driver of the truck packed with migrants, including 53 who died earlier this week in San Antonio, was unaware that the air conditioning unit had failed, according to court documents.

July 01, 2022
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  • Joel Rose
Police block the scene where a semitrailer with multiple dead bodies was discovered, Monday, June 27, 2022, in San Antonio.

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  • National

More than 40 migrants are found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer in South Texas

A U.S. official says at least 46 people have been found dead inside a tractor-trailer in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt in South Texas.

June 28, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Head coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs, center, is congratulated by head coach Frank Vogel, right, and assistant coach David Fizdale, left, of the Los Angeles Lakers after Popovich tied the NBA record for all-time wins of 1,335 by an NBA head coach.

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Gregg Popovich ties the NBA record for most coaching wins

The San Antonio coach will try to set the record for most coaching wins on Wednesday.

March 08, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Texas state Rep. Matt Krause launched a statewide inquiry into school library titles dealing with topics like race, gender and sexuality.

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  • Education

A Texas school district is reviewing 400 library books after a GOP lawmaker's inquiry

State Rep. Matt Krause launched an inquiry into school library books on topics like race and gender earlier this fall. A San Antonio district says it's reviewing some 400 titles that were on his list.

December 08, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Visitors walk around the outside of the Alamo in San Antonio.

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  • History

'Forget The Alamo' Author Says We Have The Texas Origin Story All Wrong

In a new book, Bryan Burrough and co-writers Chris Tomlinson and Jason Stanford challenge the historical lore of the Alamo — including the story that Davy Crockett refused to surrender.

June 16, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Davies
Marcus Baskerville, second from the right, at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackbrewculture/?hl=en">Black Brew Culture</a>'s Fresh Fest, August 11, 2019.

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  • National

'Black Is Beautiful' Beer By Black Brewer Helps Pour Money Into Social Justice Reform

Last year a Black-owned Texas brewery asked the craft industry to take their beer, Black is Beautiful, and use the proceeds to support equality, inclusion and social justice reform. It worked.

May 31, 2021
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  • John Burnett
NCAA announced plans are underway to play the entire women's Division I basketball tournament in one location, San Antonio. The Baylor-Notre Dame title game in Tampa, Fla., last year is pictured.

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  • Sports

NCAA Plans To Hold All Of Women's Basketball Tournament In San Antonio This Spring

"Conducting the championship in one geographic region allows for more planning and execution of safeguards," an NCAA official said on Monday. The NCAA hopes all 64 teams will play in San Antonio.

December 14, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Remembering His Mexican American Heritage, Rooted In Language — And Under A Tree

At StoryCorps, Tomás Ybarra-Frausto remembers lessons his family passed down to him that have continued to reaffirm his pride in his Mexican American heritage and as a Spanish speaker.

July 31, 2020
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By:
  • Eleanor Vassili

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