/tags/san-antonio San Antonio en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:38:56 GMT /transportation/2024-07-23/texas-is-once-more-flirting-with-expanding-passenger-rail The state’s booming population, congestion problems and billions of federal dollars on the table have officials eyeing ways to boost passenger rail. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:38:56 GMT /transportation/2024-07-23/texas-is-once-more-flirting-with-expanding-passenger-rail Joshua Fechter /crime-justice/2023-12-06/suspected-gunman-killed-his-parents-in-bexar-county-before-going-to-austin-officials-say Two people killed inside their East Bexar County home on Tuesday have been identified as 55-year-old Phyllis James and 56-year-old Shane James Senior. The man accused of the killings is their 34-year-old son, Shane James Jr. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 01:55:20 GMT /crime-justice/2023-12-06/suspected-gunman-killed-his-parents-in-bexar-county-before-going-to-austin-officials-say Joey Palacios /crime-justice/2023-08-08/uvalde-shooters-cousin-arrested-in-san-antonio-for-threatening-to-shoot-a-school Nathan James Cruz, 17, was arrested on charges of making a terroristic threat and making a terroristic threat against his family. His mother reported his statements to police. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:25:48 GMT /crime-justice/2023-08-08/uvalde-shooters-cousin-arrested-in-san-antonio-for-threatening-to-shoot-a-school Laurel Wamsley /transportation/2023-07-31/austin-trail-hike-bicycle-great-springs-project-san-antonio-texas It’s a transformative project stretching from Austin to San Antonio. But it won’t be powered by gasoline or run on rails, and for visitors to traverse it, their feet will do most of the work. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:19:43 GMT /transportation/2023-07-31/austin-trail-hike-bicycle-great-springs-project-san-antonio-texas Jack Morgan /politics/2023-06-28/four-more-arrests-made-one-year-after-53-migrants-died-in-sweltering-tractor-trailer Jaime Esparza, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, said four more arrests have been made in the deadliest migrant smuggling case in modern U.S. history. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 17:32:37 GMT /politics/2023-06-28/four-more-arrests-made-one-year-after-53-migrants-died-in-sweltering-tractor-trailer Joey Palacios, Dan Katz /transportation/2023-06-26/a-texas-airport-worker-who-was-sucked-into-a-planes-engine-died-by-suicide The 27-year-old airport worker took his own life in San Antonio on Friday, the local medical examiner said. The incident marked the second fatal aviation engine ingestion so far this year. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 14:42:12 GMT /transportation/2023-06-26/a-texas-airport-worker-who-was-sucked-into-a-planes-engine-died-by-suicide Emily Olson /politics/2023-06-06/texas-sheriff-files-criminal-charges-over-desantis-migrant-flight Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar on Monday filed criminal charges over the Florida governor's operation to fly dozens of migrants from San Antonio to Martha's Vineyard under false pretenses. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 15:41:30 GMT /politics/2023-06-06/texas-sheriff-files-criminal-charges-over-desantis-migrant-flight Dan Katz /crime-justice/2022-10-12/fired-san-antonio-officer-who-shot-17-year-old-erik-cantu-out-on-bail-after-arrest-for-aggravated-assault James Brennand has been arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault for the Oct. 2 shooting. The charges and arrest came within hours of a protest held in front of SAPD headquarters demanding his arrest. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:41:39 GMT /crime-justice/2022-10-12/fired-san-antonio-officer-who-shot-17-year-old-erik-cantu-out-on-bail-after-arrest-for-aggravated-assault Josh Peck /science/2022-09-19/san-antonios-southwest-research-institute-part-of-mission-to-prevent-asteroids-from-striking-earth Scientists are working on a way to prevent this from happening by playing a sort of interplanetary game of pool. The idea is to use the kinetic energy of a spacecraft to deflect potential earthbound asteroids. Mon, 19 Sep 2022 20:20:19 GMT /science/2022-09-19/san-antonios-southwest-research-institute-part-of-mission-to-prevent-asteroids-from-striking-earth Jerry Clayton /texas/2022-07-21/2-men-are-indicted-in-the-tractor-trailer-case-that-left-migrants-dead-in-texas A federal grand jury indicted Homero Zamorano Jr. and Christian Martinez, both of Pasadena, Texas, on counts of transporting and conspiring to transport migrants illegally resulting in death. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:53:39 GMT /texas/2022-07-21/2-men-are-indicted-in-the-tractor-trailer-case-that-left-migrants-dead-in-texas The Associated Press