EXCLUSIVE Yamirla Chavez’s last two months at the Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services, or RAICES, are a blur to her now. She’d been a senior staff attorney for the nonprofit organization’s Unaccompanied Children’s Program, fighting in court on behalf of children who fled violence and poverty in other countries to start […]
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‘They Were Very Sorry for Your Loss’: Ex-San Antonio Officers Found Not Guilty in City’s First Murder Trial for Police Shooting
Monday’s verdict in an historic case — San Antonio’s first-ever murder case in a police shooting — followed a month-long trial of the former officers. Five women and seven men deliberated for less than two hours. They found Nathanial Villalobos, Alfred Flores, and Eleazar Alejandro not guilty on all counts. Alejandro’s small frame leaned into […]
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‘The Video Speaks for Itself.’ An Historic Murder Case Puts San Antonio Officers on Trial.
The 379th Criminal District Court in San Antonio was bulging with people last Friday, so filled with journalists, police, attorneys, and staff that bailiffs shooed those without a seat out the door. People wanted to see, first-hand, the unprecedented trial that was set to begin. Before the judge called the room to order, Bexar County […]
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Dang, Texas Heat Advisories Are Back. Shocked? Neither Are We.
And we almost made it to August without triple-digit temperatures. North Texas is facing its hottest day of the year yet, and has been placed under a heat advisory as temperatures threaten to reach 105 degrees. According to the National Weather Service, a heat advisory means you should reconsider outdoor activities, primarily during peak heat […]
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Ozzy Osbourne Once Urinated On the Alamo. Texas Forgave Him (But Didn’t Forget).
Forty-three years ago, rockstar Ozzy Osbourne drunkenly urinated on the Alamo. What ensued afterward was a strained, decades-long relationship between the Grammy Award winner and the sacred Texas landmark — including an arrest, a 10-year ban, two apologies, a tenuous reconciliation, and, now, a tribute in light of Osbourne’s death. “At the Alamo, we honor […]
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She Was a Rising Senior on the Honor Roll. ICE Just Upended her Life.
This story was originally written by Nadra Nittle and published by The 19th* News. On July 4, Nory Sontay Ramos stepped off a flight from San Antonio into a country she hardly recognized: Guatemala. The summer wasn’t supposed to start this way. The 17-year-old had plans. In early June, she wrapped up 11th grade on a high note, […]
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In the Name of ‘Peace,’ Abbott Has Called in the National Guard
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an additional warning to Texans who this week have been protesting ICE and immigration enforcement — he’s sending in the National Guard. On Tuesday, Abbott posted on X that the National Guard will be deployed across the state “to ensure peace & order,” less than 24 hours after he invoked the […]
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Immigration Crackdowns Are Sweeping Texas and the Nation. Here’s What to Know.
While federal authorities crack down on immigration across the country, Texas has emerged as an epicenter, as federal officials snatch up immigrants and protesters organize in response. Across the state in the past month, ICE has detained a mother of five outside of a San Antonio immigration court. Outside an Austin middle school, another mother […]
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The Fires of Hell Aren’t as Hot as This Early Texas Heat Wave
UPDATE: The early heat wave broke daily records Wednesday — Austin hit 101 degrees, Houston hit 96 degrees, San Antonio may have been one of the hottest places on the planet. Closer to the boarder, Del Rio International Airport hit 106 degrees. A heat advisory remains in effect for parts of South Central Texas Thursday, […]
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In a Cruel Twist of Fate, Victor Wembanyama Is Out for the Season
What is this cruel, cruel world that Texas basketball fans are living in? First it was Dallas Maverick’s savior Luka Dončić — gone from the team in an absolute bullsh!t trade. Now San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is out for the rest of the season due to deep vein thrombosis, which is the official […]