Local Impact

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (185+ words) James McCandless, San Antonio Business Journal SAN ANTONIO – As opposition ramps up for a proposed immigrant detention facility on San Antonio’s East Side, the federal government has planted a flag elsewhere. The government awarded two contracts worth about $51.2 million for…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (200+ words) Burbank seeks its second straight win as it faces Sam Houston in Thursday Night Lights matchup. DEL RIO, Texas - A 45-year-old man from Mexico was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison after prosecutors said he assaulted a…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (350+ words) MIAMI (TNND) — A man accused of posing as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent to intimidate voters at a Miami Dade College polling site during Brazil’s presidential election has been arrested, authorities said. Danilo Alves Silva, 46, of Port St....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (90+ words) WOAI NBC News Channel 4 San Antonio provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, investigations, and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for San Antonio and nearby towns and communities in South Central Texas, including Windcrest, Uvalde,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1168+ words) Opponents of a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center marched through San Antonio’s East Side Saturday morning, taking their calls for local officials to challenge the facility directly to the warehouse where it is expected to open later this…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (335+ words) Castro and local leaders held a hearing criticizing ICE operations and a proposed San Antonio warehouse. Castro hosts field hearing: Congressman Joaquin Castro held a San Antonio hearing titled “Examining the Community Impacts of Mass Deportation and Proposed ICE Warehouse,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (386+ words) Eight members of San Antonio City Council and Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones on Friday called for a special meeting to delay U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to convert an East Side warehouse into a detention facility. The meeting is expected…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (160+ words) Flood Watch through this evening as 2 to 5-plus inches of rain could lead to flash flooding. SAN ANTONIO — Congressman Joaquin Castro will host a field hearing Friday examining the impact of mass deportations and a proposed ICE warehouse on San…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (504+ words) A software engineer from Charleston told a colleague last spring that the move to Austin was "the easy part." The job offer came fast. The apartment took a week. It was the visa paperwork for his wife, who is Brazilian…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (347+ words) AUSTIN, Texas — Supporters, community members, and legal advocates will hold a press conference Saturday afternoon outside the Travis County Jail following the arrest of Misael Ramos, a Democratic Socialists of America candidate for City Council and TSEU member. According to…...