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Shannon Oster-Gabrielson opens her vehicle door to drive her daughters to school as her daughter Eve Gabrielson, 7, looks on outside of their home in San Antonio on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. Eve, and her sister Ellie Gabrielson, 9, had previously attended Lamar Elementary School — down the block from their home. The school closed down and Oster-Gabrielson now drives her children to Hawthorne Academy.

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Tesla manuals tell drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road when Full Self-Driving is engaged, but not all drivers do. The system’s camera-only system is under investigation for its involvement in fatal crashes.

Tesla quietly settles lawsuit over fatal crash tied to Full Self-Driving probe

The settlement comes after a fatal crash that prompted a federal engineering analysis of Tesla’s technology. Elon Musk has tied the tech to company’s future.

Heat dome to affect Texas this week. Here’s how hot it'll get.

South Texas temperatures will sit in the mid-90s throughout the week, rising slightly higher by the Fourth of July weekend.

The Spurs didn't win it all, but playoff run meant a lot to fans

Hundreds of fans waited outside San Antonio International Airport to welcome the San Antonio Spurs home from New York.

Popular Pearl Farmers Market tent Dough Baby opens Olmos Park spot

A cinnamon roll from Dough Baby is pictured at left, with Stacey Fitch and Kenda Torrez of Dough Baby on right. Dough Baby has opened a spot in Olmos Park

Child drowns at popular Boerne recreation spot after rescue effort fails

The child went below the surface of Boerne City Lake at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. It was at least the fourth drowning at the lake since 2023.

Researchers at UT Health San Antonio may have found the first probiotic treatment for lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause debilitating symptoms.

UT Health San Antonio researchers identify potential new lupus treatment

Researchers fed mice a bacterium that is low or nonexistent in lupus patients’ guts and found that reduced the disease’s impact on the colon and kidneys.

Tesla manuals tell drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road when Full Self-Driving is engaged, but not all drivers do. The system’s camera-only system is under investigation for its involvement in fatal crashes.

Tesla quietly settles lawsuit over fatal crash tied to Full Self-Driving probe

The settlement comes after a fatal crash that prompted a federal engineering analysis of Tesla’s technology. Elon Musk has tied the tech to company’s future.

Heat dome to affect Texas this week. Here’s how hot it'll get.

South Texas temperatures will sit in the mid-90s throughout the week, rising slightly higher by the Fourth of July weekend.

The Spurs didn't win it all, but playoff run meant a lot to fans

Hundreds of fans waited outside San Antonio International Airport to welcome the San Antonio Spurs home from New York.

Child drowns at popular Boerne recreation spot after rescue effort fails

The child went below the surface of Boerne City Lake at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. It was at least the fourth drowning at the lake since 2023.

Researchers at UT Health San Antonio may have found the first probiotic treatment for lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause debilitating symptoms.

UT Health San Antonio researchers identify potential new lupus treatment

Researchers fed mice a bacterium that is low or nonexistent in lupus patients’ guts and found that reduced the disease’s impact on the colon and kidneys.

Popular Pearl Farmers Market tent Dough Baby opens Olmos Park spot

A cinnamon roll from Dough Baby is pictured at left, with Stacey Fitch and Kenda Torrez of Dough Baby on right. Dough Baby has opened a spot in Olmos Park

Dr. Michelle Parsons - an instructor for Texas’ required school police training and a former sheriff’s deputy, teaches de-escalation techniques during a training workshop in Kilgore. She said officers taking the course frequently described being brought into minor disciplinary matters. At this training, when officers were told they should stay out of incidents that would not rise to the level of a 911 call, several scoffed and said their principals would be unhappy. Part of the problem, Ms. Parsons said, is that many teachers and principals do not understand the rules; Texas does not require training on when they can call on officers. Ms. Parsons called that a “huge disconnect.” Principals often see school officers as “the heavy hand, the authority, the intimidation,” she said. PHOTO: Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

Texas school police pepper-sprayed, tackled and Tasered students

School officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior, our investigation shows.

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Hundreds of fans waited outside San Antonio International Airport to welcome the San Antonio Spurs home from New York.

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Child drowns at popular Boerne recreation spot after rescue effort fails

The child went below the surface of Boerne City Lake at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. It was at least the fourth drowning at the lake since 2023.

UT Health San Antonio researchers identify potential new lupus treatment

Researchers at UT Health San Antonio may have found the first probiotic treatment for lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause debilitating symptoms.

Two drivers killed in wrong-way crash Sunday morning on Southwest Loop 410

Two drivers died in wrong-way crash Sunday morning on Southwest Loop 410, San Antonio police said.

Photos: San Antonio Pride parade pushes past political woes

Pride Bigger Than Texas brought crowds, color and joy to downtown San Antonio amid political tension and division within the local LGBTQ community.

Father Jimmy Drennan speaks at a September 2025 COPS/Metro event at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Drennan, a pastor at the church, was uninjured in a fire Saturday at the church rectory.

Priest unharmed after explosion, fire at St. Margaret Mary rectory

A Saturday afternoon explosion and fire that caused major damage to the Southeast Side rectory is under investigation, the Archdiocese of San Antonio said.

Hundreds of fans waited outside San Antonio International Airport to welcome the San Antonio Spurs home from New York.

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Child drowns at popular Boerne recreation spot after rescue effort fails

The child went below the surface of Boerne City Lake at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. It was at least the fourth drowning at the lake since 2023.

UT Health San Antonio researchers identify potential new lupus treatment

Researchers at UT Health San Antonio may have found the first probiotic treatment for lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause debilitating symptoms.

Photos: San Antonio Pride parade pushes past political woes

Pride Bigger Than Texas brought crowds, color and joy to downtown San Antonio amid political tension and division within the local LGBTQ community.

Father Jimmy Drennan speaks at a September 2025 COPS/Metro event at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Drennan, a pastor at the church, was uninjured in a fire Saturday at the church rectory.

Priest unharmed after explosion, fire at St. Margaret Mary rectory

A Saturday afternoon explosion and fire that caused major damage to the Southeast Side rectory is under investigation, the Archdiocese of San Antonio said.

Two drivers killed in wrong-way crash Sunday morning on Southwest Loop 410

Two drivers died in wrong-way crash Sunday morning on Southwest Loop 410, San Antonio police said.

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Tesla manuals tell drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road when Full Self-Driving is engaged, but not all drivers do. The system’s camera-only system is under investigation for its involvement in fatal crashes.

Tesla quietly settles lawsuit over fatal crash tied to Full Self-Driving probe

The settlement comes after a fatal crash that prompted a federal engineering analysis of Tesla’s technology. Elon Musk has tied the tech to company’s future.

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Texas ranch dispute highlights tensions over aging oil wells and cleanup costs

Experts say Texas rules allow companies to defer plugging wells for far too long.

20 major developments reshaping San Antonio, from Project Marvel to Pearl

Mostly vacant property near the northern end of the San Pedro Creek Cultural Park, seen in a Nov. 2, 2022 aerial image, tops the short list of locations for a downtown baseball field to replace the Missions’ aging Wolff Stadium. Much of the property is already owned by Weston Urban, a real estate firm co-founded by Backspace co-founder Graham Weston who is part of an investment group rumored to be buying the Double-A minor league team.

Toyota threatens GM’s sales crown as demand for hybrids surges in U.S.

Through May, Toyota’s sales of electrified vehicles, which include battery-powered cars but are predominantly hybrids, rose 5.6% in a market that is expected to fall this year. Sales of the hybrid Tundra were up 6.9% in the same time period.

Central Texas town overpumping water amid ramp-up of SpaceX testing

SpaceX’s rocket engine testing in Central Texas has led the small town of McGregor to pump too much water from the Trinity Aquifer for three years in a row.

The FAA is “looking into” an unusually low pass that a Boeing 777 cargo jet painted in Qatar Airways livery made over Horseshoe Bay Jet Center Wednesday.

FAA reviewing low Boeing 777 flyby near Austin

The FAA is reviewing an unusually low pass that a Boeing 777 cargo jet painted in Qatar Airways livery made over Horseshoe Bay Jet Center.

Tesla manuals tell drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road when Full Self-Driving is engaged, but not all drivers do. The system’s camera-only system is under investigation for its involvement in fatal crashes.

Tesla quietly settles lawsuit over fatal crash tied to Full Self-Driving probe

The settlement comes after a fatal crash that prompted a federal engineering analysis of Tesla’s technology. Elon Musk has tied the tech to company’s future.

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Texas ranch dispute highlights tensions over aging oil wells and cleanup costs

Experts say Texas rules allow companies to defer plugging wells for far too long.

20 major developments reshaping San Antonio, from Project Marvel to Pearl

Mostly vacant property near the northern end of the San Pedro Creek Cultural Park, seen in a Nov. 2, 2022 aerial image, tops the short list of locations for a downtown baseball field to replace the Missions’ aging Wolff Stadium. Much of the property is already owned by Weston Urban, a real estate firm co-founded by Backspace co-founder Graham Weston who is part of an investment group rumored to be buying the Double-A minor league team.

Central Texas town overpumping water amid ramp-up of SpaceX testing

SpaceX’s rocket engine testing in Central Texas has led the small town of McGregor to pump too much water from the Trinity Aquifer for three years in a row.

The FAA is “looking into” an unusually low pass that a Boeing 777 cargo jet painted in Qatar Airways livery made over Horseshoe Bay Jet Center Wednesday.

FAA reviewing low Boeing 777 flyby near Austin

The FAA is reviewing an unusually low pass that a Boeing 777 cargo jet painted in Qatar Airways livery made over Horseshoe Bay Jet Center.

Toyota threatens GM’s sales crown as demand for hybrids surges in U.S.

Through May, Toyota’s sales of electrified vehicles, which include battery-powered cars but are predominantly hybrids, rose 5.6% in a market that is expected to fall this year. Sales of the hybrid Tundra were up 6.9% in the same time period.

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