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How much did it cost to save the Alamo?
One of the cool features of Bexar County’s digital archive is that you can do crazy keyword searches for people like “David Crockett” and other historic figures in San Antonio to discover deeds and...
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Developers get tax breaks, while the poor get not-so-affordable housing
A few months ago reporter Karisa King got a tip that Michael Amezquita’s job was in danger. Amezquita is the chief appraiser for the Bexar County Appraisal District, the agency that appraises the value...
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Open records quiz: Can officials question your motives and withhold documents...
Check out this open-records story by Josh Baugh: A Bexar County official wants to sue the attorney general in an effort to withhold e-mails from the San Antonio Express-News — because the official...
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How to keep a secret if you’re a crooked politician in Texas
Hand it to Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson — his feud with the Texas Attorney General and the San Antonio Express-News is, at the very least, exposing a flaw in the state’s open-records law....
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What stimulus projects are being funded in Bexar County, and what’s the price...
Construction workers on the River Walk's Mission Reach Our latest story about the stimulus is about how much federal money is flowing to Bexar County, what kind of projects are being funded, and what...
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Express-News and WOAI team up for story about court-appointed lawyers
CollisterVeteran observers of San Antonio politics experienced a deja vu moment the other night when a familiar story graced their TV screens. WOAI Trouble Shooter Brian Collister told viewers that...
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Road rage in Texas: Find accidents in your neighborhood with this interactive...
Full map Crash with one or more injuries. Crash with no injuries. Braylon Nelson is one of the sweetest kids you’ll ever meet. Like any other 2-year-old boy with an insatiable curiosity, he asks a...
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‘San Antonio 4’ set free after doubts raised in bizarre criminal case
Express-News reporter Michelle Mondo spent 18 months investigating the bizarre case of the “San Antonio Four” — four women accused of sexually assaulting two girls over the course of a weekend filled...
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San Antonio lawyer Alberto Acevedo says he bribed judge, got favorable treatment
Express-News Reporter Guillermo Contreras, who covers the federal-courts beat, has been writing scoop after scoop about an FBI investigation at the Bexar County courthouse in San Antonio. The latest...
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Have you been asked to donate to Shop with a Sheriff? Call me.
If you live in Bexar County, someone claiming to be with the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Bexar County might have called you recently, asking for money. The caller probably promised that every penny...
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Police reports about people who die in custody are late, missing in Texas
With so many controversial deadly force incidents in the news that raise questions about police tactics, wouldn’t it be great to have a reliable system in place to keep track of lethal police...
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Road rage in Texas: Find accidents in your neighborhood with this interactive...
Full map Crash with one or more injuries. Crash with no injuries. Braylon Nelson is one of the sweetest kids you’ll ever meet. Like any other 2-year-old boy with an insatiable curiosity, he asks a...
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‘San Antonio 4’ set free after doubts raised in bizarre criminal case
Express-News reporter Michelle Mondo spent 18 months investigating the bizarre case of the “San Antonio Four” — four women accused of sexually assaulting two girls over the course of a weekend filled...
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San Antonio lawyer Alberto Acevedo says he bribed judge, got favorable treatment
Express-News Reporter Guillermo Contreras, who covers the federal-courts beat, has been writing scoop after scoop about an FBI investigation at the Bexar County courthouse in San Antonio. The latest...
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Have you been asked to donate to Shop with a Sheriff? Call me.
If you live in Bexar County, someone claiming to be with the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Bexar County might have called you recently, asking for money. The caller probably promised that every penny...
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Police reports about people who die in custody are late, missing in Texas
With so many controversial deadly force incidents in the news that raise questions about police tactics, wouldn’t it be great to have a reliable system in place to keep track of lethal police...
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Interactive map shows how Bexar County voted in the 2016 presidential election
Voters head to Woodlawn Baptist Church in San Antonio to cast their ballots Hillary Clinton lost the election — but not in Bexar County. We can see which parts of the county and San Antonio supported...
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Interactive map: How the major candidates fared in the 2017 San Antonio...
After every election, Bexar County officials release voting-precinct data that make for interesting reading for anyone who wants to know how their neighborhood voted or how each candidate fared in...
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How to keep a secret if you’re a crooked politician in Texas
Hand it to Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson — his feud with the Texas Attorney General and the San Antonio Express-News is, at the very least, exposing a flaw in the state’s open-records law....
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What stimulus projects are being funded in Bexar County, and what’s the price...
Construction workers on the River Walk's Mission Reach Our latest story about the stimulus is about how much federal money is flowing to Bexar County, what kind of projects are being funded, and what...
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