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Get behind the scenes with the journalists reporting for the Express-News. Each week, host Luis Vazquez interviews a reporter for an in-depth account of a popular series or an exclusive story that has everyone talking.
San Antonio Express-News sports writers David Hinojosa and Ronald Harrod discuss the start of high school football season. This preview dives into San Antonio area high schools such as Steele, Judson Boerne, Brennan, Raegan, Smithson Valley, and Brandeis. The duo also discusses top area players such as Chad Warner, James Peoples, Antonio Meza, Freddie Dubose, Ty Hawkins, and Michael Terry III.
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Express-News taste team hosts Hayden owner Adam Lampinstein and executive chef Bill Corbett to talk about their popular Pastrami, expansion plans, and their philosophy when developing a menu.
Five years in the making, “The Wiz” was the first musical to be produced at Sam Houston in at least three decades, They faced technical and financial challenges, delays in set construction and costume design, and competing demands on students, many of whom had little or no experience in live theater.
Sports editor Nick Talbot hosts UT beat writer Nick Moyle and UTSA beat writer Greg Luca to talk championships and bowl games!
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The Express-News taste team joins the show to bring you what a "Best Day Ever" looks like at the Pearl! These are the best places to eat, drink and have a good time.
Sports editor Nick Talbot and Greg Luca bring discuss the latest in the world of minor league sports teams in San Antonio like the new XFL team, SAFC's success, and the ownership shakeup of the Missions baseball team.
Express-News columnist Elaine Ayala is joined by UTSA Professor Emerita Ellen Riojas Clark. Together, they discuss the history of Dia de Muertos and give some do's and don'ts to help celebrate the holiday respectfully.
Express-News metro editor Greg Jefferson and reporter Michelle Del Rey discuss the shooting of 17-year-old Erik Cantu at the hands of a now-former SAPD officer."
Express-News metro editor Greg Jefferson and reporter Michelle Del Rey discuss the shooting of 17-year-old Erik Cantu at the hands of a now-former SAPD officer."
This week on EN Depth Express-News publisher Mark Medici and Hearstlab Scout Lisa Gillespie join the show to discuss Hearstlab and its mission to provide cash investments and and services to early-stage women-led start-ups!
This week on EN Depth Express-News publisher Mark Medici and Hearstlab Scout Lisa Gillespie join the show to discuss Hearstlab and its mission to provide cash investments and and services to early-stage women-led start-ups!
Taste Team members Chuck Blount and Paul Stephen join the show to talk churros, "authenticity" in food and food trends that need to go away!
Taste Team members Chuck Blount and Paul Stephen join the show to talk churros, "authenticity" in food and food trends that need to go away!
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Rosario Neaves is a 42-year-old San Antonio woman who became severely ill with long COVID 2 1/2 years ago, early in the pandemic. Since then, she’s made 16 emergency room visits and been hospitalized twice. She’s battled shortness of breath, pulse rates so high she feared a heart attack, intolerance to heat, and profound weakness that some days left her unable to get out of bed.
'Beyond my control': A San Antonio woman's two-year battle with long COVID
Express News courthouse reporter Elizabeth Zavala joins the show to break down how a Bexar County judge was stripped of most of the cases in her docket.
Read: Embattled judge in Bexar County stripped of most of her court cases
A San Antonio police officer shot and killed a 13-year-old boy, who crashed a stolen car into the police car. Crime journalist Jacob Beltran reports on the incident and ensuing outrage.
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San Antonio boy killed by police was not a threat, attorney Lee Merritt says
Family remembers 13-year-old boy killed by police, demands release of bodycam footage
An increasingly tense dynamic is developing between Texas police and the media. In recent days, law enforcement officers in Uvalde have blocked reporters from engaging with residents and covering the aftermath of the horrific May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary.
Read: ‘That seems overboard’: Out-of-town police in Uvalde block cameras, disrupt coverage of tragedy’s aftermath
The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde has devastated a community and shocked the nation. Columnist Cary Clack, who visited Uvalde the day after the massacre, believes something about the response to this shooting feels different.
Morning of chaos: A reconstruction of how the Uvalde massacre unfolded
Express News metro columnist and host of the Puro Politics podcast joins the show to discuss the Lieutenants Governors race, Bexar county judges race, attorney general race, and district 28 race.
Check out the Express-News voters guide for more information on all the primary races
One of the first to write about the baby formula shortage, reporter Annie Blanks explains why San Antonio has the highest out-of-stock rate for baby formula of any U.S. metro area — and what this means for local families.
Read: ‘How am I going to feed her?’: Baby formula shortage peaks in San Antonio, leaving moms scrambling
Military reporter Sig Christenson breaks down the ongoing controversy of military personnel refusing to obey vaccine orders.
Read: Following orders is an absolute in the military — but with vaxx orders, it absolutely depends
Express News education reporter Danya Perez Express elaborates on the firing of a longtime San Antonio College professor due to a his involvement with the Texas Academic Decathalon.
Read more: After 25 years, San Antonio College lost a valuable tradition, ousted professor says
Express News restaurant critic Mike Sutter joins the show to break down his list of the top 10 restaurants in San Antonio!
Express-News business columnist Micheal Taylor breaks down common myths about the Texas tax system and explains how taxes affect people differently at various income levels.
Read: Low-tax Texas? That’s a tall tale, and state’s tax structure leads to fiscal distortions
Taxes on wealth don’t impact the rich the way they do the rest of us
Health care journalist Laura Garcia explains the work behind her special report on the health inequities that have plagued San Antonio and were made worse by the COVID 19 pandemic.
Business journalist Richard Webner discusses the rise in property tax values, who is responsible for them and how homeowners can fight back. We also talk bout his conversation with Hotel Contessa GM Dan Waters and the future of the hospitality industry downtown.
Express News reporter Emilie Eaton breaks down changes to a drone law that restricted San Antonio area journalists and photographers from doing their jobs.
Plus, she follows up on last year's report on domestic violence and how a program designed to help domestic violence victims is lacking resources.
MySA Food and Culture Editor Madalyn Mendoza discusses her groundbreaking work on the continued grip of San Antonio's history of redlining neighborhoods.
Read: ‘Tentacles’ of redlining continue to grip upward mobility in San Antonio
Express-News staff writers Rene Guzman and Deborah Martin join the show to talk about Fiesta 2022! We have your guide to the best Fiesta experience There are new routes for parades, and we also discuss the tragic loss of Hispanic Elvis.
Express news reporter Guillermo Contreras joins the show to discuss the recent jury verdict regarding the 2015 death of a man shot by Bexar County deputies.
Water and environment reporter Elena Bruess joins the show to discuss the federal conservation effort over at Camp Bullis, the fight for who controls water regulation in the area surrounding Medina Lake and when stage one water restrictions will be lifted in San Antonio
Express-News columnist Gilbert Garcia joins the show to preview the Texas primary elections on March 1st
Features reporter Richard Marini and staff photographer Josie Norris join the show and bring us into the process of covering the Ukrainian protest in San Antonio.
Express news staff writer Sig Christiansen joins the show to discuss the ongoing clemency bid for soldiers executed in 1917.
Express-News Editorial page editor Josh Brodesky and ED board members Nancy Preyer-Johnson and Brandon Lingle join the show to talk about the work of putting together a comprehensive voters guide for the 2022 Texas primary election
Express News UTSA beat writer Greg Luca joins the show to discuss the UTSA football program's offseason moves.
Express-News Reporter Annie Blanks joins the show to discuss the recent Grand Jury capital murder indictment of a Caldwell County man, as well as the city of Buda's fight against an Austin developer.
Express-News journalists Jacob Beltran and Guillermo Contreras discuss their reporting on the disappearance of 3-year-old Lina Sardar Khil, a refugee from Afghanistan, and the FBI's involvement in the search efforts.
Read: ‘A piece of my heart’ — Hopes for a better life for Lina Sardar Khil dashed by her disappearance in San Antonio
Staff writer Scott Huddleston reviews the growing list the candidates vying for Bexar County judge in place of Nelson Wolff who plans to retire. Plus, an update on the Alamo redevelopment project.
Read: Former 4th Court justice appointed to fill Bexar County commissioner’s seat at least through 2022
Food writers Chuck Blount and Mike Sutter recap their Taste series 52 Weeks of Food Trucks.
The Ultimate Guide to San Antonio Food Trucks
Reporter Annie Blanks joins the show to discuss the unprecedented growth going on in Dripping Springs and the development moratorium put in place to mitigate the growth.
Greg Luca joins the show to welcome UTSA starting quarterback Frank Harris as he prepares to face off against San Diego State at the 2021 Frisco Bowl on December 21st.
Austin bureau reporter Taylor Goldenstein joins the show to talk about the latest on the book review prompted by Texas lawmaker Matt Krause.
Staff writer Timothy Fanning joins the show to talk about San Antonio world records, Knight Rider 2000 and the North Pole Marker at Hogwild records.
Sports reporter Greg Luca joins the show to discuss the incredible UTSA football season, the UIW football programs' success, and what we can expect from the teams moving forward!
Express News restaurant critic Mike Sutter joins the show to discuss his 4 part series on the best restaurants on the riverwalk!
The 9 best locally owned San Antonio River Walk restaurants
The 7 best hotel restaurants on the San Antonio River Walk, including Landrace, Range, Ambler and Ocho
The 6 best chain restaurants on the San Antonio River Walk
The 10 best restaurants on the San Antonio River Walk, ranked
Express-News staff writer Greg Luca joins the show to break down the UTSA football program's undefeated season.
The Express-News conducted more than 75 interviews with police, prosecutors, judges and experts in the field. Reporters sought out survivors of abuse and listened to their stories. They scoured police reports, court files and other records to create a comprehensive database of family violence fatalities. Criminal justice reporter Emilie Eaton talks about the work behind this investigative series.
Nowhere To Hide
Express-News business writer Diego Mendoza-Moyers lays out the ongoing turmoil at CPS Energy including the resignation of CEO Paula Gold-Williams, the search for her replacement and the ongoing rate increase discussions.
Read: CPS Energy trims proposed rate increase after CEO announces early-2022 resignation
Arts writer Deborah Martin breaks down the ongoing financial crises and labor disputes that continue to plague the San Antonio Symphony.
Read: Why does the San Antonio Symphony keep having financial crises?
Staff writer Madison Iszler joins the show to talk about a new initiative that takes aim at racial inequality in San Antonio, as well well as the Spurs' new northwest side campus .
As quarries expand in the Hill Country, Texas landscapes and homeowners pay the price. Investigative reporter Brian Chasnoff reports on the growing demand for stricter regulations on the $10 billion industry.
Read: The cost of Hill Country quarries: Dirt, dust, muddy creeks, altered rivers
Criminal justice reporter Emilie Eaton joins the show to talk about her time visiting Bexar County's crime lab!
Staff writer Annie Blanks joins the show to discuss her story on the San Marcos camping and panhandling crackdown that drew blowback from residents.
Eleven-year-old Lia Morales, a student at Harlandale Middle School, is a rising star in the world of table tennis, ranked No. 13 in the nation among 12-and-under players.
Read: Harlandale Middle School student ranked among best in the nation in table tennis
Associate Editorial Page Editor & columnist Nancy Preyor-Johnson joins the show to discuss her latest editorials on Education issues related to the STAAR test, supporting teachers and the continued controversies on South San ISD board
Express-News restaurant critic Mike Sutter lays out his process for reviewing a restaurant, the transition from a 4-star system to a 5-star one and his philosophy on restaurant reviews. "If Dad takes his family out and they have a bad dining experience, it's not the restaurant's fault, it's Dad's fault."
Read: Review: Frida Mexican Restaurant & Bar in Stone Oak among San Antonio's worst Mexican restaurants
Very few people even know San Antonio is a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy - and it's been four years. Express-News staff writer Paul Stephen breaks down the city's little known historic designation.
Read: S.A.’s a UNESCO City of Gastronomy? What’s that?
Air Force veteran Brandon Lingle is the newest member of the Editorial Board, and he shares his memories and reflections from his time deployed in Afghanistan.
"For a guy who spent nearly two decades in the military, I wasn't putting my positions out there," Lingle reflects on his transition from public affairs in the military, to a newsroom journalist, to Editorial Board columnist.
Read: Lingle: As Afghanistan falls, memories haunt
Environments and water issues reporter Elene Breuss joins the show to discuss her articles on the return of mussels to the San Antonio river, invasive plants, and the conservation of Honey Creek Ranch
Investigative reporter Marina Starleaf Riker joins the show and talks about her time at the Children's Hospital of San Antonio,
Education reporter Danya Perez breaks down the evolving mask mandate issue and COVID-19 protocols across San Antonio as city deals with another surge of cases.
Read: North East ISD board votes 5-1 to mandate masks following arguments against it from overflow crowd
San Antonio ISD vows to require masks and employee vaccinations - with or without court backing
Staff writer Mike Sutter joins the show to talk about his head to head comparison of Fred's Fish Fry and Sea Island as well as the ongoing 52 Weeks of Food Trucks series
Samuel Igbo is a 15-year-old Boerne High School student who taught himself to play violin by watching Itzhak Perlman videos on YouTube. He's the focus of staff writer Vincent T. Davis latest San Antonio Stories column.
Read: 'The Lord wants me to play' - Boerne teen violinist selected for Carnegie Hall orchestra
Investigative reporter Marina Starleaf Riker joins the show to discuss why the state of Texas denied the city's request for more nurses during the latest COVID-19 surge.
Staff writer Sig Christenson discusses his recent trip to the border near Del Rio, Texas to report on Governor Greg Abbott's border fence.
Read: Abbott's border wall is a chain-link fence, built by soldiers in a community tired of political games
Staff writer Rene Guzman joins the show to discuss his latest article on a San Antonio area record shop owner whose illness has forced him to find a new home for his collection of over 100,000 vinyl records.
Texas Longhorns insider Nick Moyle breaks down the Longhorns' move to leave the Big 12 conference to join the SEC.
Columnist Elaine Ayala joins the show to discuss her column on the painful history of Fiesta san Antonio and what can be done to cut those ties.
Courts reporter Elizabeth Zavala joins the show to talk about the ongoing capital murder trial of Otis McKane, charged with capital murder in the shooting of Police Det. Benjamin Marconi
Suicides in the armed services hit a record 571 in 2020. The cause is a mystery to Pentagon officials. Senior reporter Sig Christenson talks about military suicides in the COVID era.
Related reading: Military suicides in COVID era hit a new high
Justin Vine delayed going to the hospital for as long as he could because he had no insurance. He endured weeks on a ventilator, a two-month coma, vivid hallucinations and the fear of what it all might cost him. Reporter Lauren Caruba and photographer Lisa Krantz talk about the year they spent covering Justin's story.
Read more: COVID nearly killed this uninsured nurse. A year later, he's still recovering.
The harsh West Texas desert is claiming more migrant bodies as smugglers send more through the remote terrain. Correspondent Dudley Althaus talks about his latest report for the Express-News: Death in the desert.
Special correspondent Jason Bush breaks down the federal trial of Jorge Juan Torres López, who served as interim governor of Mexico’s Coahuila state for much of 2011. López is the first public official to be sentenced in a massive corruption investigation that began nearly a decade ago in San Antonio. Read more: Three-year prison term for former Mexican governor who laundered bribe money in Texas
Express-News writer Guillermo Contreras lays out a kickback scheme that landed a Randolph civilian worker in federal court in San Antonio for wire fraud conspiracy. Even after Keith Alan Seguin retired from the government in 2017, the scheme is the largest military graft case to come out of San Antonio in at least a decade.
Read more: Bribery case at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph has a major defense contractor under scrutiny
Ex-Air Force civilian admits taking $2.3 million in bribes for rigging big contracts
Reporter Scott Huddleston lays out the ongoing confrontation between Bexar County commissioner, the sheriff and Black Rifle Coffee Co. over a $32,000 donation for a boat.
Read more: Sheriff Salazar urges everyone to ‘chill’ in wake of social media firestorm over Black Rifle Coffee Co. donation
Staff writers Rene Guzman and Deborah Martin join the show to discuss the return to Fiesta.
Read more: Finally Fiesta: San Antonio's citywide celebration is back for a summer fling
Reporters Jeremy Wallace and Cayla Harris, from the Express-News Austin bureau, share their experiences during the “amazing 48 hours” inside the Texas House of Representatives as Democrats strategized the historical walkout against the controversial SB7.
Travel and tourism reporter Randy Diamond joins the show to talk about the tourism industry's struggle to employ staff as COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease.
Metro columnist Elaine Ayala joins the show to talk about Bridget McDermott Flood's new book "Blue Hole Wisdom" about the nuns who founded Incarnate Word University
Express-News sports columnist Mike Finger reflects on Tim Duncan's career as a member of the San Antonio Spurs as well as his legacy in the pantheon of NBA all-time greats.
Express News features reporter Rene Guzman joins the show to talk about his time with San Antonio rapper Southside Hoodlum.
Staff writer and part of the Express-News Taste team Mike Sutter joins the show to talk about the restaurant and bar boom on the near east side.
Express-News staff writer Brandon Lingle breaks down his time reporting on SpaceX in Boca Chica and Brownsville.
Express-News sports columnist Mike Finger discusses Spurs coach Gregg Popovich's latest comments on social justice.
Read his full column: As Gregg Popovich questions NBA owners, he finds an uncomfortable truth
San Antonio Stories with Vincent Davis introduces you to Jarrel Flowers, a San Antonio musician on a mission to share his faith through hip-hop beats and helping local artists.
San Antonio Stories with Vincent Davis introduces you to Rhiana Ward, who works for San Antonio-based engineering consulting firm Raba Kistner, who recently led an excavation team during a preservation project at the Alamo. Ward was one of four full-time women archaeologists on the Alamo crew during the 18-month project.
Health and medical reporter Lauren Caruba discusses her dramatic profile of John Vargas, Jr., one of the first recipients of a double lung transplants due to COVID in the country.
Read: 'You're not supposed to be here' - At 34, he needed new lungs after COVID wreaked havoc
Senior staff writer Bruce Selcraig joins the show to talk about his profile of Greg Brockhouse
"He won’t say if he voted for Trump, calls Mayor Ron Nirenberg boring and phony, and is called “the best retail politician” on the horizon. But can this charismatic, complex candidate unspin a reputation as a sexist bully and political provocateur?"
Staff writer Scott Huddleston joins the show to talk about the latest on the Alamo restoration project.
"The 30-member Alamo Citizen Advisory Committee unanimously approves closing Alamo Street but opening it for Fiesta parades, using pavers to outline original mission/fort location instead of handrails and allowing unrestricted pedestrian access to the plaza."
https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-advisers-OK-Alamo-plan-changes-Alamo-16071228.php
On the latest San Antonio Stories, Vincent Davis introduces you to Burgundy Woods
Growing up on the South Side, Burgundy Woods had visions of creating fashion and design, a passion that drove her to succeed in LA then return to San Antonio, where her company “Style Lush TV,” covers the city’s fashion scene.
Read: Burgundy Woods is on the rise as home-grown fashionista, style influencer and champion of unsung fashion heroes
Criminal justice reporter Emilie Eaton joins the show.
Fire Chief Charles Hood accused airport police officers of racial bias when they arrested his teen-age son. It caused a schism between him and Police Chief William McManus. A taxpayer-funded review of the arrest was shrouded in secrecy for months.
Read the exclusive Express-News investigation.
This week Vincent Davis joins the show to talk to the subject of his latest San Antonio Stories piece Levi Rodgers. Levi is a former Green Beret turned real estate agent in San Antonio.
Read Vince's full column
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Investigative reporter Marina Starleaf Riker, staff writer Liz Hardway and photographer Jessica Phelps join the show to discuss the cities continued efforts to remove homeless camps during the pandemic "In a city lacking stable housing for the homeless, February's record cold exposed the vulnerability — and shortage of options — for those living in a tent camp under Interstate 37" https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/homeless-camps-pandemic-16021629.php
Express-News food writers Chuck Blount, Paul Stephen and Mike Sutter join the show to discuss their reporting on the effects of the Texas freeze two weeks ago, on local farmers and ranchers.
Read the full story:
Freeze wiped out San Antonio's small farms, will require ‘a total reset’
The record-setting polar storm that cut San Antonio's power and froze water lines was forecast days in advance, but key city leaders were never told to expect a calamity. Brain Chasnoff and Marina Starleaf Riker join the show to talk about their experience and their reporting.
Host Luis Vazquez is joined by San Antonio Express-News Reporter Vincent Davis and the subject of his latest San Antonio Stories column subject James Gemino.
Read the column and see video at https://www.expressnews.com/gemino/
Senior reporter Sig Christienson joins the show to talk about his latest report on the history of gangs and extremists in the military following the deadly riots at the U.S Capitol on January 6th.
In the last two years, developers asked for 206 exceptions to the city’s tree ordinance; all were granted, Brian Chasnoff's latest investigative report explains in detail.
As Mike Sutter and Chuck Blount Wrap up their year-long 52 Weeks of Pizza series we take a look at the process, highlights and whats to come for them in 2021
Mystery Good Samaritan surprises neighbors with hidden gifts throughout North San Antonio neighborhood
Retired San Antonio educator finds peace in building houses for birds and bats
Life-long curiosity, spirit of innovation drives San Antonio entrepreneur
Youngster and older San Antonio neighbors maintain friendship by way of window in backyard fence
San Antonio man recalls glory days of South Texas baseball
Honey’s Place on San Antonio’sEast Side a throwback to old nightclubs and soul food stops
Staff writer and Edinburg High School alum David Hinojosa joins the show to talk about the fallout from Edinburg football player Emmanuel Duron's assault on a referee.
Edinburg football player who blindsided referee 'sorry for what happened'
‘We’re embarrassed’ — Fallout from high school football player’s assault on referee puts Edinburg under a microscope
Investigative reporter Marina Starleaf Riker joins the show to talk about her ongoing coverage of the rollout of the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines in San Antonio.
Senior reporter Sig Christenson covers the military and veterans, he's on the show today to talk about his latest article.
The Air Force said Thursday that San Antonio had made its short list for cities competing to be the new home of U.S. Space Command’s headquarters. The Alamo City was among six cities on the list and was the only Texas site to make the list.
When a federal judge ordered a Boogaloo Boy held without bail Thursday on a charge of illegally possessing a firearm, citing his failure to appear in court for an unrelated offense and “an attitude of lack of respect for authority,” Cameron Emerson Casey Rankin reacted with an outburst.
Are the owners insane? Not exactly. Despite shutdowns and a pandemic that won’t quit, there are solid business reasons for opening a restaurant this year. Taste team reporter Paul Stephen explains the logic behind new restaurant openings.
Read more: 'It's not for everybody': Meet the San Antonians who opened a restaurant during the pandemic
When it comes to high school football this season, the main thing is being ready to play — even on a Tuesday. Sports writer David Hinojosa lays out the creative scheduling and other adjustments teams across the state are making as they deal with the new norms put on by COVID-19. Read more: Are you ready for some weekday football?
Express-News restaurant writer Mike Sutter elaborates on the latest trends in San Antonio’s restaurant dining scene and the struggles to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic. Expect to see streamlined menus and less staff, more outdoor seating, continued focus on curbside, delivery and makeshift drive-thrus.
Read more: The new trends in San Antonio’s restaurant dining scene as its been impacted by coronavirus pandemic
Ryon Wayne Castro, 31, has not been charged and is not a focus of the ongoing criminal investigation of the arson that killed five people in a San Marcos apartment fire two years ago. But those being sued in the fire’s aftermath are blaming him. Express-News journalist Peggy O'Hare explains the intricacies of the case and the challenges she faced reporting it.
Read more about the fatal fire near Texas State University.
‘What difference does it make if I vote? A lot’ — San Antonio voters turn out in force for Day Two of early balloting
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The coronavirus has upended delicate conversations about end-of-life medical care. In this episode of EN-Depth, health reporter Lauren Caruba and photographer Lisa Krantz share the heart-wrenching experience of one San Antonio family.
Bexar County has suffered more deaths per capita from COVID-19 than any other large urban area in Texas, according to state and federal data. In his latest investigative report, Brian Chasnoff explains why.
Read more: San Antonio’s grim distinction: Highest COVID death rate among Texas’ major urban areas
Thousands of refugees and immigrants working for meatpacking plants in the Panhandle were repeatedly exposed to coronavirus after the plants were deemed essential. Immigration reporter Silvia Foster-Frau explains the impact of the order by President Trump for the plants to remain open:
‘Everybody is getting sick’ — meatpacking workers in the Panhandle repeatedly exposed to the coronavirus
Every two hours, as kids and caregivers clear out of the DoSeum, about a dozen staff members wheel out carts filled with empty green bins and black and yellow sprayers filled with disinfectant. Arts reporter Deborah Martin elaborates on the In a 30-minute balletlike routine.
Read more: The DoSeum kids museum raises disinfecting to an artform
With 71 homicides in the first six months of 2020, San Antonio is on track to have one of its deadliest years in nearly three decades, a San Antonio Express-News analysis found. Criminal justice reporter Emilie Eaton breaks down the crime statistics in the city, in which an uptick in family violence is a significant factor.
Read more: Homicides spike in San Antonio, putting the city on track to have one of its deadliest years in decades
San Antonio Express-News immigration reporter Silvia Foster-Frau explains how decades of poverty and poor health care access in the Rio Grande Valley, has contributed to a coronavirus death rate and positivity rate that has amounted to a humanitarian crisis.
Read more: ‘A part of us died:’ Along the U.S-Mexico border, a coronavirus crisis
San Antonio ambulance crews respond an average of once an hour to transport COVID-19 patients to hospitals, long-term care facilities or to their homes. Investigative reporter Marina Starleaf Riker talks about her latest story for which she and photojournalist Lisa Krantz spent 24 hours with a local ambulance crew.
Read more: ‘The closest thing medicine gets to war’: 24 hours inside a San Antonio ambulance
Courthouse reporter Elizabeth Zavala joins the show to talk about the latest developments involving the possible overturning of convictions related to disgraced and now imprisoned S.A. attorney Mark Henry Benavides.
You can read her article at the link below
"A Second Chance"
Courthouse reporter Elizabeth Zavala joins the show to talk about the latest developments involving the possible overturning of convictions related to disgraced and now imprisoned S.A. attorney Mark Henry Benavides.
You can read her article at the link below
"A Second Chance"
Two months ago, they accounted for 42 percent of all COVID-19 cases. Now, it’s up to 57 percent. Reporter Emilie Eaton explains why Bexar County young adults are contracting COVID-19 at higher rates.
Read more: Bexar County young adults are contracting COVID-19 at higher rates. Here’s why.
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath’s latest guidance on how to reopen schools in the coronavirus era Tuesday brought the state in line with a Trump administration call for classrooms to stay open five days a week. Educators said they still don’t know how many parents will embrace that option. Reporter Krista Torralva breaks down the evolving debate over reopening schools at the local, state and federal levels.
Read more: Texas tells districts: Keep schools open all week, make older students wear masks
Three San Antonio police officers, fired by SAPD, were later hired in Leon Valley. Criminal justice enterprise reporter Emilie Eaton explains why.
Read more: Fired by SAPD, 3 cops hired in Leon Valley
Chef Stefan Bowers of the Battalion, Rebelle and Playland group of San Antonio restaurants he runs with Andrew Goodman is known for being outspoken. Express-News food writer Mike Sutter elaborates on a recent conversation with the chef and discusses the overall the struggles of the industry in the city.
Read: Chef Stefan Bowers speaks about San Antonio restaurants during coronavirus
Read: New upscale Mexican restaurant Frida Mexican Restaurant & Bar coming to San Antonio’s Stone Oak Friday
The COVID-19 intensive care unit at San Antonio’s Northeast Baptist Hospital is for the sickest of the sick. It’s a place of ventilators, breathing tubes and elaborate protective gear. For nurses, the night shift is long stretches of quiet punctuated by crisis. Express-News reporter Lauren Caruba and photographer Bob Owen spent two nights alongside them. They tell us what it was like behind the scenes of the story.
Read: Night Shift
One year after a massive fire devastated lives of residents at Iconic Village Apartments in San Marcos, Express-News reporter Peggy O'Hare speaks with Zachary Sutterfield and his father about the past year.
- Grieving relatives of fire victims beg for answers, push for bigger reward
- San Antonio parents struggle with grief after son’s death in Iconic Village fire
San Antonio Express-News journalists retrace the fateful steps of three families whose journey from Guatemala ended in the death of a mother and three children on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande.
Express-News reporter Bruce Selcraig details how San Antonio's growing e-scooter culture creates frightening hazards for the disabled community in San Antonio.
Express-News education reporter Krista Torralva explains the key points behind Texas Education Agency’s move to replace all Harlandale ISD’s elected trustees, including the superintendent, following the recommendation of a scathing investigators' report released earlier this month. Find more details at https://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/Texas-education-commissioner-moves-to-take-over-14048407.php?utm_source=podcast
Express-News education reporter Liz Teitz has details on the indictments of four former La Vernia High School students for allegedly engaging in organized criminal activity. Find more details at https://www.expressnews.com/author/liz-teitz/?utm_campaign=podcast.
Express-News business reporter Patrick Danner breaks down the eclectic life story and prized possessions of collector extraordinaire Charles Trois, a man who now finds himself without the cash funds necessary to keep his Enchanted Rock estate. Find more details at https://www.expressnews.com/author/patrick-danner/?utm_campaign=podcast.
Express-News staff writer René Guzman breaks down the history and significance of millennial housing hotspot West Euclid, hip East Euclid, and the area of the street that contains some of San Antonio’s best-known gay bars. Find more details at https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/history-culture/article/Every-major-city-has-a-Euclid-street-Meet-San-13937113.php/?utm_campaign=podcast
Express-News immigration reporter Silvia Foster-Frau has details on her investigation into the hardships transgender migrants face as they travel to the US to seek asylum. Find more details at https://www.expressnews.com/author/silvia-foster-frau/?utm_campaign=podcast
Express-News reporters Joshua Fechter and Madison Iszler break down how a 2014 John L. Santikos donation of real estate and movie theaters to charity has led to millions in gifts, as well as a headache over how to control and run the assets. Find more details at https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/A-prominent-San-Antonio-theater-chain-gives-its-13854586.php?utm_campaign=podcast