San Antonio News

Eight of 15 cities with the fastest growth in the United States are in Texas, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The defendants included the drunk driver of the vehicle that struck Officer Antillion, the drunk driver of the vehicle to whom Officer Antillion had stopped to render aid, The Bunratty Pub, and the bartender who served alcoholic drinks to one of the drunk drivers on the night of the fatal accident.

The teen birth rates in Texas fell by some 24-percent over the last five years, but the Lone Star State still has the highest number of teen births in the nation, with nearly 43,000 in 2011.

Under secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning salutes during the playing of the national anthem at an Air Force Basic Military Training graduation May 17, 2013, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission officials awarded $5.7 million in federal grants to fund the development of 33 recreational trail projects across the state.

The San Marcos HEB project would involve 259 acres between the Outlet Malls and the Embassy Suites and Convention Center along I-35. At issue is whether developer Stratford Land Co.

A neighbor came to the aid of a man being robbed outside his Northwest Side home, shooting and killing the armed suspect, San Antonio police said.

In a presentation to analysts, Valero chief executive officer Brian Klesse said the San Antonio-based company has committed to take "substantial volume" of light crude from Enbridge's Line 9, which, subject to regulatory approval, will be reversed to bring oil from western North America to Montreal.

This stunning estate in the exclusive Dominion community offers a world of luxury situated on a spacious 1.85-acre lot.

Members of the Lonestar Collective Dance Compay entertain the crowd at Boerne's Main Plaza on Saturday, May 18, 2013, during the Best of BoerneFest 2013.

A sign at the Valero station on Austin Highway and Mount Calvary reflects current fuel prices there Wednesday May 22, 2013.

Three members of the Dahlstrom Middle School Mustang Choir were selected to perform with the Texas Choral Directors Association Middle School Honor Choir.

Tailwater Capital, a new Dallas-based private equity group, has purchased three San Antonio-based energy companies from its former parent.

With 10 days to go until the end of the 140-day 83rd regular session of the Texas Legislature, a committee of House and Senate negotiators on May 17 agreed on a proposed state budget for fiscal years 2014 and 2015.Next step is for the 150-member House and the 31-member Senate to accept or reject the work of the negotiators in votes expected to take ... (more)

Performing Arts San Antonio has announced the grand opening of its new facility on the city's North Central Side.

Carol Burnett, who became famous for playing a variety of characters in sketch comedy routines on her namesake television show, was named the winner of the nation's top humor prize on Tuesday.

Deep Eddy pool in Austin is the oldest man-made swimming pool in Texas. According to the Friends of Deep Eddy site, in the early 1900s locals flocked to this natural pool where a large boulder in the Colorado River created a natural eddy.

National University College-Online, a Puerto Rico-based private, for-profit college, has established its national student-service office in San Antonio.

Georgia The City of Newnan is planning to renovate the former Newnan Hospital building into a Coweta satellite campus for the University of West Georgia.

A new Dallas-based private equity firm launched today with the purchase of three San Antonio-based drilling companies for $425 million.