As the city of San Antonio gets ready to finalize its budget for next year, more than a million dollars could be taken away from a variety of agencies, including those that help victims of domestic violence and rape. “These are agencies doing services, vital services...
A San Antonio proposal to cut $1.3 million from programs including domestic violence and correspondingly expand workforce development is “criminally shortsighted,” said District 8 Councilman Ron Nirenberg. The proposal to redirect the funds was supported by Mayor Ivy...
It’s city budget-writing season, bringing with it a collective case of heartburn for nonprofits across San Antonio that are anxiously waiting to see whether they’ll continue to get the public money many of them depend on to keep their doors open every year. And as...
SAN ANTONIO — A local mom says her daughter was the victim of human trafficking, and she’s grateful to have her back home.”It’s a blessing; it’s a miracle that she’s alive.” We’re not naming this mom, but she is an...
First, there was outrage when a star athlete received a light sentence for a brutal rape. Then Monday, the convicted rapist’s father added fuel to the fire when he said his son was punished too harshly for “20 minutes of action.” In west San Antonio,...
Joe Booth, 47, figures he’s only alive because one person out of dozens responded to letters he’d written begging for help. Serving time in a state prison near San Diego in 2009 for making a death threat against a man who defrauded his ailing mother, he...
