Brian Kirkpatrick

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General Assignment Reporter and Morning News Anchor at Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, TX)

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Sukh Kaur leads Patty Gibbons in early results for San Antonio District 1 runoff

3 weeks ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Early voting numbers in Saturday night's runoff race for San Antonio City Council District 1 showed Sukh Kaur with a significant lead over Patty Gibbons. By 7 p.m., the early vote tally was 7,566 for Kaur, the incumbent, and 4,230 for Gibbons. Kaur represents downtown San Antonio and the near North Side. She was first elected in 2023.
Redadas del ICE en lugares de trabajo en San Antonio inquietan a empleadores y migrantes que trabajan legalmente

3 weeks ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Lee esta historia en inglés. Las recientes redadas locales de inmigrantes por parte de agentes del ICE están causando preocupación entre algunos empleadores de San Antonio, según la Asociación Económica Regional SATX. Muchos inmigrantes trabajan en San Antonio bajo el estatus de protección temporal federal, como son los obreros de la construcción.
San Antonio's hot weekend could be followed by rain next week

3 weeks ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. This weekend will be marked by high humidity in the mornings followed by hot afternoons. The National Weather Service reports the heat index will hit 107 on Saturday and 108 on Sunday. An "unsettled weather pattern" is expected to begin on Monday night, according to forecasters.
Auto analyst weighs in on tariff impacts on San Antonio-made Toyotas

3 weeks ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. An auto industry analyst weighed in this week on how tariffs may impact Toyota, including the Tundra pickups and Sequoia SUVs produced at its South Side San Antonio plant. Global vehicle manufacturers like Toyota are strategizing over how 25% tariffs on vehicles and vehicle parts imported to the U.S. will impact costs over the long term and how to adjust operations to limit those costs.
ICE raids at San Antonio worksites unnerve employers and migrants working legally

3 weeks ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Recent local round ups of migrants by ICE agents are causing concern among some San Antonio employers, according to the Greater SATX Regional Economic Partnership (SATX). Many migrants work in San Antonio under federal temporary protected status to do so, like workers in construction.
Locals encouraged to play tourists in downtown San Antonio this summer

3 weeks ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. This summer, why not pack up the kids in the SUV and head to that exotic place known as ... downtown San Antonio? That's right. Eat your heart out, Houston, Dallas, and Austin. We got more going on than you. Just asks the tourists who prefer San Antonio over you. The numbers prove it. Countless publications call the Alamo and the River Walk the top two tourist destinations in the state.
Canada wildfires, Saharan dust invade San Antonio airspace this week

3 weeks ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Smoke from wildfires in Canada has traveled 2,000 miles to reach the sky above San Antonio, and dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa has traveled 3,000 miles to do the same. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) reported those pollutants join emissions from fires, industrial activities and volcanic emissions — all from Mexico — already high above the Alamo City.
Alamo Colleges and St. Mary's boost high school dual credit programs

3 weeks ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. The Alamo Colleges District and St. Mary’s University have teamed up to boost dual education programs in local high schools, beginning this summer. Their partnership was announced at a Tuesday news conference at St. Mary's University.
Junio en San Antonio podría ser casi tan lluvioso como mayo

3 weeks ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Lee esta historia en inglés. Es probable que en junio se produzcan más lluvias saludables que alivien las condiciones de sequía, al igual que en mayo. El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional informó que mayo suele ser el mes más lluvioso del año en San Antonio. Este año, las lluvias de mayo alcanzaron un total de casi quince centímetros en el Aeropuerto Internacional de San Antonio.
San Antonio's June could be nearly as rainy as May

3 weeks ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. June is likely to see more healthy rains to relieve drought conditions, just like May. The National Weather Service reported that May is typically San Antonio's rainiest month of the year. This year, May rains totaled nearly six inches at San Antonio International Airport. In fact, May rains made up slightly more than half of the city's entire rainfall for this year — just under 12 inches.

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