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2 days ago | 
sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia
The San Antonio Police Department is investigating Central Catholic High School, an elite all-boys institution, after several students came forward with allegations of bullying and sexual hazing. In April, a 15-year-old member of the varsity soccer team informed Central Catholic officials that he experienced bullying, hazing and sexual assault at the hands of other students.
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4 days ago | 
sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia
Out of a pool of 80 applicants, the district’s board chose Francisco Solis, a retired educator, to helm the historic college as its 14th president. The son of a truck driver and a stay-at-home mom, Solis has an intimate knowledge of the education scene in San Antonio and is committed to the Alamo Colleges District North Star: ending poverty through education and training.
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5 days ago | 
sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia
Texas lawmakers have passed an $8.5 billion public school funding bill, but local education leaders say it’s still not enough to see changes in the classroom. The finalized version of House Bill 2 passed May 29 after the Senate made big edits to the lower chamber’s first draft. Gov. Greg Abbott plans to sign it into law.
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1 week ago | 
sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia
The City of San Antonio will offer several youth programs and heat mitigation strategies to help residents stay cool during what’s expected to be a hotter summer than usual. Most students marked their last day of school this week, but San Antonio experienced its first week of triple digit weather mid-May. On average, the city’s temperature doesn’t reach 100 degrees until the end of June.
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1 week ago | 
sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia
In a city where only half of high school graduates go to college and even fewer earn degrees, it should be no surprise that enrollment in career and technical education programs are is increasing in San Antonio schools. Despite a 20.6% decline in enrollment across Harlandale Independent School District’s senior class, nearly one-third of its students will graduate with viable industry-based certifications (IBCs) this year, a 10% increase compared to 2024.
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2 weeks ago | 
sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia
South San Antonio Independent School District will tap into the state’s “disaster pennies” program to unlock $3 million in their budget for one-time expenses. Taken over by the state in February after a Texas Education Agency investigation found the district’s elected board members mismanaged funds and violated governing procedures, the Southside district faces a multi-million dollar budget deficit during a state legislative session that’s been slow to pass a public school funding bill.
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2 weeks ago | 
sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia
Judson Independent School District board members voted against closing three schools late Wednesday night. In the past few months, the district’s board has explored several cost-saving measures to slash a projected $48 million deficit for the next school year, including not having a librarian on every campus, putting a property tax raise up for voter approval that would unlock $12 million for the district and reducing calendar days for certain staff.
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2 weeks ago | 
sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia
Nakhira Brown, a junior at St. Philip’s Early College High School, will receive her first college admission letter before starting her senior year in August. Brown is one of 20 juniors at her high school who qualify for automatic admission to the University of Texas at San Antonio for the fall of 2026.
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2 weeks ago | 
sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia
Under Larry Schlesinger’s leadership, the San Antonio-based Texas Biomedical Research Institute has been on the front lines of vaccine and infectious disease research for years, especially during and after the COVID pandemic. On the latest episode of the “bigcitysmalltown” podcast, host Robert Rivard speaks with Schlesinger, who joined Texas Biomed eight years ago as president and CEO, about the role of science at local, national and international levels.
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2 weeks ago | 
sanantonioreport.org | Xochilt Garcia
Mayoral candidates Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos leaned into partisan attacks — and outlined very different visions for San Antonio’s economic prosperity — in a debate hosted by the San Antonio Report and Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce on Monday night. Just more than one week out from early voting in the final stretch of their race for the mayor’s office, Jones and Pablos were quick to attack each other’s records on Pearl’s Stable Hall stage.
