Zack Briggs
Reporter at KENS-TV (San Antonio, TX)
Telling stories @KENS5 | WSU '14 Grad #GoCougs | Traditional Jazz and movie fanatic
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1 week ago |
kens5.com | Zack Briggs
SAN ANTONIO — Catholics all over the world including San Antonio watched as black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, marking an end to the first day of the conclave with no pope chosen. Dozens of parishioners gathered at San Fernando Cathedral in the Alamo City where opening remarks for mid-day mass addressed the significance of the conclave involving 133 cardinals tasked with selecting the next pontiff. A two-thirds majority is always required to elect the pope.
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1 week ago |
kens5.com | Zack Briggs
AUSTIN, Texas — Legislation with the intent to boost public safety and improve law enforcement response times to mass shootings, heads to the Texas Senate. Former Uvalde mayor and now State Rep. Don McLaughlin authored House Bill 33, also known as the Uvalde Strong Act, which the Texas House of Representatives unanimously approved one week ago. “This will give citizens, parents with kids in school that -- knowing that there’s going to be accountability,” McLaughlin said.
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4 weeks ago |
kvue.com | Zack Briggs
UVALDE, Texas — The prospect of state funding to assist with the development of a permanent memorial comes almost three years after tragedy struck Uvalde. “Securing $10 million for the Robb Elementary Memorial Park is a meaningful step in honoring the lives we tragically lost nearly 3 years ago,” said State Rep. Don McLaughlin in a written statement.
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1 month ago |
kens5.com | Zack Briggs
UVALDE, Texas — It’s been almost three years since Uvalde was devastated by tragedy and now the community is another step closer toward completing construction of a new school that honors the 21 lives lost at Robb Elementary. On Tuesday, the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation alongside representatives of numerous donors came together, marking a milestone of fully funding Legacy Elementary.
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1 month ago |
kens5.com | Zack Briggs
SAN ANTONIO — There’s still much uncertainty surrounding the future of legal aid for thousands of unaccompanied migrant children, even after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore the provision of such services last Tuesday. More than 25,000 migrant youth nationwide who entered the U.S. alone, are waiting in legal limbo alongside the nonprofits committed to assisting them in their immigration cases.
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