Campuses across Texas had pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Why did only UT-Austin crack down?

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. When the wave of protests related to the Israel-Hamas war washed over Texas colleges this week, most schools didn’t see much of a stir. Students staged a sit-in near the presi

2 dead, 4 hurt in shooting at San Antonio's Market Square

Two people are dead and four more injured after a shooting early Sunday morning at Market Square as Fiesta was winding down, according to San Antonio police. In a 2 a.m. tweet, San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus said two suspects who fired shots at each other at Market Square had di

Texas DPS could pursue criminal investigation into photojournalist arrested at UT-Austin protest

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas Department of Public Safety could launch a criminal investigation against a broadcast news cameraman arrested at this week’s University of Texas at Austin demonstrat

Police detective from San Antonio suburb dismissed after domestic abuse charge

A detective with the Somerset Police Department has lost his job over accusations he injured a woman last week during a domestic dispute, KSAT reports. Bexar County deputies arrested detective Alvaro Ramirez III in far West Bexar County during the early morning hours of April 19 on a single misdemea