Firstmark Credit Union awards 20 San Antonio school employees with $1,000 grants

San Antonio-based Firstmark Credit Union has awarded 20 San Antonio-area school employees with $1,000 grants through its charitable arm, the Firstmark Foundation. This is the fourth year of Firstmark Foundation's Education Grant Program, and the third year that grants of $1,000 have been doled out t

San Antonio arts group Urban-15 presenting holiday laser show at Our Lady of the Lake

Our Lady of the Lake's Mabee Gymnasium will be illuminated by a holiday laser show this Sunday — and the spectacle is free of charge. Arts group Urban-15 will choreograph its annual display of laser beams and 3-D animations to a soundtrack of holiday hits and original electronic compositions. The sh

Texas Republicans want voters to provide proof of citizenship. Arizona’s law holds lessons.

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TV reporter honors late San Antonio street performer ‘Hispanic Elvis’ with short film

When San Antonio native and Spectrum News reporter Jose Arredondo first saw late street performer John Esquivel in Market Square dressed as Elvis Presley, he knew he had to capture the moment. At the time, Arredondo was enrolled at San Antonio College and worked at the student newspaper.