A CONSTRUCTION AREA ON CLASSIC
DRIVE NEAR HIGHWAY 151.THE
VICTIM WAS AN EMPLOYEE ON THE
SITE.HE WAS WORKING INSIDE THE
TRENCH WHEN IT COLLAPSED --
AND BURIED HIM UP TO HIS NECK.
FIRE CREWS SAY THAT WHEN THAT
HAPPENS, PRESSURE ON THE BODY
CAN BECOME TOO MUCH AND CAUSE
DEATH.
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A MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 35
YEARS IN JAIL FOR THE 2014
MURDER OF ROXANNE SANCHEZ ON
CHRISTMAS DAY.BENJAMIN
POEHLMANN WAS IN A
RELATIONSHIP WITH SANCHEZ.ON
THE DAY OF THE MURDER,
SANCHEZ'S SISTER SAID SHE
HEARD A LOUD NOISE INSIDE THE
HOME ON FIRST VIEW DRIVE ...
AND FOUND HER SISTER LYING ON
THE FLOOR LIFELESS.
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SHE SAID THE COUPLE HAD BEEN
ARGUING THAT MORNING.POLICE
FOUND POEHLMANN ON THE GROUND
NEXT TO SANCHEZ AND RECOVERED
A HANDGUN AND SHELL CASINGS.
POEHLMANN CLAIMED THEY WEREN'T
FIGHTING AND THAT HE WAS
CLEANING HIS GUN WHEN IT WENT
OFF.SANCHEZ LEFT BEHIND FOUR
YOUNG CHILDREN.
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THE PROPOSED BATHROOM BILL
WILL BE DEBATED BY THE TEXAS
SENATE NEXT WEEK BUT IT'S
ALREADY HAVING AN EFFECT ON
SAN ANTONIO'S HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY.2 CONVENTIONS HAVE
PULLED OUT -- 9 OTHERS ARE NOW
UNDECIDED.ONE OF THOSE IS THE
NATION'S OLDEST AND LARGEST
CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION.
JESSIE DEGOLLADO SAYS THE
N-A-A-C-P HAS ITS OWN
PERSPECTIVE ON THE ISSUE.
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"i don't know how to explain.
i just get infuriated when i
think about itHAVING LIVED
THROUGH JIM CROW, OLIVER HILL
WAS DENIED USING RESTROOMS
BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN.
SKIN.
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"this is just starting it all
over again in a different
form, you could say, to a
different people."
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THE NATIONAL BOARD PRESIDENT
SAYS THIS IN A STATEMENT ...
...not since the days of jim
crow have we seen such obvious
attempts to cast our fellow
citizens into second class
citizenship status by using
hate-inspired legislation.
legislation.texas senate bill
six is sadly an example of
such odious efforts. the NAACP
opposes this draconian
legislation wherever it is put forward.
forward.THE VERY REASON THE
NATIONAL N-A-A-C-P IS HAVING
SECOND THOUGHTS ITS DECISION
TO BRING 10-THOUSAND VISITORS
TO SAN ANTONIO FOR ITS 2018
CONVENTION. EXPECTED REVENUE
10MILLION DOLLARS. IT ALSO
WOULD BE THE LOCAL CHAPTER'S
CENTENNIAL. ITS PRESIDENT SAYS
SAYSSUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL
SIX BARRING TRANSGENDER PEOPLE
FROM USING BATHROOMS THAT
MATCH THEIR SEXUAL IDENTITY ..
IS TELLING THE N-A-A-C-P
A-C-P"texas is completely off
track trying to force the bill
like this down people's throats."
throats."
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ALTHOUGH THE MONEY LOST IN
TOURIST REVENUE WOULD BE IN
THE MILLIONS ...
..."you have to look at what
the bill is doing to a people."
HE BELIEVES THE ONLY REASON
WHY THE NAACP WOULD COME TO
SAN ANTONIO IF THE BILL
BECOMES LAW...
LAW..."the timing wasn't the
best that we could change to
another venue."
venue."visit s-a president and
c-e-o cassandra ma-tej says
her biggest fear is the
unknown. groups that haven't
contacted san antonio or texas
about coming here.she worries
they're saying, 'we're not
going with all that's going
on. there are other options.
jessie degollado ksat 12 news.
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IT'S A MOVE THAT COULD BRING
500 JOBS TO SAN ANTONIO..RIGHT
NOW SAN ANTONIO IS ONE OF TWO
CITIES IN THE RUNNING TO BE
THE NEWEST HOME OF THE VIEWER
EXPERIENCE HEAQUARTERS OF THE
VIDEO STREAMING SERVICE..
HULU..A DELEGATION FROM SAN
ANTONIO MADE THE TRIP TO L-A
THIS WEEK.. TO TRY TO BRING
THE STREAMING SERVICE HERE.SAN
ANTONIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATION PRESIDENT AND CEO
JENNA SAUCEDO-HERRERA SAYS SAN
ANTONIO WOULD BE A GOOD FIT..
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I think a decision to invest
significant number of jobs and
investment in the community
speaks volumes to San Antonio
and who we have become, who we
will continue to be in the future."
future."
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BEXAR COUNTY JUDGE NELSON
WOLFF SAYS BEXAR COUNTY IS
OFFERING HULU A TEN YEAR-90
PERCENT TAX ABATEMENT .. THE
VALUE OF IT COMES OUT TO ABOUT
803-THOUSAND DOLLARS... HE
ALSO SAYS THEY SHOULD GET SOME
RESPONSE IN THE NEXT TWO
WEEKS.
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CAPTURE-R-X OFFICIALLY
ANNOUNCING THEIR NEW CORPORATE
HEADQUARTERS LOCATION.WE TOLD
YOU YESTERDAY THAT THE HEALTH
I-T COMPANY WILL BE MOVING
INTO DOWNTOWN'S TECH DISTRICT.
THEY'RE RELOCATING TO THE
HISTORIC KRESS BUILDING ON
EAST HOUSTON STREET.THE MOVE
WAS MADE POSSIBLE AFTER BEXAR
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED
INCENTIVES FROM THE RECENTLY
ESTABLISHED INNOVATION FUND.
AND, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A
DEAL TODAY THAT CONSISTS OF
TAX ABATEMENT, PERFORMANCE-
BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
GRANT, AND SAWS AND CITY FEE
WAIVERS. CAPTURE-R-X HOPES
THEIR NEW OFFICE BUILDING WILL
BE OPEN IN EARLY 2018.
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SEGUIN POLICE ARE
INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF AN
11-MONTH-OLD BABY FOUND
UNCONSCIOUS IN A BATHTUB.JUST
BEFORE 11 THIS MORNING, POLICE
WERE CALLED OUT TO A HOME ON
SUNBELT ROAD.THAT'S ON THE
NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE TOWN,
CLOSE TO THE HIGHWAY 90 AND
I-10 INTERSECTION.WHEN
OFFICERS GOT TO THE HOME, THEY
FOUND THE LITTLE BOY UNDER THE
WATER.PARAMEDICS TOOK THE
CHILD TO GUADALUPE REGIONAL
MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE LATER
DIED.RIGHT NOW, SEGUIN POLICE
DON'T EXPECT TO PRESS ANY
CHARGES, BUT THEY ARE STILL
INVESTIGATING.
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CITY COUNCIL HAS UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED A DEAL FOR THE
ANNEXATION OF THE CITY OF CONVERSE.
CONVERSETHAT INCLUDES THE
GLEN AND CAMELOT NEIGHBORHOODS.
AS PART OF THE 17-YEA
AGREEMENT, CONVERSE WILL
ABSORB SOME SAN ANTONIO AND
BEXAR COUNTY LANALONG I-10
EAST.THE DEAL WILL EXPAND
CONVERSE FROM JUST OVER SEVEN
SQUARE MILES, TO OVER 22
SQUARE MILES.THE POPULATION IN
CONVERSE WOULD EVENTUALLY
INCREASE FROM 46-THOUSAND
RESIDENTS, TO ROUGHLY 68-
THOUSAND PEOPLE.
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FIESTA IS ONLY A MONTH AWAY.
TODAY, THE TEXAS CAVALIERS
ANNOUNCED THE GRAND MARSHAL
FOR THIS YEAR'S RIVER PARADE
WILL BE RETIRED MAJOR GENERAL
PATRICK BRADY.GENERAL BRADY IS
A MILITARY HERO -- CONSIDERED
TO BE AMERICA'S MOST DECORATED
LIVING VETERAN.HE IS THE ONLY
LIVING ARMY VIETNAM VETERAN TO
HOLD BOTH THE MEDAL OF HONOR
AND THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
CROSS.THE TEXAS CAVALIERS
RIVER PARADE IS ON APRIL 24TH
AND YOU CAN WATCH IT RIGHT
HERE ON KSAT.
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