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San Antonio city council approve $4 billion budget
On Sept. 18, the San Antonio City Council unanimously approved a $4 billion budget for 2026. It also included a vote to amend an ordinance for the policy proposal process. The budget includes the creation of two departments and budget increases for the SAPD and the San Antonio Fire Department. The city did not raise the property tax rate for the 33rd consecutive year.
Ex- SAPD officer arrested for child sexual-assault
A former San Antonio police officer was arrested and charged on Sept. 17 for aggravated sexual assault of a child and continuous sex abuse of a child. Albert Sanchez Jr., who resigned from the SAPD in April, 2024, was accused last year of possessing child sex abuse images. He is now being accused of sexually assaulting two children who were under the age of 10 at the time of the incidents.
Person critically injured in shooting Southeast side
A man was shot on Saturday Sept. 20, at South Pine Street and Baldwin Boulevard just after 3 a.m. According to the SAPD preliminary report, while driving the man was shot after stopping and speaking to an unknown person. While they were talking, an alleged altercation occurred, and the unknown person fled the scene. The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The investigation for the shooting is currently ongoing.
