San Antonio Express-News

How did the Spurs pull this off? How did they get the rest of the league to let them? Patience and foresight helped. And in grand San Antonio tradition, so did a little good fortune.⁠ ⁠ The Spurs’ blockbuster trade for De'Aaron Fox wasn’t even the most stunning NBA robbery of the weekend. But at 27, he’s a perfect fit for what the Spurs are building, and they’ve thought so for a while.⁠ ⁠ As for their stockpile of draft picks? As it turned out, they only needed to use one of them — the least desirable one, a lottery-protected 2025 Charlotte pick all but certain to become a second-rounder — to land Fox. The rest of the cost was shockingly modest.⁠ ⁠ The latest episode of the Spurs Insider podcast breaks down the trade and how the Spurs made out even better then expected. Listen to the full episode here: https://bit.ly/4aMaaxl

City Council members clashed Wednesday afternoon over how the city should respond to the Trump administration and whether the president’s flood of executive orders will starve San Antonio of federal funds.⁠ ⁠ The meeting overheated after Councilman Marc Whyte, the lone Republican on council, called on his colleagues to stop griping about Trump and his appointees. ⁠ ⁠ “I think it would be foolish to sit here and say that we’re going to publicly criticize this administration, we’re going to push back on everything that they do, and then expect them to send grant money here to San Antonio like we’ve been receiving in the past,” the Northeast Side councilman said. “It’s not going to happen.”⁠ ⁠ Councilman Manny Peláez, a mayoral candidate, then pounced, likening Trump’s actions in the opening weeks of his presidency to those of a domestic abuser.⁠ https://bit.ly/42HOmkf

As part of his plea deal, James Michael Bergeron has agreed to make full restitution of about $5.8 million.

We've got a heated exchange and a Fox on fire — in a minute.⁠ ⁠ City Council members clashed Wednesday afternoon over how the city should respond to the Trump administration and whether the president’s flood of executive orders will starve San Antonio of federal funds. The meeting overheated after Councilman Marc Whyte, the lone Republican on council, called on his colleagues to stop griping about Trump and his appointees.⁠ ⁠ A Las Vegas jury slammed San Antonio-based USAA with a more than $100 million verdict over its treatment of a customer who had been injured in an auto accident. A lawyer had encouraged the jury to “send a message” after they found the insurer lowballed and delayed paying his client’s claim.⁠ ⁠ Without the benefit of a single practice with his new team or full knowledge of its playbook, De’Aaron Fox pumped in 24 points and dished out 13 assists in his debut outing with the Spurs on Wednesday night.⁠ To read these stories and more, tap here: https://lnkd.in/ex-_3Kfi

The San Antonio insurer said it disagrees with the jury verdict and is exploring its legal options.

The race to decide Mayor Ron Nirenberg's successor is on, with a flurry of candidates declaring their intention to run for the city's top job.⁠ ⁠ Joining the crowded field of candidates in December, former District 10 Councilman Clayton Perry will be in the Express-News’ studio for an in-depth conversation at 11 a.m. on Feb. 12.⁠ ⁠ Perry resigned from his council seat in 2023 after a drunken hit-and-run for which he was charged with driving while intoxicated and fleeing the scene of an accident. Those charges were dismissed last April.⁠ ⁠ Register for this interactive live event in which viewers will be able to ask Perry questions and learn about his platform. https://bit.ly/4aLTo1l

Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting experiment is fueling confusion amid new return-to office-orders and moves to terminate leases or sell off federal property.

The FirstDay Foundation acquired the office building and parking garage from DPT Laboratories Ltd., which also owns buildings just outside Pearl and at Brooks.

Gathered on the steps of City Hall with scores of his classmates, ninth grader Myzael Musquiz held up a sign listing three reasons he’s afraid to go to school. ⁠ ⁠ Bullies and homework made the list, but the 15-year-old wrote that his biggest fear is immigration agents taking him away from his family because he “looks illegal.”⁠ ⁠ “I don’t want to be worrying about ICE at school when I’m trying to focus on my geometry homework,” the Cast Tech High School ninth grader said.⁠ ⁠ Musquiz was one of many San Antonio Independent School District students who walked off campus and marched downtown Wednesday afternoon as part of a protest demanding schools free of immigration agents, guns and attacks against LGBTQ+ students.⁠ ⁠ The walkout came as thousands of demonstrators convened in state capitols across the United States to decry President Donald Trump’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, roll back protections for transgender Americans and reshape the federal government.⁠ https://bit.ly/40OMHGX

More homes are in the works in Texas than any other state, with permits for new houses accounting for 15% of the total nationwide in 2024, a report notes.