San Antonio Express-News courts reporter Elizabeth Zavala has news of the open plea agreement for Eusebio Castillo, 48, is accused along with his wife, Laura A. Castillo, 47, of sexually assaulting their adopted daughter and niece, Abigail Alvarado, leading to the birth of three children whom the couple raised to think Alvarado was their older sister. Read more at https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Man-who-fathered-his-adopted-daughter-s-three-13273617.php?

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Mayor signs off on Alamo Plaza plan

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Mayor-signs-off-on-Alamo-Plaza-plan-13276722.php

San Antonio Democrat groups gather to support Go Vote No campaign

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/San-Antonio-Democrat-groups-gather-to-support-Go-13276488.php

Bandido gets 13 years without parole for retaliation killing near San Antonio

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Bandido-gets-13-years-without-parole-for-13276624.php

‘They have no idea’: New training facility prepares firefighters for the unexpected

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/They-have-no-idea-New-training-facility-13276498.php

Everything you need to know about all the cooking fats, how pellet grills and smokers are going mainstream and the 2-star review of downtown ramen restaurant Kimura. We also taste test some pork jerky, talk about the new sauce we’re obsessed with, how to make 2 spanish tapas hors d'oeuvres - on a stick. And we get all ranty about the horror of rude tablemates in restaurants.

San Antonio Express-News sports writers Jeff McDonald and Mike Finger discuss rebuilding San Antonio's defense, how DeMar DeRozan & Lamarcus Aldridge might fit together, and how lesser known players might play a role this season. Find more Spurs talk at https://www.expressnews.com/spurs-nation/.

Host Gilbert Garcia and a team of San Antonio Express-News political reporters talk with Michelle Tremillo, executive director of the Texas Organizing Project, about paid sick leave, the firefighters’ ballot propositions and midterm voter turnout. Read more at https://www.expressnews.com/politics/.

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Neighbors recall bloody scene in Sunday double shooting that killed two

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Neighbors-recall-bloody-scene-in-Sunday-double-13273743.php

San Antonio man on trial in ‘horrific’ child sex attack blamed on dogs

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-man-on-trial-in-horrific-child-13273668.php

SAWS vows to fight lawsuit

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/SAWS-vows-to-fight-lawsuit-13267518.php

Review: Kimura’s ramen momentum stays strong downtown

https://www.expressnews.com/food/restaurants/article/Review-Kimura-s-ramen-momentum-stays-strong-13263240.php

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San Antonio’s ‘Tobacco 21’ ordinance goes into effect amid e-cigarette crackdown

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-s-Tobacco-21-ordinance-goes-13267278.php

San Antonio’s fire union president reprimanded for fake uniform

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/politics/article/San-Antonio-s-fire-union-president-reprimanded-13267501.php

Ex-jail employee gets 40 months for trying to smuggle drugs inside

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Ex-jail-employee-gets-40-months-for-trying-to-13267500.php

Northside ISD superintendent tops in Texas

https://www.expressnews.com/news/education/article/Northside-ISD-superintendent-tops-in-Texas-13267345.php

San Antonio Express-News Senior Reporter Sig Christenson recently spoke with 88 year old semi-retired U.S. Army Colonel Basil Pruitt, who continues working a day or two every week at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Pruitt is a true pioneer in his field, and those who follow in his footsteps are unlikely to have a career quite like his. Find more of Sig Christenson's coverage of military issues at https://www.expressnews.com/author/sig-christenson/.

San Antonio Express-News courts reporter Elizabeth Zavala has details on the passing of Joshua Alonzo, a 21 year old with cerebral palsy and schizencephaly. His mother, 47 year old Alma Munoz, has been arrested and charged with causing serious bodily injury to a disabled person in connection with his death. Read more at:

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/crime/article/San-Antonio-mother-arrested-after-disabled-son-13257435.php

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/SA-dad-sentenced-to-40-years-in-beating-death-of-12741486.php

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Bexar County voter registration growth among the highest in the state, but elections chief says it’s normal

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Bexar-County-voter-registration-growth-among-the-13264520.php

San Antonio fire union emulates Houston’s rogue path

https://www.expressnews.com/news/news_columnists/gilbert_garcia/article/San-Antonio-fire-union-emulates-Houston-s-rogue-13264276.php

CEO who promoted an East Side revival resigns

https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/CEO-who-promoted-an-East-Side-revival-resigns-13263315.php