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FLORIDA SHOOTER: The Florida shooter used the same type of gun – an AR-15 – as the one used in Sutherland Springs. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Florida-shooter-used-an-AR-15-military-style-rifle-12614763.php

URESTI TRIAL: A consultant being tried with state Sen. Carlos Uresti over the pair’s roles at a startup oilfield services company testified Wednesdaythat the lawmaker was angry that an investor he recruited was being defrauded. But two different spins were put on the testimony of Gary Cain, who spent the morning of the 15th day of the trial being grilled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Roomberg — largely over when Cain and Uresti knew there was fraud being committed at the startup, FourWinds Logistics. https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Uresti-co-defendant-returns-to-the-stand-today-12613108.php

BUSH TO RESIGN: Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush will resign from the nonprofit board that oversees the Alamo’s daily operations, to avoid any appearance of conflict. Bush told the San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board on Wednesday that he is resigning “so that there is no appearance of favoritism” between the General Land Office, the state agency he leads, and the Alamo Trust, a subsidiary of the Alamo Endowment that runs the complex.  Bush faces a heated March 6 GOP primary, with three challengers, including his predecessor, Jerry Patterson.https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Bush-to-resign-from-Alamo-Trust-12614851.php

LARGE FIELD FOR GOP PRIMARY: Eighteen people are vying in the GOP primary to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith. The candidates have each spent the last few months defining their unique appeal to voters. Which two candidates make it to the runoff — considered all but inevitable following the March 6 primary — will boil down to three interconnected factors: fundraising, name identification and whether the candidate can establish a base. A rundown of who the candidates are and who are the frontrunners. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Field-of-18-GOP-candidates-fighting-for-runoff-in-12611851.php

BLACK PANTHER OPENS: Allen “Trey” Stepter III still remembers the first time he laid eyes on T’Challa, the mighty African monarch better known as the catsuit-clad hero of “Black Panther,” which hits theaters Friday. Stepter was a teenager when he took a serious interest in the world of Black Panther, with characters his mother told him, “look like you.”  For many fans like Stepler, the new Marvel movie dedicated to the black champion also champions black culture and makes a profound personal connection. https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/movies-tv/article/Black-Panther-inspires-San-Antonio-fans-12613881.php

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MISSING BODY – Parents whose child’s body went missing from a funeral home was awarded $8M. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Jury-deciding-civil-case-involving-body-missing-12610855.php

• “THE DOCKET” PODCAST EPISODE: https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Listen-The-case-of-the-missing-Mott-body-still-12552552.php

IMMIG DEBATE – Senators debate immigration issue. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Free-wheeling-immigration-debate-begins-with-12611543.php

URESTI – Sen. Uresti’s lawyers rest in FourWinds trial w/o the senator taking the stand. https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Uresti-criminal-fraud-trial-enters-its-14th-day-12610027.php

BELUGA WHALE -- SeaWorld San Antonio will soon be home to Tyonek: a 5-month-old, 250-pound beluga whale. https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Baby-beluga-whale-Tyonek-s-unusual-4-000-mile-12611711.php

RACKSPACE -- Local cloud services company Rackspace Hosting began a new round of layoffs, cutting “fewer than 100” of its 6,700 employees, the company said in an emailed statement Tuesday. https://www.expressnews.com/business/

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SPURS HOLT DIVORCE – Spurs chairman and co-chief executive officer Julianna Hawn Holt has filed for divorce from her husband of more than 30 years, former Spurs chairman and CEO Peter Holt. https://www.expressnews.com/spurs-nation/article/Spurs-owners-are-divorcing-what-does-that-mean-12607592.php

FLU DEATH – In the wake of the Christmas Day death of 4-year-old Leon Robert Sidari, believed to be Bexar County’s first child victim of the Influenza A virus this season, local pediatricians and health experts are again urging parents to vaccinate their children, be vigilant about symptoms and keep sick kids at home. National experts say the flu is on track to exceed the 2014-15 season in severity. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Air-Force-physicians-child-was-season-s-12607461.php

URESTI TRIAL – State Sen. Carlos Uresti’s criminal trial was postponed today after Senior U.S. District Judge David Ezra said a juror was “unavailable” until Tuesday. https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Uresti-criminal-trial-delayed-until-Tuesday-12607245.php

BORDER PROPERTIES – A long-running feud between a South Texas rancher and the Border Patrol has escalated into a civil lawsuit after the rancher confiscated a surveillance camera he found on his property. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Texas-rancher-sues-feds-state-after-finding-12608179.php

FBI GUNS – 

 https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/After-killings-Pentagon-added-thousands-of-12608026.php

San Antonio Express-News Spurs Reporter Jabari Young grades the Spurs season so far, discusses takeaways from the 112-105 loss to the Warriors, praises the team's decision for no trades & grades the best & worst of the Spurs so far this season… all before taking your questions from our Spurs Nation Facebook and Twitter page.

Find more Spurs talk from San Antonio Express-News Spurs Beat Reporter Jabari Young at https://www.expressnews.com/author/jabari-young/. Submit your questions each week to https://www.facebook.com/AllSpursNation/ & https://twitter.com/Spurs_Nation.

San Antonio Express-News courts reporter Elizabeth Zavala recounts testimony given during the second week of the Mott family lawsuit against Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemeteries.

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POOL DEATH - A 3-year-old boy died Sunday after being found unresponsive in a Stone Oak swim school pool the night before in what San Antonio police are calling a “tragic accident.” https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Three-year-old-dies-after-being-found-in-deep-end-12605876.php

GLO PREVIEW —In one of the most competitive statewide GOP primaries, the candidates could not be more opposite. George P. Bush, scion of one of the country's most well-known families, faces off against gun-toting, confederate-heritage loving Jerry Patterson. Bush is only kicking off his bus tour now, while Patterson has been working GOP meetings across the state. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Alamo-takes-center-stage-in-race-for-state-Land-12605831.php

STUDENT HOUSING — Project manager Ken Lowe, developer Roberta Lowe and Fortress Funding Investments LLC are pursuing plans to construct a $36 million student housing building on the campus of St. Philip's College on the East Side later this year, which is fairly unusual for a community college. Plans call for the four-story building to contain 184 fully furnished apartments containing 375 beds, city documents show. St. Philip's, a historically black college, is growing in population, but there aren't many opportunities for people to rent or live in the area, city housing officials said. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Developer-contemplates-student-housing-for-St-12605659.php

IMMIG DEBATE — An immigration debate opening today in Congress will be rare for its openness, potentially historic in outcome and fraught from the start with peril for “Dreamers” living in fear for their families and futures. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Senate-to-start-real-debate-on-immigration-12579400.php

FATAL FIRE CONTRADICTION — Story examines the differences between Chief Charles Hood's past statements about the Spartan Gym fire and the state's investigation of the blaze. Two main disagreements are about the wisdom of entering the smoke-filled building, and whether SAFD actually followed best practices. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/State-investigation-contradicts-fire-chief-s-12583234.php

ST. ANTHONY — St. Anthony basketball program update. Where does the team stand in the season following the departure of Charles Bassey and the other international players who were brought in to bring St. Anthony to the elite level of high school basketball? https://www.expressnews.com/sports/high-school/article/St-Anthony-High-School-s-basketball-program-12604182.php

ANDREW WHITE: Andrew White plans to start airing the first television ad of the Democratic primary for governor Monday in his hometown of Houston, focusing on his rescue of people stranded by Hurricane Harvey. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/White-touts-Harvey-rescue-efforts-in-first-TV-ad-12605806.php

San Antonio Express-News education reporter Silvia Foster-Frau recently recorded an exclusive one-on-one interview with the mother-in-law of Sutherland Springs shooter Devin Kelly. Silvia describes how the meeting took place followed by several audio excerpts of the interview.

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BUDGET – Money for the government runs out Thursday night, and congressional budget hawks are having problems with adding $1 trillion to the nation’s deficit. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Budget-vote-blocked-in-Congress-late-Thursday-12563639.php

SCOTT DEEM – A state fire marshal’s review of the blaze that killed San Antonio firefighter Scott Deem found the department made several crucial mistakes while fighting a major fire at Ingram Square Shopping Center. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Review-SAFD-made-mistakes-in-fighting-blaze-that-12563055.php

DA DEBATE – DA LaHood debates his challenger Joe Gonzales. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/DA-LaHood-challenger-Gonzales-take-swings-at-12563585.php

MOTT – Jurors who will decide a civil case against a San Antonio funeral business over a missing body had a first-hand look Thursday at a casket similar to the one holding the body of Julie Mott before she disappeared. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Jurors-examine-casket-similar-to-one-used-for-San-12562093.php

EAST SIDE DEVELOPMENT – A $65 million mixed-use development championed by state Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins for an economically depressed area of the East Side won crucial support from City Council on Thursday. https://www.expressnews.com/real-estate/article/San-Antonio-approves-land-sale-for-65-million-12562031.php

BURGERTECA – Johnny Hernandez’s latest venture is all sound and fury, signifying nada. https://www.expressnews.com/food/restaurants/article/Review-Burgerteca-all-sound-and-fury-signifying-12561975.php

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BAMC -- Brooke Army Medical Center said Wednesday it has confirmed a third case where someone at the hospital was diagnosed as carrying the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease, which can be fatal. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/BAMC-finds-third-person-with-Legionnaire-bacteria-12559066.php

BUDGET – Senate has a budget agreement that includes more money for defense and domestic programs. It also has disaster relief for Texas for Hurricane Harvey. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Disaster-relief-back-on-the-table-as-part-of-12560145.php

RODEO – Tuf Cooper, the youngest son of legendary calf roper, Roy Cooper, takes his family’s cowboy tradition new heights. He beat his brother-in-law to win rodeo’s 2017 world all-around title. https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Super-Cooper-takes-family-s-cowboy-tradition-12559684.php

URESTI -- Judge says there is telling evidence against Uresti and denies request to acquit. https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Prosecutors-likely-will-wrap-up-case-against-12558221.php

SAN ANTONIO DEBT -- The city of Fiesta, breakfast tacos and the rodeo now has a distinction that may dampen the party: credit card debt. https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/San-Antonians-know-how-to-charge-it-with-12559404.php

BORDER AGENT DEATH -- After an investigation of the death of Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez near Van Horn last November, the FBI said Wednesday it had found no evidence that he was an assault victim.

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/FBI-No-evidence-of-attack-in-death-of-Border-12560368.php

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URESTI -- Jurors in state Sen. Carlos Uresti’s criminal fraud trial are hearing audio recordings of interviews he gave with the San Antonio Express-News in 2016 in connection with his involvement in FourWinds Logistics. http://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Cain-knew-of-problems-at-FourWinds-months-before-12555715.php

http://www.expressnews.com/business/article/Listen-to-Uresti-interviews-being-played-at-his-12543275.php

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS – Exclusive interview with the mother-in-law of the man who stormed a small town Texas church and killed 26 parishioners.  http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Exclusive-Guilt-and-grief-overwhelm-the-12556616.php

MOTT -- The grieving mother of a woman who died of cystic fibrosis testified through sobs Tuesday of the “horror” she lives with knowing that her daughter went missing from a casket at a funeral home in August 2015. http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Grieving-mother-thought-Who-took-my-baby-12555839.php

FLYING L - Most of the historic Flying L Guest Ranch was sold for $3 million at a foreclosure action on Tuesday to the owners of a Waco company who said they intend to continue its operations and upgrade it. http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Waco-entrepreneurs-buy-historic-Flying-L-ranch-at-12555649.php

GW BUSH AT WITTE: An exhibit of former President George W. Bush’s portraits of military veterans will open this summer at the Witte Museum.http://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article/Witte-Museum-to-host-exhibit-of-George-W-12555767.php

HAMILTON -- The Majestic Theatre’s 2018-’19 Broadway in San Antonio season has lots of Alamo City premieres, but the biggie is the Broadway sensation “Hamilton,” which will play May 7-26, 2019. http://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/Hamilton-hits-San-Antonio-s-Majestic-12555241.php