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Bexar County prosecutors moved to dismiss a charge against a former cop stemming from a 2019 arrest, as well as the charge against the arrested man.

Prop A supporters brought in a fraction of the money the police union has raised to fight the police reform ballot measure.

Prop A supporters brought in a fraction of the money the police union has raised to fight the police reform ballot measure.

It was the year of a pandemic that killed nearly 340,000 Americans and an election that...

As Texas lawmakers wrap up the legislative session, a reality is becoming clear to San...

Skip to main content Council committee wants SAPD to up its game in protecting LGBTQ people and handling mental health crises FacebookTwitterEmail Elizabeth Gonzales cries at a rally for the George Floyd Act at the Capitol in Austin, Texas on Thursday March 25, 2021. Lawmakers are taking up a sweeping police reform package named in honor of longtime Houston resident George Floyd. It comes as a white former Minneapolis police officer is set to stand trial next week in Floyds death. (Jay Janner /...

Proposition B would have stripped police of collective bargaining rights. It was defeated...

San Antonio police union quietly spent $600K to defeat Prop B; activists cry foul FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 James Dykman, Fix SAPD data and policy analyst, and Ananda Tomas, deputy director of Fix SAPD, react to voting numbers during an election results watch party with members of Fix SAPD and supporters of Proposition B at The Friendly Spot in San Antonio on May 1, 2021.Lisa Krantz, Staff / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Danny Diaz, president of the San Antonio Police Officers Assoc...

Fix SAPD sees shades of victory even in Prop B’s defeat Activist group plans to push ahead with repeal effort of different state law on officer discipline Tags:  , SAN ANTONIO – After a contentious campaign that drew record numbers of San Antonio voters to the polls, Proposition B— but only just. The ballot measure to strip San Antonio police officers of their collective bargaining power fell short by 3,475 —a 2.3% margin. To Fix SAPD, the group that circulated the petition to get th...

Skip to main content Currently Reading A wake-up call for the union: Close race on Prop B signals need to address discipline in contract, experts say FacebookTwitterEmail People celebrate the defeat of Proposition B, which would have stripped the police union of its ability to collectively bargain with the city, at Blue Cares, the nonprofit community outreach arm of the San Antonio Police Officers Association.Billy Calzada /Staff photographer Voters’ rejection of Proposition B notched a signi...