Brian Kirkpatrick
Brian Kirkpatrick has been a journalist in Texas most of his life, covering San Antonio news since 1993, including the deadly October 1998 flooding, the arrival of the Toyota plant in 2003, and the base closure and realignments in 2005.
He also served as news director and anchor at KTSA and Metro Networks, and was previously the "Morning Edition" anchor at Texas Public Radio. His early career included work as a news anchor and production assistant for the Texas State News Network/Dallas Cowboys Radio Network in Dallas, from 1988-1993. During his years at TSN, he helped cover the Luby’s mass shooting in Killeen and the Branch Davidian standoff at Mount Carmel. Kirkpatrick read his first newscast on a small radio station in the Hill Country as a teenager in 1981.
Brian returns to reporting after teaching high school journalism at Harlandale High School in San Antonio for the past seven years.
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Tropical Storm Nicholas has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. Gov. Greg Abbott said the state has deployed resources ahead of the storm. -
The Texas Hill Country has finished in third place in USA Today's 10 Best Reader's Choice awards for best wine regions. San Antonio-based Cottonwood Wine Tours finished in 10th place for offering the best wine tour.
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CEO of University Health George Hernandez said hospitalizations within the public health system show why it's important to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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A team of researchers from the San Antonio-based Southwest Research Institute combined computer models of asteroid evolution with observations of known asteroids to determine where the dinosaur-killing asteroid might have come from.
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The Texas Department of Transportation reports cost and completion estimates on the new Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge will become more clear in a few months.
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Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a call for qualified current and former county jailers to assist border sheriffs with operating detention facilities and providing jail beds.
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A Chicago-based businessman and philanthropist has entered into an agreement to purchase 32 existing Luby's locations in Texas and ownership of the Luby's brand.
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Many San Antonio businesses that could not adjust their operations to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic have failed. But one of the city's oldest businesses stuck with what it knows best — hats and customer service — and survived long enough to reopen. Its customers have included presidents, royalty and entertainers.
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The American Automobile Association reports nearly 3 million Texans will hit the road this Memorial Day weekend, an increase of 60% over the same holiday last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lynn Holzman, the NCAA's vice president of women's basketball, said the organization has started to address disparities between the women's and men's tournaments, specifically the weight room equipment, the quality of meals, and the contents of swag bags.
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State and local officials are already discussing plans to rebuild the 111-year-old Mason County Courthouse, which a fire nearly destroyed on Thursday. Officials suspected arson as the cause.
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A record increase in hiking has been reported in Texas as residents seek exercise and escape from a pandemic that is nearly a year old.
