Brian Kirkpatrick
General Assignment Reporterbrian@tpr.org
Twitter: @TPRBrian
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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Cities were listed alphabetically and landed there based on a high quality of life at an affordable price. -
The forecast reports more than 245,000 jobs will be added to the Texas workforce this year. -
El frente frío comprimirá el aire caliente que se encuentra frente a él a medida que avanza, empeorando el índice de miseria antes de su paso. -
The cold front will compress the hot air in front of it as it makes its push, making the misery index worse before its passage.
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Ortiz Jones faces former Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos in a June 7 runoff. -
Increased cloud cover and a drop or two of rain will help cool things down -
The education center, scheduled to be open in 2026, will be the first stop for students visiting the mission-turned-fortress that is considered the cradle of Texas Independence from Mexico for the famous 1836 battle that took place there. -
Dropping sales, declining prices, and more homes on the market —all of this means there's more wiggle room for buyers for making a counteroffer on listed prices. -
Peace Officers Memorial Day is Thursday. -
Record-breaking heat continues through the weekend in the Alamo City.
