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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Julie Strauss is the wife of former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus -
The centers are a gathering spot for San Antonians for all sorts of activities -
Las propuestas A y B relacionadas con un nuevo estadio para los Spurs en el centro de la ciudad y la remodelación del recinto del San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo figuran entre los temas que se someterán a votación el próximo mes. -
A mild cold front is expected on Friday, but more lasting weather changes may be just around the corner. -
Props A & B related to a new downtown Spurs arena and a makeover of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo grounds are among the items on the ballot next month.
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Banana ball includes wild rules, loud uniforms, and BBQ grilling on the field. -
The state veterans home closest to San Antonio is in Floresville, about 30 miles southwest of the city. -
The flood warning system is largely automatic with little room for human intervention. -
Some affordable housing will be displaced by construction of the stadium. -
The Jewish Federation of San Antonio also lowered a banner featuring images of the hostages that has been up for much of their ordeal.
