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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The big acorn drop of 2025 is beneficial for trees and critters in dry times. -
There's room for year-round rodeo events, trade shows, conventions, concerts, and other gatherings on the grounds of the Frost Bank Center and Freeman Coliseum. -
But other FEMA operations will continue after deadly July flooding -
It's only the second meeting of the two teams on a football field. -
Los investigadores dijeron que el sospechoso expresó su enfado por el resultado de una causa penal anterior que él mismo había presentado como denunciante. -
Low-level offenders put to work at county facilities and at non-profits -
Investigators said the suspect expressed anger over the outcome of a prior criminal case he filed as a complainant.
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Keeping a yard green in San Antonio all summer can be a losing battle -
The ballot printers are compatible with poll pads from another company that already have been purchased by the county. -
The budget includes $21 million for a next generation flood warning system following deadly summer flooding in San Antonio and the Hill Country.
