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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Election volunteers could see a range of issues on Election Day— from unruly voters and medical episodes to voter misinformation efforts and cybersecurity threats. -
The local housing market has become a little more balanced between buyers and sellers. -
County Manager David Smith, who announced his Dec. 31 retirement, called this county budget cycle the toughest ever because of the drop in incoming property revenue, which even surpasses the housing crash of 15 years ago. -
An upper-level ridge is moving from northeast Texas into southeastern states, causing the whole region to bake most of this week. -
UT San Antonio heads to San Marcos for the latest Battle for I-35, looking for its 100th program win against a Texas State team that has won the last two meetings. -
San Antonians are encouraged to rediscover the historic missions. -
Leaders of a safety campaign said a section of Texas 46 known as Webster's Curve has been the site of many crashes in recent years. -
Según la AAA, la transición del verano al otoño reduce los precios de la gasolina de varias maneras. -
AAA says the summer-to-fall weather transition lowers gas prices a couple of ways.
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The San Antonio Missions are set to move into a new downtown stadium in 2029.
