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Researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio want to give police and EMTs tools other than restraint when responding to an autistic person in crisis.

Programs at UTSA and Trinity have brought dozens more top students into their classrooms from SAISD high schools.

It is expected to train more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students at San Pedro I and II, the latest additions to the university's Downtown Campus.

Electric Scooters are everywhere, including downtown and beyond. But are they a real alternative to traditional forms of transportation or are they just a fad? Should public money be invested into maximizing the benefits of e-scooters? There are a lot of questions, but the UTSA Scooter Lab will be looking for answers — by collecting valuable data about scooter use.

Major facilities in discussion for the district include the Spurs arena on the site of the Institute of Texan Cultures, a land bridge over IH-37 connecting the East Side to downtown, expansions to both the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and the Alamodome, the addition of a new Convention Center hotel, a live entertainment venue in the John Woods Courthouse, and roughly 50 acres of mixed use residential and commercial development.

This is an extension of UT's Promise Plus program, which aims to remove barriers for economically challenged students enrolling in university.

UTSA leaders sent an email to students Thursday evening inviting them to come to campus Friday to support one another and connect with mental health resources.

“There’s a reason that this thing has been popular for 230 years,” says Troy Peters of Mozart's DON GIOVANNI. UTSA Lyric Theatre stopped by our studios Friday to preview this week's production of the opera live on KPAC 88.3 FM. Hear their segment on Classical Connections at the link!

The new website — UTSanAntonioTogether.org — was announced Friday by UTSA President Taylor Eighmy and UT Health San Antonio Acting President Robert Hromas.

The Board of Regents for the University of Texas System have voted to merge UTSA and UT Health San Antonio by 2025. UTSA President Taylor Eighmy will lead the newly combined university.