Fort Hood shooting suspect moved to Brooke Medical Center in San Antonio, Army official says

Hospital: Fort Hood suspect moved to San Antonio

USAA expands eligibility to estimated 35 million veterans and their families

USAA expands eligibility to military veterans

Higher cost estimate allegedly kept secret for CPS nuclear expansion, 2 workers on admin leave

2 CPS Energy execs on leave over project’s costs

Texas cities to share $20 million in federal lawsuit over Internet, hotel occupancy taxes

Jury awards $20 million in Texas hotel tax dispute

28-year-old convicted in 2000 shooting of San Antonio man executed in Texas

Man convicted in 2000 shooting executed in Texas

Holding company Cullen/Frost Bankers says 3rd-quarter profit falls about 9 percent

SAN ANTONIO — Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit fell about 9 percent as charge-offs and money set aside for defaulted loans remained high.

Texas man, 83, allegedly opens fire on his son for refusing to stop drumming

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio police are investigating the wounding of a man after his elderly father allegedly opened fire when the victim refused to stop drumming. Police said the son, in his 50s, suffered a non-life threatening head wound early Friday while at the home the men share. Police said his 83-year-old father was detained on an aggravated assault charge.

Texas man cutting trees on his property finds a rocket launcher

SAN ANTONIO — A man who found a green metallic tube while cutting trees on his Comal County property thought it had a military look, like a rocket launcher. He was right. He was wrong to pick it up, take it home and display it on his dining room table. A decal on the equipment discovered by Jarrette Schule said: “Guided Missile and Launcher, Surface Attack.”

US flag proudly displayed at Texas school center had only 43 stars

SAN ANTONIO — A star-spangled banner proudly displayed in Texas lacked a little something: seven stars. A San Antonio company has replaced a U.S. flag it produced that had just 43 stars. KSAT-TV reported that the banner was hanging at the Northside Independent School District Aquatics Center when somebody noticed the error.

US flag replaced in San Antonio; nation’s banner had just 43 stars when displayed

SAN ANTONIO — A star-spangled banner proudly displayed in Texas lacked a little something: seven stars.

Attorney: Jail psychiatrist says Texas mom competent to stand trial in death of toddler

SAN ANTONIO — The attorney for a Texas mother accused of killing and mutilating her 3-week-old son says a jail psychiatrist has deemed her competent to stand trial.

Navy, families of 3 killed in 1946 plane crash in Antarctica clash over bringing remains home

SAN ANTONIO — The Navy and families of three sailors killed in a 1946 plane crash in Antarctica are clashing over whether to bring the men home.

Sacking Pakistan’s chief justice was a mistake: Musharraf

SAN ANTONIO - Former Pakistani president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf has admitted that he committed a mistake by sacking Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

Texas drivers confuse man’s ‘polite’ motorcycle with the police and drive more cautiously

SAN ANTONIO — A “polite” message on a motorcycle in the San Antonio area is not meant to be confused with “police.” But Gary Grimes said some people see it that way and drive more cautiously. Grimes rides his white motorcycle about 25 miles from Poteet to the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he teaches staff how to be better supervisors.

Former stepfather of slain Vermont girl sentenced to more than 16 years on child porn charges

SAN ANTONIO — The former stepfather of a slain 12-year-old Vermont girl was sentenced Friday to nearly 17 years in prison on child pornography charges that surfaced while authorities investigated her disappearance last summer.

Wounded troops face long, painful recovery battles even as war coverage in wanes in America

SAN ANTONIO — A year after Capt. Sam Brown was set ablaze when a bomb blew up his Humvee in Afghanistan, the 25-year-old West Point graduate endures a steady schedule of painful surgery and stretching to break up knotty burn scars.

Report urges US immigration officials to keep better records on sprawling detention system

SAN ANTONIO — Better record-keeping could ensure U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement keeps dangerous immigrants in custody while operating its sprawling detention system safely and lawfully, according to a new report from a nonpartisan think tank.

Valero Energy to close part of Delaware refinery; employees, contract workers to be laid off

SAN ANTONIO — Valero Energy Corp., the nation’s largest independent refiner, said Tuesday it will close an unprofitable portion of a Delaware refinery, laying off at least 150 employees and 100 contract workers.

Police : Texas grandmother charged with making bomb threat to grandchildren’s school

SAN ANTONIO — Officials accuse a 51-year-old San Antonio grandmother of phoning a bomb threat to an elementary school that wouldn’t let her visit her grandchildren.

Lawyers: Ex-Air Force nurse charged with killing 3 patients may have had psychiatric issues

SAN ANTONIO — Attorneys for a former Air Force nurse accused of killing three terminally ill patients have hinted that they may try to show he suffered from mental illness when the case goes to trial.