Camp Mystic insists the July 4 flood was a fluke and could not have been anticipated, and now its recruiting alumnae to help it make this case as a civil litigation strategy. The relentless Peggy O'Hare of the San Antonio Express-News has the story. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

An 81-second phone call speaks volumes about the emergency response to the July 4 Texas Hill Country flood. Exceptional accountability reporting by Peggy O'Hare of the San Antonio Express-News. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

A foundational San Antonio institution, Our Lady of the Lake University, has suffered a collapse in enrollment. A dynamic new leader is trying to right the ship. Excellent, thorough, even-handed treatment by Scott Huddleston of @expressnews.com. www.expressnews.com/news/educati...

"Difference-maker" is a high compliment, in sports and in journalism. @saradinatale.bsky.social has certainly earned it. www.expressnews.com/business/art...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill requiring the Public Utility Commission to publish a consumer guide to avoiding rip-offs by rooftop solar companies. The law was inspired in part by @saradinatale.bsky.social's four-part series, "In Broad Daylight." capitol.texas.gov/billlookup/A...

A news report said an Air Force C-17 full of undocumented migrants was scheduled to fly to Libya from San Antonio's Kelly Field. Was it true? No one will say. @saddamscribe.bsky.social www.expressnews.com/news/article...

"No question, new enlistments are up. But it’s doubtful Trump is the sole or even a significant reason. Recruiting is way more complicated than that." @saddamscribe.bsky.social www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Among many nice things you can say about @saradinatale.bsky.social's reporting on bad actors in the residential solar industry is that it's moving the needle on reform, and quickly. www.expressnews.com/business/art...

"This extraordinarily well-explained take on the fentanyl crisis works as a primer for readers and as a magnifying glass on increased fatalities in San Antonio." www.expressnews.com/news/article...

“This is accountability journalism at its finest — and most consequential.” www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Veterans Affairs employees are on orders to report "anti-Christian bias" in the workplace, and to name names. The latest from @saddamscribe.bsky.social www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Make a plan to vote! Here’s your election toolkit from the San Antonio Express-News, complete with Editorial Board recommendations, where to vote and what’s on the ballot. www.expressnews.com/projects/202...

As Air Force puts limits on troops' Family Days, is it playing with fire? @saddamscribe.bsky.social gets to the heart of big issues on his beat as consistently and effectively as any reporter I've known. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Texas' cities search for water security is a story so big, it requires partnerships to capture its sweep. Latest collaboration between @expressnews.com @insideclimatenews.org www.expressnews.com/news/article...

What's "malicious compliance," and how did it become a Trump administration talking point? Answers here. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

His commander formally reprimanded him for "predatory behavior" toward a subordinate, and he's been busted down in rank from major to brigadier general. But Phillip Stewart has one more card to play, or so he hopes, @saddamscribe.bsky.social reports. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Pentagon folds on one aspect of anti-DEI campaign. He/him, she/her, they/them are permitted once more. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

"A master class on consumer-focused business reporting." And that's not hype. @saradinatale.bsky.social is the real deal. But don't take my word for it. Just read her stuff. www.expressnews.com/business/art...

Editing @saddamscribe.bsky.social is a privilege because you learn stuff every day. Who knew the Air Force had its own in-house weather service with weather stations and solar observatories around the globe. Their motto: "Choose the weather for battle." www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Nidal Hasan, author of the 2009 Fort Hood massacre, has run out appeals, the indefatigable @saddamscribe.bsky.social reports. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

"I don't understand why they feel so intimidated by dead veterans," the daughter of WWII flying ace Hector Santa Anna tells @saddamscribe.bsky.social www.expressnews.com/news/article...

"This is ridiculous, they know better, and they are lying to the American people." @saddamscribe.bsky.social with the latest on the Signal scandal. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Well, now we know: AI did it. @saddamscribe.bsky.social www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Pete Hegseth's war on DEI is not operating on the honor system. @saddamscribe.bsky.social www.expressnews.com/news/article...

"I have a confession to make. I did a bad thing." @tomorsborn.bsky.social www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

“They were the pathfinders. They opened the door for other people. That is a part of history.” @saddamscribe.bsky.social with the latest on the Pentagon's DEI digital purge. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Sometimes, great reporting can move the needle. Here are the latest results to flow from @saradinatale.bsky.social's expose of Texas' residential solar energy sector. @ricbrack.bsky.social www.expressnews.com/business/art...

"Strong investigative work ... dogged reporting ... powerful details." @saradinatale.bsky.social @ricbrack.bsky.social www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Trying to keep up ... www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Relentless, gutsy reporting by @saradinatale.bsky.social exposed the sleazy underside of Texas' rooftop solar energy boom. Today, her work was honored with a George Polk Award, first ever for San Antonio Express-News. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

New consumer-protection bill in Tex Lege aims squarely at abuses documented by @saradinatale.bsky.social in her series on Texas' wild-west residential solar industry. preview-prod.w.expressnews.com/business/art...

Texas' residential solar industry is such a mess, the industry itself is pleading for state intervention. @saradinatale.bsky.social brings her 4-part series on solar sector scams and dysfunction to a ringing conclusion. www.expressnews.com/business/art...

If you've stumbled onto any of @saradinatale.bsky.social's hard-hitting takeouts on the residential solar power industry in Texas, we've collected them in one place for your convenience. And there's one more still to come. www.expressnews.com/solar/

Absolutely love JessicaPhelps' lead image with @saradinatale.bsky.social's blockbuster on how hidden loan fees drive up the cost of home solar systems across the country. The paperwork, the woman's expression ... a silent scream of aggravation and dismay. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Imagine if a mortgage lender added a 30% fee to your home loan … and didn't tell you. Incredibly, it happens all the time with loans for residential solar systems. Read Part 3 of @saradinatale.bsky.social's investigation into the rooftop solar industry in Texas. www.expressnews.com/news/article...

Here is Adrain Alvarez's print presentation of Jason Buch's riveting story on Mexican cartels' hijacking of the CPB One app, the one legal path for asylum applicants. Photos byChris Lee, photo edit by Michel Fortier, story edit by @gregjefferson.bsky.social www.expressnews.com/news/border-...

A few months ago, with support from our publisher, Mark Medici, @gregjefferson.bsky.social and I brought on Jason Buch to dig for stories at the Texas-Mexico border, terrain he knows as well as anyone. Couldn't be more impressed with the result. www.expressnews.com/news/border-...

“He says to me, ‘Keep quiet or face the consequences,’ and he shows me the gun in his waistband." Cartels have penetrated CBP One app. Brave, gut-wrenching reporting from the border by Jason Buch, Chris Lee for @expressnews.com www.expressnews.com/news/border-...

"Texas sunshine is a gift from the heavens. Even Texans of modest means should be able to get in on this energy abundance. Just watch out for scoundrels and scalawags." @houstonchronicle.com edit board weighs in on @saradinatale.bsky.social's solar series. www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...

Two parts of @saradinatale.bsky.social's riproaring series on Texas' rooftop solar industry are live. Two more to come. www.expressnews.com/solar/

Residential solar took Texas by storm after the Feb. '21 freeze, which cut power for days. Many who bought rooftop systems now regret it. Sara DiNatale has meticulously documented the hype, hard sell and false promises that powered the home solar boom. Her latest: www.expressnews.com/news/article...