Brian Chasnoff, S.A. Express-News

Brian Chasnoff

S.A. Express-News

San Antonio, TX, United States

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Past articles by Brian:

DWI defendants in San Antonio are beating the rap, here's how

An Express-News investigation has uncovered an entrenched culture of leniency toward DWI offenders in Bexar County’s criminal justice system. → Read More

Bexar County sheriff says Gov. DeSantis' flying of migrants out of S.A. could be ‘human trafficking’

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the transport of 48 migrants from a shelter here... → Read More

Migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard were flown out of San Antonio

The planes carried about 50 migrants, who’d reportedly been lured from locations near the city-run Migrant Resource Center on San Pedro Avenue with promises of jobs and help with their asylum cases. → Read More

DPS flags five of its officers for their response during the Uvalde massacre

DPS has been reviewing its own officers’ actions during the massacre and has sent its findings to the Texas Office of the Inspector General for further investigation. → Read More

School police chief Pete Arredondo demoted years before Uvalde shooting

Years before the Robb Elemnetary massacre, the Webb County Sheriff demoted Arredondo because he clashed with his superiors. → Read More

Broadway redeveloping plan tweaked to further ease congestion

The new blueprint would reduce traffic lanes and add wider sidewalks and protected bike lanes. → Read More

Texas Department of Public Safety is reviewing its own officers’ actions during the Uvalde massacre

Some officers prioritized their own safety over the lives of victims trapped inside classrooms with the shooter, a Texas House committee reports. → Read More

Uvalde massacre investigation: Why was police response so slow?

Some officers at Robb Elementary knew injured victims were trapped inside classrooms. Other officers received inaccurate information. → Read More

Report: Police took 'lackadaisical approach' in responding to Uvalde mass shooting

New details about the police response were among many astonishing revelations as well as failures by school administrators, teachers and relatives of the gunman → Read More

Uvalde slain teacher's police husband looking at phone in video

State Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, defended Officer Ruben Ruiz on Twitter. Ruiz is seen checking his phone in the recently released video of the Uvalde school shooting. → Read More

‘I’m so livid’: Leaked video shows hour-plus wait to enter classrooms during Uvalde massacre

Footage reveals officers crouching behind shields, their weapons aimed down the hallway. Others leaned against walls with their guns pointed at the floor. → Read More

Boil water notice issued in Kirby as main breaks shut down wells

Kirby officials expect to lift the boil water notice on Tuesday following a series of tests required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. → Read More

A Uvalde officer asked permission to shoot gunman outside school but got no answer, report finds

New report details shortcomings in the police response to the deadly Robb Elementary School shooting. → Read More

Smugglers exploited shift change at border to evade detection

Smugglers who drove a tractor-trailer to San Antonio with dozens of dead or dying migrants inside timed its passage to take advantage of shift change. → Read More

Source: Police never tried to open door to classrooms where Uvalde gunman had kids trapped

Surveillance footage shows police never tried to open the door to the classrooms at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. → Read More

Source: Police never tried to open door to classrooms where Uvalde gunman had kids trapped

Surveillance footage shows police never tried to open the door to the classrooms at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. → Read More

Source: Gunman in Uvalde could not have locked door from inside classroom

School surveillance footage shows that police never tried to open the door to the... → Read More

Uvalde police officer reportedly missed 'really quick' chance to shoot gunman

One of the officers told Rios that he wanted to return fire but did not engage because... → Read More

As Uvalde police refuse to cooperate, Texas House committee meets with teachers

The Uvalde Police Department has refused to cooperate with a Texas House committee tasked... → Read More

Uvalde Police Department not responding to Texas House panel

Panel chairman says there are questions if officers will voluntarily meet with lawmakers investigating the shooting. → Read More