WATCH: ‘The Defenders: Protecting You’ special

Have you ever wondered how KSAT’s investigative unit, The Defenders, got their name?

On Tuesday, Dec. 29, at 7 p.m., learn about the history of the Defenders and how their accountability journalism helped protect consumers and residents in the South Texas community this year.

You can watch the special live on KSAT 12 at 7 p.m., or in the player above or on our free streaming app.

It will also be available for on-demand viewing in this article after the show airs.

See investigations about COVID-19 relief, issues in the criminal justice system and scam allegations.

You can read some of the stories featured in the special in the links below, or find more investigations on the Defenders page:

• Texas family warns of dangers at indoor trampoline parks
• Pilot, second passenger die weeks after South Side plane crash
• Some San Antonio-area municipalities charging drivers clean up fee for car crashes
• Squatter accused of forging signatures of dead couple on a fake deed. So why wasn’t she charged?
• The hardest-hitting Defenders investigations of 2020