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The Senate has confirmed economist Phillip Jefferson to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.

Jody Hadlock’s historical novel, 'The Lives of Diamond Bessie,' corrects the record on a famous murder that took place in East Texas in 1877.

A member of the Blue Devils’ 2015 NCAA championship team, Amile Jefferson was hired by former head coach Mike Krzyzewski in 2021 to be the team’s director of player personnel.

In Jefferson, a couple has spent a lifetime gathering clocks, telephones, maps, and other minutiae of the human race.

Former pro football player and Texas A&I alum James Jefferson has been named the next head football coach at Kingsville High School.

Former pro football player and Texas A&I alum James Jefferson has been named the next head football coach at Kingsville High School.

Van Jefferson won the Super Bowl on Sunday, and it wasn’t even the best part of his weekend.

It was quite a night for Los Angeles Rams wideout Van Jefferson.

The Rams got their first Super Bowl win in two decades — and Jefferson and his high school sweetheart got their second child.

Jefferson, Kennedy girls basketball teams aim to finish strong now that District 27-5A...

A suspect has been taken into custody.

UIL high school swimming and diving district championships continued on Wednesday evening with the 28-5A meet at San Antonio Natatorium, as area swimmers looked to punch their tickets to next week's Regional competition.

The 7-foot-tall, 884-pound statue built in 1833 was taken down from its pedestal and packed away in a wooden box, and will be on long-term loan to the New-York Historical Society.

The Eagles were off to the races out of the chute in their home opener Nov. 9....

Week 12 sees the end of the 2021 high school volleyball regular season, as Burbank finishes with a 16-0 record in District 27-5A, Jefferson tops Edison in a crucial battle for playoff positioning and Stevens battles Holmes.

A statue of Thomas Jefferson has been in New York City Hall for 106 years, but its days are numbered.

Week 8 of KSAT 12′s Big Game Coverages features some crucial neighborhood rivalries, including the fourth installment of the Fire and Armor Bowl and a classic battle at Lehnhoff Stadium between Steele and Clemens.

In Thursday morning's District 27-5A cross country championships at CAST Med High School, Jefferson's Adrian Orozco and Brackenridge's Faith Ramos won individual titles and headlined impressive team finishes.

Camille Rodriguez Brigant's Jefferson neighborhood is home to a blossoming art community.

After a 14-point loss to Somerset in their season opener Aug. 27, the Eagles rebounded to...

Officials have told residents to prepare to go without electricity for up to three weeks in Hurricane Ida’s hardest hit areas.

The Jefferson Mustangs were feeding off a two-day stint at the Corpus Christi ISD...

The rapidly escalating surge in COVID-19 infections is once again overwhelming hospitals across the U.S. That is especially true in hot spots such as Louisiana, which hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations last week.

The first Tuesday night of the high school volleyball season featured some thrilling non-district matchups, as Reagan swept O'Connor, Clark knocked off Alamo Heights, Harlan came from behind to defeat Johnson, Lanier held off St. Mary's Hall and Jefferson battled John Jay.

“The last recording lynching in the United States was in 1981,” says Jill Collen Jefferson, who founded a civil rights […] The post Washington Post harrowingly reports: ‘Lynchings in Mississippi never stopped’ appeared first on TheGrio.

Police ruled the deaths suicides; the families say their loved ones were lynched.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s exhibit “Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture” focuses on a six-week visit in Humboldt’s life that would later impact on

The Jefferson area now has a new art destination right at its neighborhood convenience store. Jefferson Bodega's storefront is now adorned by a mural by...

Jefferson seniors David Castillo and Christopher Perez led Mustangs to three playoff...

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Akhil Reed Amar celebrates the debates that led to revolt, the Constitution and U.S. law.

The trailblazing historian uses her upbringing and Texas’s lively past to puncture well-worn myths.

Jefferson defeated third-place Edison 2-0 on April 30 in a rain-shortened game in...

With a 12-6 win over Burbank in the District 27-5A tiebreaker on April 24 at Villarreal...

When the season began, Kennedy was considered a playoff contender in District 27-5A, but...

The Buttons defeated Houston St. Thomas 66-54 March 2 in the TAPPS Class 6A area round. Rincon led Jefferson with 22 points and San Miguel added 17. “They just attacked us inside in the second half and had a lot of second-chance points,” Vela said. Senior-heavy Port Isabel (13-2) ended YMLA’s playoff run with a 69-60 area round win Feb. 25 in Alice. Gonzalez and Justin Centeno scored 22 points apiece for Lanier.

“It was hard without him, but he came back,” Harlandale senior Michael Benavidez said. “He brings so much energy.”Brackenridge senior Kalvin Nance (34 points) sank a 27-foot, three-point basket with .7 seconds to send the game into overtime. Off a steal by Jonathan Regalado, Rabago-Castro (17 points) fed Saxon Langenberg (18 points) for a layup that capped a five-point Harlandale spurt at the end of the first overtime. Three free throws from Nance tied it 66-66 with 5.7 seconds remaining in the second overtime. Against Harlandale, Brackenridge built a 21-13 first-quarter lead behind nine points from Nance.

Last summer, when other teams were mired in Zoom calls, Jefferson found a way to get a competitive edge. Jefferson also captured its first-ever district title, winning 27-5A outright with its only loss against runner-up Lanier (17-7, 14-2) in the finale. “Missing the playoffs the year before gave us a little confidence booster,” second-year Jefferson coach Natasha Benavides said. With hope for a normal offseason, the extra work Jefferson will undoubtedly put in could help build on an historic season. It’s kind of exciting.”Rocha is intrigued by the possibility of next year’s team building upon what she helped establish at Jefferson.

SAN ANTONIO – In the second round of the high school basketball playoffs, the Jefferson boys roll past Dripping Springs and Clark knocks off Hutto.

SAN ANTONIO – As the boys basketball playoffs heat up with the Bi-District Round, Jefferson rolls past Medina Valley while Lanier and O’Connor both earn hard fought victories. MORE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COVERAGE

SAN ANTONIO – With the regular season on the verge of wrapping up, the Jefferson Mustangs and Sam Houston Hurricanes both earn key victories in District 27-5A play on Friday night. MORE BASKETBALL COVERAGE

SAN ANTONIO – The Southside Cardinals girls basketball team knocks off the Jefferson Mustangs in the Bi-District round to earn the program’s first playoff victory. MORE GIRLS BASKETBALL COVERAGE

SAN ANTONIO – In the program’s first playoff matchup, the District 27-5A champion Jefferson Mustang girls basketball team will travel to Southside to take on the Cardinals. Tip off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.MORE GIRLS BASKETBALL COVERAGE

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SAN ANTONIO – With their win over Highlands on Tuesday night, the Jefferson Mustangs girls basketball team secured the program’s first ever playoff berth, and they’re getting plenty of support from the entire Jefferson community. Tonight at 6: Jefferson girls basketball team clinched a playoff berth for 1st time in school history. Here’s Coach Benavides, Eliana Rocha & Amelia George. @jeffgbball @ameliageorrge @SAISDAthletics @InstantReplaySA #KSATsports pic.twitter.com/NN7naz4emF — Larry Ramirez (@LRam2) January 22, 2021

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)The NFL will not allow in-person workouts for the scouting combine due to health and safety precautions because of COVID-19. The league informed teams Monday that any workouts will take place on the individual pro days on college campuses. The plan will likely involve a combination of virtual interviews by club medical staffs and testing done at labs and medical facilities near the invited prospect’s residence. Each team will be permitted to send one physician and one athletic trainer to conduct these in-person exams.

Through the first half of the District 27-5A season Jefferson remained laser-focused on the prize. Undefeated Jefferson (14-3, 9-0) has a mission to become the first girls’ basketball playoff team in the school’s 45-year history. Jefferson scored the next seven points, concluding with a three-pointer from Desiree Gonzales (14 points, all in first half). It’s like a family.”A pair of baskets from Kaleah Muñiz (17 points) helped Lanier close to 31-24 at halftime, but Jefferson outscored Lanier 15-4 in the third quarter. We wanted to keep playing the way we’ve been playing.”Jefferson’s Alisay Gonzalez scored 12 points from three-point range.

McCollum’s Jan. 2 game at Southside seemed to be an early glimpse of the top two teams in District 27-5A. The Cowboys (10-2, 2-1) recovered to share second place with Southwest (6-8, 2-1) by virtue of a 78-75 overtime win against Southside (2-8, 1-1). Torres (23 points) scored on an inbounds lob at the buzzer to send it to overtime. “It was a battle of two teams that want to win district,” Southside coach Shawn Dalbert said. It may have been a blessing in disguise.”The McCollum game was the first for Southside’s football contingent — Senobio Ortiz (26 points), Nikolai Hernandez and Torres.

In its second-year under coach Natasha Benavides, Jefferson is establishing a new identity. The Mustangs (4-3) were more of a half-court team led by all-district choice Leah McGrew. She knows the game and knows how to hype the team up.”Madison Guzman was the Mustangs’ leading scorer with 14 points against La Vernia. Our defense is what’s helping us compete.”Sam Houston 53, Harlandale 47The Hurricanes (2-2) took a 27-21 halftime lead and held on against Harlandale (4-3) in a non-district game Nov. 24. Ashley Cantu (15 points) and Sarahi Rivas (10) also scored in double figures.

For the first time in four years, the Edison Golden Bears can claim the crown of Tommy Bowl champions after defeating the Jefferson Mustangs 23-6 on Friday at Alamo Stadium. Edison (1-1) came away with its first victory against Jefferson (0-2) since 2016 in the 54th Tommy Bowl, the name given to the game played between the two long-time neighborhood rivals. Also, Edison won its first game in over a year, breaking a nine-game losing skid dating to last season. Edison coach Jesse Monreal said the win over Jefferson was long overdue for his squad. We’re young and we’re growing.”The Mustangs’ defense also had a respectable showing, holding Edison to 175 total yards.

Jefferson is one of several landowners protesting the pipeline because they are worried about its potential environmental effects. The proposed 14.5-mile-long (23-kilometer-long) gas line is small in contrast to projects like the recently canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline, or even a 55-mile-long (88.5-kilometer-long) pipeline Dominion built recently in the state. The company cites new energy demand spurred by economic growth in eastern South Carolina as the impetus for the project. She points to the explosion of a Dominion gas line in Ohio and allegations over pollution involving coal ash in Virginia. Dominion held a community workshop in January at the town’s elementary school so residents could learn more about the proposed pipeline.

District championships for Class 5A softball left undecidedArea Class 5A softball teams were in the drivers seat in all three districts when the 2020 season was halted because of the coronovirus pandemic. It was definitely shaping up to be a great year for teams that were building their programs, Edison coach Jennifer Bocanegra said. Like I told the girls, theres a lot of what-ifs and could-have-beens, first-year McCollum coach Alessia Gallegos said. We had high hopes for them in the playoffs, third-year Jefferson coach Shannon Nail said. I think (the postseason) was going to be great, Southwest coach Sandy Hernandez said.

On Friday, Metro Health confirmed an employee of the Southeast nursing home had died. In San Antonio, Mayor Ron Nirenberg responded to the outbreak at the nursing home by forbidding nursing home staff to work in or visit more than one facility. For Jefferson, the hard work of caring for elderly nursing home residents and patients makes her feel good. Jefferson was working at both nursing homes when the first patient at Southeast tested positive for the virus. I went in and did what I was supposed to do and went home, basically.The Southeast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has been scrutinized in past government inspections, resulting in a one-star review by Medicare.

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Express-News Business Editor Greg Jefferson stopped by KSAT News at 9 to discuss how people who take CBD can actually end up failing drug tests. Jefferson is also a columnist at the San Antonio Express-News. You can read more of his work by clicking here.

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Express-News Business Editor Greg Jefferson stopped by KSAT News at 9 to discuss how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting the Alamo City’s economy. Jefferson is also a columnist at the San Antonio Express News. You can read more of his work by clicking here. Click here to access all of KSAT’s coronavirus coverage.

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Express-News Business Editor Greg Jefferson stopped by KSAT News at 9 to discuss the 2020 economic forecast, the changes coming to the local Toyota plant and the decrease in bonuses for USAA employees. Jefferson is also a columnist at the San Antonio Express News. You can read more of his work by clicking here. News @ 9 Business Briefing: 2020 economic forecastNews @ 9 Business Briefing: Changes coming to local Toyota plantNews @ 9 Business Briefing: Decrease in USAA employee bonusesAPP USERS: Click here if you experience issues playing the individual videos

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Express-News Business Editor Greg Jefferson stopped by KSAT News at 9 to discuss rising water and electricity rates, the tight retail real estate market and the differences between San Antonio International Airport and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Jefferson is also a columnist at the San Antonio Express News. You can read more of his work by clicking here. News @ 9 Business Briefing: Increasing rates for water, electricityNews @ 9 Business Briefing: SA’s tight real estate marketNews @ 9 Business Briefing: San Antonio’s airport vs Austin’s airportAPP USERS: Click here if you experience issues playing the individual videos

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Express-News Business Editor Greg Jefferson stopped by KSAT to discuss local job growth, the future of manufacturing in San Antonio and what to expect for the 2020 housing market on the News at 9. Jefferson is also a columnist at the San Antonio Express News. You can read more of his work by clicking here. News @ 9 Business Briefing: Will San Antonio continue to bring in new jobs in 2020? News @ 9 Business Briefing: Future of manufacturingNews @ 9 Business Briefing: What to expect for housing market in 2020APP USERS: Click here if you experience issues playing the individual videos

A former Fort Worth, Texas, police officer has been indicted by a grand jury for murder in the death of Atatiana Jefferson, the Tarrant County District Attorney confirmed to CBS News on Friday. Jefferson, 28, was shot and killed in October when Officer Aaron Dean fired through a window. Dean, 35, was arrested in October, but all police shootings go before a grand jury, which issues charges. Dean, who joined the Fort Worth Police Department in April 2018, resigned two days after the shooting and just hours before being arrested and charged with murder. Less than three weeks after Jefferson's murder, and nearly two months before the grand jury decision, the judge presiding over Dean's case David Hagerman issued a gag order surrounding the proceedings.

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Express-News Business Editor Greg Jefferson stopped by KSAT to discuss the loss of two nonstop flights at the San Antonio airport, Edwards Aquifer protection versus transportation funding and online holiday shopping on the News at 9. Jefferson is also a columnist at the San Antonio Express News. You can read more of his work by clicking here. News @ 9 Business Briefing: SA airport losing 2 nonstop flightsNews @ 9 Business Briefing: Aquifer protection vs transportation fundingNews @ 9 Business Briefing: Shopping online vs in the storeAPP USERS: Click here if you experience issues playing the individual videos

SAN ANTONIO - A little over a week ago, the Jefferson cross country team made history. Competing at the District 27-5A championships, the Mustangs took home both the boys and girls team titles for the first time in over 25 years. Congratulations to the Jefferson Mustangs. Winning both boys and girls District Championships in cross country. She headlines a strong junior class that has helped change the narrative for the Jefferson girls.

The services will begin at 11 a.m. (noon ET) at Concord Church in Dallas, family attorney Lee Merritt said. Mourners had expected to gather Saturday at a Dallas megachurch to say farewell to Jefferson, who was killed as she played with her 8-year-old nephew. Aside from the optics of a police officer shooting a woman in her own home, Dean is white, and Atatiana Jefferson was black. A week after the shooting, a small group of protesters marched in Fort Worth to decry Jefferson's killing, according to CNN affiliate KTVT. Remembering a woman who loved her familyJefferson had recently moved home to Fort Worth to take care of her ailing mother.

Atatiana Jefferson Lee Merritt /CBS DFWA wake for Jefferson was held Wednesday evening and a funeral Thursday, where Dallas Mayor Betsy Price and interim Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus said they would both attend, according to CBS DFW. At the funeral, Pastor Bryan Carter said "we are tired of talking to our children about police, tired of crying mothers, tired of funerals." The department said an officer perceived a threat while outside the home and fired a shot, striking Jefferson inside through a window. A bullet hole from the police officer's shot is seen in the rear window of Atatiana Jefferson's home in Fort Worth, Texas, on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. "The City of Fort Worth has much work to do to reform a brutal culture of policing."

In this Oct. 15, 2019, photo, Lynda Menefee walks up to the front walkway of the home of Atatiana Jefferson to leave flowers at a memorial for Jefferson in Fort Worth, Texas. Former Fort Worth Police officer Aaron Dean shot Jefferson throughDALLAS - The funeral has been rescheduled for a woman shot and killed in her home by a Fort Worth police officer. But at a hearing Monday in Dallas, Jefferson's mother and three siblings intervened, asking Probate Court Judge Brenda Hull Thompson to dismiss the father's complaint. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that after Thompson issued a gag order, all sides negotiated for seven hours before reaching an agreement. The officer who shot Jefferson through a back window has resigned and been charged with murder.

Marquis Jefferson has a good relationship with his daughter's mother and siblings, who use the surname, Carr, according to Carter. Shot while playing with her nephewFormer Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean, one of two policemen who responded to the neighbor's call to check on Jefferson's house, has been charged with her murder. On Saturday, a small group of protesters marched in Fort Worth. "We want the nation to know what's going on in Fort Worth," Sharpton said, according to the station. Remembering a woman who loved her familyJefferson had recently moved home to Fort Worth to take care of her ailing mother.

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Malik Jackson and Sacramento Kings small forward Harrison Barnes have volunteered to pay for Jeffersons funeral. When officers from the Fort Worth Police Department responded, they performed a perimeter check. Jeffersons funeral was supposed to take place on Saturday afternoon at The Potters House in Dallas. As a reflection of our core values, The Potters House will continue to stand ready to serve the community when called upon, The Potters House said in part in a statement. A gofundme for Jefferson's family to help with funeral costs has raised nearly $250,000.

"I don't feel like there's been reform throughout policing in this country," said Philip Stinson, a criminologist at Bowling Green State University in Ohio and a former police officer. He credits outrage over Michael Brown's death and other killings for what he calls an unprecedented burst of police reform. The title: " 'Not Dead Yet:' The national police crisis, a new conversation about policing, and the prospects for accountability-related police reform." "But when you look just below the surface there has been an extraordinary burst of police reform, in several separate areas of policing." As Jefferson is mourned a week after he death, the occasional legal victories and so-called waves of reform offer little solace for her grieving family.

Copyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - The burial of Atatiana Jefferson, who was fatally shot by a Fort Worth police officer, has been delayed after her father was granted a temporary restraining order, according to court records. Shot while playing video games with her nephewFormer Fort Worth Officer Aaron Dean resigned from the force and has been charged with Jefferson's murder. Jim Lane, a Fort Worth attorney who is representing Dean, declined to comment on the case. Remembering a woman who loved her familyJefferson had recently moved back home to Fort Worth to take care of her ailing mother. Lord have mercy, it could brighten up any room," her father told reporters Friday night.

Copyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes and his wife, Brittany, are paying most costs for the funeral of Atatiana Jefferson. Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Malik Jackson has committed to paying for the rest, the Jefferson family's attorney told the Dallas Morning News. Jefferson had been playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew when she was shot, according to an attorney for the family. CNN has reached out to S. Lee Merritt, the attorney for the Jefferson family, and representatives for Barnes and Jackson for comment. "It's about the family," Barnes said.

NBA forward Harrison Barnes and NFL defensive tackle Malik Jackson will pay for the funeral of Atatiana Jefferson, her family attorney told CBS Dallas/Fort Worth. Barnes, who plays for the Sacramento Kings, is paying for more than half of the service. "It was a gesture my wife and I wanted to do for them," Barnes told reporters Thursday. Harrison Barnes, left, and Malik Jackson GettyFuneral services for Jefferson will take place at The Potter's House of Dallas at 2 p.m. Saturday. CBS News spoke to a former Fort Worth officer who echoed that sentiment.

Jefferson's shooting Saturday in her home is the latest high-profile one in the era of the Black Lives Matter movement, which the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, helped fuel in 2014. The events that followed her shooting have unfolded in ways that are both typical and unique, leaving her family and activists to balance hope with caution. The officer who shot her, Aaron Dean, was taken into custody two days after the killing. Jefferson's family had been calling for an arrest. The officer, Amber Guyger, was fired soon after the shooting and charged with murder.

With the District 28-5A title on the line, the Harlan Hawks topped Medina Valley in front of a raucous crowd. Meanwhile, Jefferson (District 27-5A, 7-5) and Warren (District 28-6A, 9-5) both picked up critical district wins in their push to make the playoffs.

The District 28-5A title was on the line tonight, as the Harlan Hawks topped Medina Valley in front of a raucous crowd. Meanwhile, Jefferson (District 27-5A, 7-5) and Warren (District 28-6A, 9-5) both... Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

Deans partner, identified as Officer Darch, said she could see Jefferson when Dean shot her. She could only see Jeffersons face through the window when Officer Dean discharged his weapon, the warrant said. Fort Worth has called in an independent panel of experts to evaluate the police department after the shooting. FILE PHOTO: Fort Worth Police Department officer Aaron York Dean is seen in a booking photo at the Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. October 14, 2019. (This story corrects paragraph 2 to read Aaron Dean instead of Dean Aaron)

(CNN) - Fort Worth Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus apologized Tuesday for the killing of Atatiana Jefferson in her home by a Fort Worth officer. Fort Worth police responded to a call to check on Jefferson's home in the early hours of Saturday morning. "The city of Fort Worth is unique in allowing its own department to investigate its own officers," Merritt told CNN Monday. The Fort Worth Police Department has presented a preliminary case to the FBI to review Dean's actions for possible civil rights violations, according to interim police Chief Ed Kraus. Saturday's shooting is the ninth by Fort Worth police in 2019, police said.

District supremacy was on the line Tuesday night, as Clark remained unbeaten with a 3-1 victory over District 28-6A rival Brandeis, while Brennan rallied to top Taft. In District 27-5A, Alamo Heights continued their hot streak with a road sweep of rival Jefferson and Highlands kept pace with a win over Edison.