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On "The Takeout" podcast this week, Sewell, a native of Selma, talked about the latest push for new voting rights legislation.

The holidays are one of the busiest times for shoppers and criminals. However, three local law enforcement agencies are hoping to make shopping center a No Grinch Zone.

More than 300,000 lights programmed to Christmas-themed music await visitors to The Light...

Aspen Dental is offering free dental care to military veterans on Saturday in honor of Veterans Day.

A 39-year-old Selma man has been charged with murder after New Braunfels police found a 34-year-old woman believed to be his girlfriend dead in a pickup truck from multiple gunshot wounds.

The Light Park proves everything is bigger in Texas and will have more than 1 million synchronized holiday lights on display, including one of the longest light tunnels in the world.

It features the world's largest 700-foot animated LED tunnel.

Two people are facing multiple charges after Selma police discovered a forgery operation in a hotel room.

The world knows the names of John Lewis and a few more of the voting rights demonstrators who walked across Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965 only to be attacked by Alabama state troopers on “Bloody Sunday.”.

The Bexar County Haitian community is watching the developments at the border, trying to find a way to help families. They ask that those in the U.S. open their hearts and ears and listen to the stories that have brought migrants to this situation.

Ghostly shenanigans are heading to Rolling Oaks Mall this Halloween.

The city of Selma will receive funding from the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning...

The Chamber of Schertz, Cibolo and Selma will be taking over operations of the Selma...

A public hearing on the budget will be held Thursday, Sept. 9, before city council votes...

Selma Blair says she’s in remission from multiple sclerosis as a result of undergoing stem cell transplantation.

Retama Park administrators are looking forward to the June 2022 return of quarter-horse...

The concert scene in the San Antonio area is about to hear a big roar from the crowd with the announcement Tuesday of the encore of the former Verizon Amphitheater in Selma.

Selma police arrested two men after they were allegedly caught stealing catalytic converters Tuesday afternoon.

A Confederate monument that was stolen and became the object of an odd ransom scheme is back in an Alabama cemetery where it once stood.

A Confederate monument that was stolen and became the object of an odd ransom scheme is back in an Alabama cemetery where it stood for nearly 130 years — now glued to the ground for good measure — but who took the chair remains in dispute. A Louisiana man charged in the odd disappearance of the chair-shaped monument surrendered to authorities Wednesday in what his lawyer called his first trip to the city where the alleged theft occurred. Free on $30,000 bail after spending a couple hours in jail, Jason Warnick stood silently at a news conference as his attorney, Michael Kennedy, said the man was innocent of taking the chair, a monument to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

Traffic from the Interstate 35 access road to Lookout Road will be closed for 10 months...

Police in Alabama have issued an arrest warrant for a man in connection with the bizarre theft of a Confederate monument that was taken from an Alabama cemetery and found in Louisiana.

A new graphic novel by late Representative John Lewis will be released this summer, publisher Abrams ComicArt announced. The book, "Run: Book One" is the sequel to another graphic novel series, "March" that covered the life story of the congressman and accomplished civil rights activist. Lewis wrote the graphic novel with former co-collaborator Andrew Aydin, who also worked on the "March" series. The new comic book by late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis covers an "often overlooked chapter of civil rights history." The graphic novel covers an "often overlooked chapter of civil rights history."

Matthew Goetz is charged with manslaughter after a fatal shooting in Selma. SELMA, Texas – A 30-year-old man is facing a manslaughter charge after a fatal shooting in Selma on Wednesday night, officials said. Officers were called to the 16800 block of Showdown Path around 10:30 p.m., according to arrest records. The officers found the suspect, Matthew Goetz, standing outside of a Honda Accord tending to the victim, 28-year-old Marquis Anderson. Investigators found a pistol on the passenger’s seat and gun residue on Goetz’s hands, according to arrest records.

The Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee marks the 56th anniversary of Bloody Sunday — the day on March 7, 1965, that civil rights marchers were brutally beaten by law enforcement officers on Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge. Vivian, and attorney Bruce Boynton were the late civil rights leaders honored on Sunday. Footage of the beatings helped galvanize support for passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Let the people vote.”Lowery, a charismatic and fiery preacher, is often considered the dean of the civil rights veterans and led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Organizers acknowledged the fallen civil rights leaders and planned to lay wreaths at the bridge in their honor.

Six years ago, then-President Obama and thousands of people marched hand in hand over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to mark the 50th anniversary of the brutal attacks protesters faced at the hands of Alabama state troopers as they demanded the right to vote. This Sunday, there will be no marching to commemorate the 56th anniversary of what became known as "Bloody Sunday." On March 7,1965, hundreds of peaceful protestors faced brutal attacks by Alabama state troopers. The assault aired on televisions across the nation, galvanizing the fight against racial injustice and prompting Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act. In August of that same year, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law.

56-year commemoration of "Bloody Sunday" to be held virtually Sunday marks 56 years since civil rights activists were met with violence when they marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, demanding the right to vote. It became known as "Bloody Sunday." This year's events commemorating the march are scheduled to be held virtually due to COVID-19. Tom Hanson has the details.

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 file photo, People stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York. Some Democratic members of Congress and national union leaders have gathered, seeking to build support for unionizing a massive Amazon facility outside Birmingham, Alabama. Mail voting by about 6,000 workers at the distribution facility began in February 2021 and concludes at the end of March. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)BESSEMER, Ala. – Some Democratic members of Congress and national union leaders on Friday sought to rustle up support for unionizing a massive Amazon facility outside Birmingham, comparing Alabama workers’ organizing campaign to the civil rights movement. At the Alabama facility, a majority of the 6,000 workers would have to vote “yes” to organize the facility.

Young boy found in Selma. Police looking for parents or guardians. SELMA, Texas – A young boy who was found by the Selma Police Department on Wednesday has been reunited with his mother, officials said. According to a Facebook post, the boy may be 4 years old and may be named Steven. After issuing a plea for help in finding the parents or guardians, police officials said the mother and son are reunited.

SAN ANTONIO – We’ve all heard of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, protesting for civil rights. What’s often less spoken about is King’s fight for better wages for underpaid factory workers in Atlanta and his Vietnam War protest. “We posthumously romanticize (King) now,” said Dr. Lawrence Scott, assistant professor of educational leadership at Texas A&M San Antonio. We have San Antonio ISD, we have Judson ISD, and then Northeast (ISD),” Scott said. Scott says he is continuing King’s mission to make sure equality and equity extends to education.

It was Blue Santa, badges and oatmeal raisin cookies on Saturday at the Historic John S. Harrison House in Selma, where the police department sponsored its first-ever “Christmas Cookies With a Cop” event. The Harrison House kitchen was staffed by festively dressed “cookie hostesses” who made sure everyone who entered on Saturday emerged with their choices of chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin or white chocolate macadamia cookies. While enjoying cookies and hot cocoa on the Harrison House’s expansive porch, Malcolm seemed to enjoy the porch rocking chair as much as he did the cookies. This was Wagner’s first time being back to the area since the Harrison House had been developed. “We have not been here before,” she said of the restored Harrison House, as the family currently resides in New Braunfels.

SELMA, Texas – The World Market located at The Forum at Olympia Parkway shopping center in Selma is set to close its doors permanently on Dec. 31 after what the CEO says has been a “particularly difficult year for all of us.”CEO of Cost Plus World Market Jack Schwefel sent an email to customers explaining that the coronavirus “pandemic has forced us to make really tough decisions,” and that the last thing he wants is to close any stores. Schwefel said for the company to survive and thrive in the current environment “we need to put our company in the best possible position for the years ahead.”Two other World Market locations will still be open in the San Antonio area, including Park North, located at 742 NW Loop 410 and the Rim, located at 17414 La Cantera Parkway. Related: Stein Mart files for bankruptcy; to close nearly 300 stores

Construction is underway on a 2,100-square-foot extension to Selma City Hall that will result in more office space, allowing for the relocation of city employees currently stationed in the Selma Stage Stop Visitor Center. Johnny Casias, Selma city administrator, said The Sabinal Group of San Antonio broke ground in August on the $2.2 million city hall addition -- one of two projects the Selma City Council approved in April, the other being a new public works building. The $1.2 million city hall addition will add 2,100 square feet to the existing structure, which occupies 8,890 square feet and was built in 2003. The new 6,846-square-foot, $1.5 million public works building is located on the city’s 2.1-acre water site on Lookout Road. “It’s never really been fully utilized for what it’s meant for.”Titterington and Shelby Griffin, special events coordinator, will staff the Selma office.

FILE - Former gubernatorial candidate and former state Rep. Stacey Abrams speaks to the congregation at Brown Chapel church in Selma , Ala. on March 1, 2020. Abrams, the voting rights activist and former gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, also has a career in writing novels. Her next one, the Supreme Court thriller While Justice Sleeps, come out May 25. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Abrams, the voting rights activist and former gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, also has a career in writing novels. Her next one, the Supreme Court thriller While Justice Sleeps, come out May 25. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)NEW YORK – Stacey Abrams, the voting rights activist and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate, also has a career in writing novels. Her next one, the Supreme Court thriller “While Justice Sleeps,” come out May 25. “A decade ago, I wrote the first draft of a novel that explored an intriguing aspect of American democracy — the lifetime appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court,” Abrams said in a statement.

In Universal City, voters will be asked to allow the city to sell 31.5 acres of parkland near the intersection of Kitty Hawk Road and Universal City Boulevard, with sale proceeds reserved for improve parkland elsewhere in the city. Potholes, things like that,” said Johnny Casias, Selma city administrator. Normally, Selma residents flock to City Hall to cast their votes during the city’s May elections. On Election Day Nov. 3, the closest Bexar polling place will be Olympia Elementary School, 8439 Athenian Drive in Universal City. “It’s important for voters to understand, Universal City is landlocked, we only have about 10 percent of our land left for development,” she said.

SAN ANTONIO – Authorities arrested a man who they said befriended a 66-year-old woman, isolated her and used her confidential information for financial gain as her health declined. Patrick Farmer, 36, has been charged with multiple offenses relating to elder fraud in Guadalupe County, according to Selma police. Wagner said Farmer befriended the Selma woman after her husband died. Farmer took the woman to the hospital when he was unable to take care of her medically. A guardian was placed for the woman when the hospital could not find a relative to care for her.

SAN ANTONIO – A 40-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl at his homes in San Antonio and Selma, according to police. An affidavit states a child made an outcry to a parent, who then reported the assaults to the Selma Police Department in June. The girl told police the abuse occurred on multiple occasions when Martinez lived in San Antonio, the affidavit states. Martinez moved to Selma in March, the affidavit states. The affidavit states Martinez had a conviction of similar nature in California and was required to register as a sex offender in Texas.

SAN ANTONIO – If you’re looking for a local job opportunity, then check this out! The O’Reilly Auto Parts Distribution Center will be hosting a job fair next week for potential new employees. The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16 at the center located at 17269 Lookout Road in Selma, Texas. The distribution center is hoping to provide career opportunities for San Antonians amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a spokesperson for the distribution center. RELATED: About 125 positions up for grabs in hospital’s virtual job fair

The casket of Rep. John Lewis moves over the Edmund Pettus Bridge by horse drawn carriage during a memorial service for Lewis, Sunday, July 26, 2020, in Selma, Ala. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, died Friday, July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Selma plans town center on 50 acres of landArchitects showed Selma City Council an illustration of what one of four commons areas might look like in the heart of a 50-acre, half-billion-dollar town center construction project planned in the city. Photo: Illustration Courtesy Douglas Architects Photo: Illustration Courtesy Douglas Architects Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Selma plans town center on 50 acres of land 1 / 1 Back to GallerySelma has laid the groundwork for the development of a mixed-use town center on approximately 50 acres of land within the city. Were looking at this from a developer or market-driven product, said Andrew Douglas, an architect and co-founder of Douglas Architects. Douglas detailed the layout of the Selma town center with four distinct districts, including retail, residential, entertainment and community. These town center developments have a large catchment of about a 55-70-mile radius.

SEGUIN, Texas – Updated 4/30/20:On Thursday, one more COVID-19 case was confirmed in Guadalupe County, bringing the total number of cases to 81, officials said. Update 4/28/20:On Tuesday, seven more COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Guadalupe County, bringing the total number of cases to 80, officials said. Here’s a breakdown of cases in the county:Cibolo: 9Selma: 4Seguin: 5New Braunfels: 5Selma: 4Unincorporated county: 1Update 4/24/20:Three additional cases of COVID-19 are reported in Guadalupe County, totaling 68 cases, according to county health officials. The county currently has 21 recovered patients, 28 active COVID-19 cases with two patients being hospitalized outside of the county, according to county officials. Original story:The first coronavirus case in Guadalupe County was confirmed Friday, the Seguin Gazette reported.

Selma marks 55th anniversary of Selma march Representative John Lewis of Georgia addressed the crowd at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in remembrance of the 55th anniversary of the bloody conflict that shaped the Civil Rights Movement decades ago. CBS News contributor Antjuan Seawright joins CBSN with more.

55 years since Edmund Pettus bridge crossing Some of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates joined marchers in Selma, Alabama, who are commemorating the 55th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" -- the violent confrontation that happened decades ago between African American demonstrators and dozens of state troopers. The incident sparked a major moment in the Civil Rights movement and paved the way for the Voting Rights Act.

REMEMBERING THE LEGACY AND PROMOTING THE DREAM OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Being the daughter of a preacher, our library had every book penned by Dr. King. After hanging up with my mom, Mrs. Taylor told us Dr. King had been shot. Although so many things are blurry, my memory is vivid about what Dr. King meant in that era. This month, we have the privilege to celebrate the rich legacy of Dr. King with the City of San Antonio MLK Commission and the rich events surrounding the legacy of fighting for our civil rights.

REMEMBERING THE LEGACY AND PROMOTING THE DREAM OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Being the daughter of a preacher, our library had every book penned by Dr. King. After hanging up with my mom, Mrs. Taylor told us Dr. King had been shot. Although so many things are blurry, my memory is vivid about what Dr. King meant in that era. This month, we have the privilege to celebrate the rich legacy of Dr. King with the City of San Antonio MLK Commission and the rich events surrounding the legacy of fighting for our civil rights.

SAN ANTONIO – The intersection of De Zavala and Lockhill-Selma roads is closed for possibly three days following a water line rupture. Get latest traffic conditionsWhile the water line is being repaired, drivers will need to take a detour around the area. Traffic on De Zavala will be able to continue through the intersection, but drivers on Lockhill-Selma Road will need to detour at Indian Woods Street. De Zavala Lockhill-Selma road closure (KSAT)Drivers coming from Loop 1604 to Lockhill-Selma Road will need to turn around to access a different route. Uniformed officers will be in the area to direct traffic around the intersection.

1976: Actor David Oyelowo, best known for his roles in the movies "Selma," "The Butler" and "Lincoln," is born in Oxford, England. HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - David Oyelowo has gone back in time for other projects, but not like he does in his latest film. The actor, who won critical acclaim for playing Dr. Martin Luther King in "Selma," is starring in the time travel thriller "Don't Let Go." Oyelowo plays Detective Jack Radcliff, a man who begins to receive phone calls from his teen niece after she's been killed. It's a different kind of role for Oyelowo, and he told CNN that was purposeful.

Bloody Sunday: A reporter's notebook Fifty years ago this week, a violent attack on civil rights marchers took place in Selma, Alabama. CBS News' Bill Plante digs up his file

Following the historic Selma march in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson urged Congress to pass legislation ensuring equal voting rights for African Americans. The Voting Rights Act was signed into law on August 6, 1965.

Watch: Aerial video of Selma 50th anniversary Thousands of marchers, government officials and other public figures gathered in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," a brutal police assault on civil rights demonstrators that helped lead to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.

Thousands march on Selma, marking "Bloody Sunday" Thousands jammed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, marching and singing to remember a turning point in the struggle for civil rights. Bill Plante reports from Selma.

March 8: Netanyahu, McConnell, Gowdy The latest on Israel's negotiations with Iran, Hillary Clinton's private email controversy, and a panel on President Obama's speech in Selma, Alabama, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Rep. Trey Gowdy.

Obama honors the turbulent history of Selma, Alabama “It was not a clash of armies, but a clash of wills; a contest to determine the meaning of America,” President Barack Obama said at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday."

President Obama remembers Selma CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante sat down with President Barack Obama, who said the civil rights marches at Selma was his source of inspiration to get involved in public service in the first place.

The bridge at Selma On March 7, 1965, hundreds of voting rights activists marched out of Selma, Ala., for the State Capitol in Montgomery. They only made it to the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where authorities set upon them. The violence of that “Bloody Sunday,” broadcast across the nation, was remembered by activists who returned to Selma 50 years later. Charles Osgood reports.

Reporter's Notebook: Covering Selma 50 years ago Fifty years ago, CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante was in Selma when the division between blacks and whites was deeply woven into everyday life. On the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday," he shares some of his thoughts.

3/7: Obama remembers "Bloody Sunday" in Selma; Reporter's Notebook: Covering Selma 50 years ago Fifty years ago, African-American protesters were beaten as they tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge fighting for their civil rights. In his speech at the bridge, President Obama challenged Congress to restore the protections of the Voting Rights Bill, some of which were struck down by the Supreme Court. Bill Plante reports; Fifty years ago, CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante was in Selma when the division between blacks and whites was deeply woven into everyday life. On the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," he shares some of his thoughts.

Obama honors Selma 50 years after "Bloody Sunday" A half a century ago, African Americans demanding the right to vote began a march from Selma, Alabama to the state capitol in Montgomery. But, they didn't get far before being met by violence. Bill Plante reports from Selma to tell us more about the anniversary and his upcoming sit down with the President.

Return to Selma: People and pictures behind a redefining protest This weekend, the nation pauses to remember a watershed moment in the civil rights movement. Sunday marks 50 years since the violent crackdown on peaceful marchers in Selma, Alabama. Senior White House correspondent Bill Plante was there on "Bloody Sunday" and takes a look back.

50 years after Selma, how much has changed? Sherrilyn Ifill, Peter Baker, Jeffrey Goldberg, Kimberley Strassel, and CBS News' Jan Crawford discuss how the U.S. has advanced civil rights in the last half-century.

Bob Schieffer: Selma protesters made America a better place "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer says the U.S. must never forget the sacrifice the Selma protesters made to secure the right to vote.

John Lewis reflects on Selma, 50 years later Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, was a young civil rights activist when demonstrators were brutalized by police in Selma, Alabama in 1965.

The director of "Selma" imagines how a late KKK leader would react to her filming a civil rights march on the bridge that bears his name. Watch Bob Simon's report "Selma."

"Selma" scene filmed on bridge named for KKK leader Filming on Alabama's Edmund Pettus Bridge offered director Ava DuVernay a way to anger the ghosts of racism. Watch Bob Simon's report on the film "Selma" Sunday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Is "Selma's" portrayal of LBJ historically accurate? Six months after witnessing President Lyndon Johnson outlaw segregation in July 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. was back at the White House seeking support for voting rights. In the movie "Selma," Johnson and King's relationship is confrontational. Michelle Miller investigates the historical accuracy of the film.

1/12: U.S. military Twitter account hacked; Is "Selma's" portrayal of LBJ historically accurate? A group calling itself the Cyber Caliphate took over CENTCOM's Twitter account and tweeted threats to American military. At the same time, CENTCOM's YouTube channel began showing ISIS propaganda videos. The attack only hit the Pentagon's social media channels, so some say it amounts to no more than a "gotcha" attack. David Martin reports; Six months after witnessing President Lyndon Johnson outlaw segregation in July 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. was back at the White House seeking support for voting rights.

Talking about 'Selma' with someone who was there with Martin Luther King CBS News' Bill Plante was in Selma, Alabama in 1964 and spoke to Dr. King during the marches. Ahead of the release of the movie 'Selma' CBSN sat down with Plante to hear his experience during the monumental civil rights marches.

"Selma" director Ava DuVernay on debate over movie's historical accuracy The acclaimed and controversial film "Selma" shows the struggle leading up to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It's the first major film to focus on Martin Luther King Jr. The film's director, Ava DuVernay, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the debate over the film's historical accuracy.

Residents will get to see "Selma" for free Residents of Selma, Alabama, can see the civil rights era-movie "Selma" for free beginning Jan. 9. And the groundbreaking biopic "Life Itself," expected to be heavily awarded during award season, is coming out on DVD. Bigad Shaban has those stories and more in today's Eye on Entertainment

Does the film "Selma" portray LBJ unfairly? Director of Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library says new movie doesn't accurately capture LBJ's record on voting rights

Oprah looks back to the civil rights movement The film "Selma," produced by Oprah Winfrey, tells the story of Selma, Alabama, in 1965. Plus, the new trailer for "Insurgent" is out. Suzanne Marquez has today's Eye on Entertainment.