SUMMARY: Educators are facing severe violence from students, contributing to a teacher shortage. Incidents include physical assaults, resulting in injuries to teachers, like Fred Jimenez, who died after an altercation last year. Reports indicate over 4,000 injuries among Bear County educators in two years, likely underreported due to insufficient data collection by local school districts. Many districts lack long-term records of assaults, raising concerns about their awareness of increasing violence. The Texas Education Agency does not track teacher injuries. Educators call for more resources and support to address the issue and improve student environments while sharing their experiences.

Students are punching, stabbing and even breaking their teacher’s bones, according to reports reviewed by KSAT Investigates.

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SUMMARY: Harris County deputies Joshua Blair and Louis Ayala responded to a wrong-way driver on the Eastex Freeway at 1:30 a.m. The deputies, assisted by Good Samaritans, including a truck driver who followed the suspect, positioned themselves in front of the vehicle, attempting to stop it. The driver, 23-year-old Nathan Aralo, crashed head-on into the patrol vehicle. The deputies, who sustained minor injuries, checked on Aralo, who was found intoxicated and arrested. Aralo faces DUI charges. The deputies, praised for their actions, downplayed their heroism, stating they were simply doing their duty to protect the community.

A 23-year-old driver has been arrested and charged after deputies said he crashed into their patrol vehicle in east Harris County while driving drunk Tuesday morning.

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SUMMARY: In San Antonio, new video has emerged from a January shootout that injured seven police officers at the Stone Oak Apartments. The incident began when officers were dispatched after a 911 call reported a suspect threatening officers with firearms. Upon arrival, one officer was shot, and the situation escalated as the suspect, 46-year-old Brandon Palos, fired at officers and a police helicopter. Despite attempts for peaceful resolution, SWAT officers engaged, and Palos later took his own life. Fortunately, all injured officers have been released from the hospital and are expected to recover. The investigation is still ongoing.

The San Antonio Police Department has released body camera footage of the Jan. 22 shooting that injured seven of its officers.

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