Express Briefing

After months of stalemate, congressional leaders are getting closer to cementing a roughly $900 billion stimulus deal. The Spurs are betting on carryover from last season to push them into playoff contention, but for various reasons that familiarity hasn’t been evident so far. The family of Fernando Macias, the mentally ill 61-year-old man who died in the downtown jail two years ago, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and University Hospital System. Listen to today's Express Briefing for a full roundup of San Antonio's top headlines. Subscribe to the San Antonio Express-News to support quality local journalism.