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With Texas in a budget crisis, the GOP-controlled Lege may not be in the mood to do anything but cut
By Sanford Nowlin
Tags: Texas, Texas Lege, state legislature, legislature, budget, GOP, Republicans, Democrats, pandemic, COVID-19, police spending, budget cuts, legislative priorities, balance the budget, marijuana legalization, Bill Miller, Gov. Greg Abbott, State Rep. Steve Toth, abortion, Sen. Roland Gutierrez, Rep. Jessica González, State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, State Rep. Diego Bernal, Medicaid, budget shortfall, legislative session, Cover Story
Texas Democrats have failed to pass voter access legislation for years. The pandemic may change that.
By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune
Tags: Texas, Legislature, voting, Jessica Gonzalez, voter registration, mail-in ballots, thrive-thru voting, pandemic, covid-19, covid 19, coronavirus, corona virus, Joaquin Gonzalez, Texas Civil Rights Project, Greg Abbott, historic turnout, mobile ballot drop-off sites
Analysis: Texas voters elect to stay the course
By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune
Tags: Texas, election, November election, 2020 election, Republicans, Democrats, legislature, John Cornyn, MJ Hegar, Railroad Commission, Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke, Texas House, Texas Senate, Texas Politics, Texas Supreme Court, Slideshow
Analysis: The Opening Line in Every Texas Political Debate
Tags: Texas, governor, Greg Abbott, Sunset Advisory Commission, covid-19, covid 19, pandemic, coronavirus, cities, legislature, schools, reopening, masks, texas capitol, regulations, public health, outbreaks
State of Texas Now Taking Applications to Manufacture and Sell Hemp Products
Tags: Cannabis News, Texas, state of Texas, legislature, hemp, cbd, smokeable hemp, Texas Department of State Health Services, DSHS, Stephen Pahl, marijuana reform, pot reform, NORML, Jax Finkel, inspections, THC
Analysis: With a Wingman like Dan Patrick, Who Needs Critics?
Tags: Dan Patrick, Fox News, Anthony Fauci, Dr. Fauci, Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Laura Ingraham, Shelley Luther, Legislature, Texas, coronavirus, corona virus, pandemic, covid-19, covid 19
San Antonio State Rep Tells Gov. Abbott to Stop Ignoring Legislature During COVID-19 Response
Tags: Greg Abbott, Texas, record numbers, coronavirus, corona virus, covid-19, covid 19, pandemic, response, strike force, task force, reopening, economy, Trey Martinez Fischer, Mike Toomey, Letter, legislature, Donna Howard, Austin, San Antonio, hospitalizations, cases, University of Texas, Texas A&M
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Caught on Recording Saying Reopening Will Increase Spread of Coronavirus
Tags: Greg Abbott, tape, audio, recording, reopening, plan, businesses, restaurants, spread, coronavirus, corona virus, covid-19, covid 19, pandemic, outbreak, progress texas, University of Texas/Texas Tribune, poll, legislature, case increase, diagnoses, fatalities, death toll, San Antonio, texas, Trump, beauty salons, gyms, bars, retail, Glenn W. Smith
Analysis: In an Important Election Year, Politics Takes a Back Seat
Tags: Texas, San Antonio, politics, Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, 2020, elections, runoffs, census, Legislature, Bernie Sanders, May, June, Austin, vote by mail, mail in ballots, Democrats, runoffs, Coronavirus, corona virus, covid-19, covid 19, pandemic, outbreak
Texas Lawmakers Demand Amazon and Others Stop Price Gouging By Vendors
Tags: covid-19, covid 19, coronavirus, corona virus, pandemic, outbreak, Texas, lawmakers, legislature, TexPIRG Education Fund, PIRG education fund, price gouging, ripoff, fraud, attorneys general, Amazon, Craigslist, eBay, Facebook, Walmart, online marketplaces, online sales, high prices, Texas, Ina Minjarez, Democrat, San Antonio
San Antonio City Council Moving to Set Pre-K 4 SA Election for May Instead of November
Tags: pre-k4SA, San Antonio, city council, sales tax, November 2020 election, pre-k, education, Texas, legislature, Julian Castro, VIA Metropolitan Transit, special election
Number of Texas Abortion Clinics Has Dropped by Nearly Half Since 2013
Tags: San Antonio News, Abortion Rights, abortion, clinics, Texas, Legislature, Kari White, Texas Policy Evaluation Project, reproductive rights, reproductive health, San Antonio, Supreme Court, National Public Radio, admitting privileges, Planned Parenthood
After the Lege: New Texas Laws Bring Changes for Entrepreneurs, Brewers and Foodies
By Lea Thompson
Tags: legislature, Texas, laws, Greg Abbott, entrepreneurs, brewers, foodies
Criminal Case Against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Remains Threatened After Court Upholds Prosecutor Pay Decision
By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune
Tags: Ken Paxton, legislature, securities fraud, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Securities and Exchange Commission, Joan Huffman, Securities and Exchange Commission, Texas State Securities Board
Study Finds Lead in Drinking Water at Nearly 800 Texas Schools
Tags: San Antonio News, James Talarico, lead, contamination, lead poisoning, schools, pre-schools, Texas schools, state of Texas, Legislature, HB 2998, Environment Texas and TexPIRG
Boozy Bills: Measures in the Texas Lege Would Let Brewers, Wineries and Distilleries Give Customers More of What They Crave
By Travis E. Poling
Tags: brewery, distillery, winery, San Antonio, Texas, legislature, boozy bills, legislation
Rearranging Deck Chairs: Can the Texas Legislature Deliver on Education Reform Without Raising Taxes?
Tags: San Antonio, Texas, legislature, education reform, public school system
Despite the Talk, the Republican-Led Texas Legislature Is Unlikely to Find New Funding for Public Schools
Tags: Legislature, education reform, public schools, cal jillson, greg Abbott, Dennis bonnen, Southern Methodist University, property taxes
State Rep. Diego Bernal Files Two Pro-LGBT Bills Ahead of Next Legislative Session
By Sam Sanchez
Tags: San Antonio, Texas, LGBT, politics, legislature, Diego Bernal
SA Legislator Who Fought For Veteran Rights Won't Seek Re-Election
By Mark Reagan
Tags: Joe Farias, Military, San Antonio, Texas, Legislature, Video
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San Antonio Spurs accidentally confirm team is looking to relocate downtown
By Michael Karlis
Could Steph Curry, LeBron James end up in San Antonio? Some sports bettors think so.
Selena tribute beer stops production after Quintanilla family sends cease-and-desist letter
By Nina Rangel
Retro-style basement nightspot Easy Baby opens at San Antonio's Creamery complex
Legendary California punk bands Bad Religion and Social Distortion brought their anthemic sounds to Boeing Center at Tech Port on Friday night. Here's…
By San Antonio Current Staff
The 31st annual WEBB Party took place Friday at the Witte Museum as part of Fiesta 2024. The gathering is one of…
A sprawling Castle Hills estate built in 1972 has hit the market for $895,000, and it retains plenty of its funky vintage…
A historic home that got a Japanese-style makeover in the 1950s by the owners of San Antonio's Dailey Liquors chain has hit…
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