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Republican budget bill would jeopardize college funding for 150,000 low-income Texas students
The package also would cut SNAP benefits and Medicaid for tens of thousands of Texas students.
Sanford Nowlin
Sanford Nowlin is editor-in-chief of the San Antonio Current. He holds degrees from Trinity University and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and his work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Orlando Weekly, NewsBreak, 420 Magazine and other publications.
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Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes $50 million in funding to build cyber campus at Port San Antonio
The governor said the new military-focused site would duplicate the efforts of the state’s Texas Cyber Command.
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San Antonio Metro Health will keep childhood vaccination clinic open despite federal funding cuts
Earlier, Metro Health officials warned they’d need to close the operation by July 1. Even so, its future funding remains uncertain.
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Influential thrashers Death Angel bringing latest tour to San Antonio’s Vibes Event Center
Tickets are on sale now for the package tour also featuring Toxic Holocaust, Lions at the Gate and Misfire.
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Federal judge rules Texas illegally put thousands of people with mental disabilities into nursing homes
U.S. District Court Judge Orlando Garcia of San Antonio said the state did ‘irreparable injury’ to people it cut off from assistive services required under law.
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Texas governor kills state’s new THC ban with late-night veto
Instead, Gov. Greg Abbott called for a special legislative session to regulate the industry and keep its products away from minors.
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San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro blasts Trump’s attack on Iran as illegal, reckless
Castro said a destabilized Iran could splinter into warring factions, prompting a rise in terror groups.
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Texas Court blocks San Antonio from offering funds for out-of-state abortions
The ruling is a win for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, an anti-abortion crusader who sued to stop the city from earmarking the funds.
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First independent PAC forms to back Texas Attorney General’s run against Sen. John Cornyn
The PAC will help fuel AG Ken Paxton’s pricy primary fight against Cornyn, who has $4.1 million in the bank.
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Suspect arrested for mass shooting threat toward San Antonio Jewish community site
FBI officials tipped off local police about the threat Thursday, resulting in the early closure of the Barshop Jewish Community Center.
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Last week’s canceled Shakira show in San Antonio rescheduled to July 5
The Alamodome will honor all tickets sold to the originally scheduled show.
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Audit shows agency overseeing Texas’ jails repeatedly failed to investigate prisoner complaints
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards’ oversight failures jeopardized inmate safety, according to a new audit.
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San Antonio drag performer Kristi Waters says she’s taking break due to cancer diagnosis
‘I’m determined to fight with everything I’ve got and come back stronger, healthier and more grateful than ever,’ she said via social media.
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Bills to protect Texas’ water supply died as state legislature bogged down in culture war debates
At least nine significant water-protection bills died because lawmakers couldn’t get to them, the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance said.
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Study: Texas’ coming wave of power plants to fuel data centers will surge greenhouse gas pollution
Companies plan to build more than 100 new gas-fired power plants to meet demand from data centers, AI and other energy-hungry industries.
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Iconic disco act Chic will perform at San Antonio’s Tobin Center as part of annual fundraiser
Tickets for the Nov. 1 concert are on sale and benefit the Tobin’s Generation NEXT programs.
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Bexar County Medical Examiner has identified 12 of the 13 dead from San Antonio flooding
Authorities recovered most of the bodies along Beitel Creek in Northeast San Antonio.
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Shakira’s Friday night show in San Antonio rescheduled due to ‘structural issues’ with stage
Those who paid for Alamodome parking will be reimbursed through their credit cards, a venue spokesperson said.
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San Antonio Food Bank warns food stamp cuts in Senate version of budget bill would decimate local families
The proposal also would be ‘catastrophic’ to local aid organizations, who can’t make up for the lost federal funding, CEO Eric Cooper said.
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San Antonio-area Rep. Tony Gonzales facing yet another primary challenge from the far right
Susan Storey Rubio launched her campaign Thursday with a tough-talking video in which she said the incumbent ‘hasn’t lifted a finger’ to help Trump.