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Forget the Cruz Curse. Texas A&M fans are talking about the Hegseth Hex.
After the team lost to Kentucky on Saturday, fans are blaming the Secretary of War for paying Kyle Field a visit.
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San Antonio Reproductive Justice Fund to remain funded with $1 million reinvestment
Local reproductive health advocates celebrated the reinvestment as a local victory in the face of Texas’ abortion ban and recent delay of its maternal mortality report until after the midterms.
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U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar says Hasan Piker’s University of Texas visit will make Jewish students ‘unsafe’
The South Texas Democrat denounced Piker’s upcoming Austin appearance, which students say the university is now attempting to ‘soft-cancel.’
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Artist who went viral for crushing a Tesla will ride ‘bomb’ like a bull for anti-war performance
The exhibit opening Thursday at San Antonio’s ArtPace is the work of Chavis Mármol, the Mexico City artist who crushed a Tesla with a huge stone Olmec head in a video that garnered millions of views.
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Gov. Greg Abbott calls for ‘legal consequences’ for data centers that fail to disclose water usage
Failure to respond to a state-required Water Usage Survey amounts to a Class C misdemeanor and could prohibit violators from connecting to water utilities, Abbott says.
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Austin’s live music scene isn’t dead yet. Last weekend’s Levitation Festival proves it.
During a weekend of psychedelic celebration, Austin’s music scene contended with — and transcended — its own existential crisis.
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz booed relentlessly at UT football game
It was almost impossible to hear the Texas Republican shilling for legislation over the chants of ‘Ted, you suck.’
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YouTube views of Jimmy Kimmel interview with James Talarico surpass those for Dallas Trump-a-palooza
The Texas Democrat’s interview crushed the GOP midterm convention on YouTube. Even so, the Republican gathering picked up views on cable, where the Talarico segment was allegedly banned.
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Texas has nation’s ‘second worst parkers,’ according to study of parking violations data
Another way of reading the analysis is that police in the Lone Star State are just more eager to dole out parking tickets.
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Jimmy Kimmel says FCC threats forced him not to air interview with James Talarico
Despite a long history of interviews with political candidates, Kimmel is the most recent talk show host to say Trump’s FCC has turned up the pressure.
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Texas chose a ‘soft approach’ with data center survey. It was so soft it flopped.
Over 70% of data centers failed to respond to a voluntary survey meant to discover their water and power usage. Critics say the survey was made to be ignored.
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Texas Republicans rely on AI slop to attack Democratic rivals as midterms draw closer
The attack ads by Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton that use digitally generated footage of their opponents come as polls show both GOP politicians in tight races.
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Republicans having trouble giving away tickets to ‘Trump-a-palooza’ convention in Dallas
Many in the GOP are choosing to skip the event, which one strategist said will be a ‘shitshow.’
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South Texas Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar votes to defund colleges that boycott Israel
Cuellar diverged from fellow Democrat Joaquin Castro of San Antonio, who voted against the bill, saying, ‘It is an ethnic cleansing. America sees this. The world sees this.’
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Activists call foul over SpaceX’s secretive and rushed land deal with Brownsville city leaders
Locals accuse billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX of forcing the disannexation of 444 acres in South Texas through threats and secrecy to build a suspected data center.
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San Antonio’s Dakota East Side Ice House has officially closed
Even though its community raised over $14,000, it wasn’t enough to keep the beloved gathering spot open.
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‘Salute to Sausage’: Tickets for the 65th Annual WurstFest now on sale
The German-inspired festival in New Braunfels will include polkas, a stein-holding competition and plenty of sausage.
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Trump Houston fundraiser was intended to ‘save’ Ken Paxton — but the funds didn’t go to him
The Wall Street Journal reports the cash influx will go to the Republican National Committee, not directly to Paxton, who’s being vastly outspent by his opponent.
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Big Bend border wall construction pause extended until Sept. 30
After a San Antonio federal judge granted a temporary restraining order on all construction in the Big Bend region, state Sen. Roland Gutierrez said the government granted his request for an extension.
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Alligator Alcatraz company to run ICE detention warehouse on San Antonio’s East Side
The company that helped run the controversial Everglades detention camp has also been embroiled in lawsuits over claims of wage theft, fraud and data breaches.