San Antonio Rep. Joaquin Castro files amendments to funding bill that would end child detention

The Democratic congressman submitted his amendments as San Antonio clergy and immigrant-rights advocates rallied against Trump’s deportation agenda.

by Sanford Nowlin June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, has submitted two amendments to the Senate’s $70 billion reconciliation package — one to end child detention and another to reverse an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy that makes it harder for members of Congress to meet with detained individuals. The House reconvened Monday as lawmakers in the chamber […]

Rochelle Garza, chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the president of the Texas Civil Rights Project, delivers the symposium's keynote speech.

San Antonio News

Speakers at San Antonio civil rights conference urge resistance against Trump immigration crackdown

Two top speakers at the Mexican American Civil Rights Institute’s 2026 Symposium said we must speak up and speak the truth during this defining moment.

by Kat McKinney May 31, 2026May 31, 2026

U.S. John Cornyn's campaign and its allies spent big to keep him in office. It didn't work.

Texas News

How Cornyn-aligned dark money fueled Texas’ record-breaking Senate primary

Texans for a Conservative Majority raised $35.6 million this cycle. Roughly a quarter of that came from groups not required to disclose their donors.

by Emma Sullivan, Open Secrets May 28, 2026May 28, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security has released little information to the public on its plans to build new border infrastructure through the Big Bend region.

Texas News

Trump White House faces scrutiny over billion-dollar border wall contracts in Texas’ Big Bend region

A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration awarded most new Texas border wall contracts to two firms. One has faced legal issues and shoddy construction claims.

By Sam Karas, Perla Trevizo, Misty Harris, Propublica and Big Bend Sentinel, The Texas Tribune May 22, 2026May 22, 2026

A banner displaying the University of Texas San Antonio emblem flies on campus.

San Antonio News

San Antonio campuses affected by massive Canvas data breach at U.S. universities

UT-San Antonio, University of the Incarnate Word are Trinity University are among the more than 8,000 schools affected nationwide.

by Sanford Nowlin May 8, 2026May 8, 2026

Mifepristone is a widely used pill given in medication-based abortions.

Texas News

Federal court blocks rule that let Texans obtain out-of-state abortion pills

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that mifepristone must be obtained in person.

by Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune May 1, 2026May 1, 2026

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales refused to answer the daily's questions about his alleged affair.

Texas News

San Antonio Rep. Tony Gonzales could be expelled from Congress as early as this week

A two-thirds majority is required to expel the congressman, who had an affair with a staffer who later committed suicide.

by Michael Karlis April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta speaks at an anti-GOP protest in Milwaukee.

National News

When the fight for equality comes at survivors’ expense

Analysis: Dolores Huerta has long been a champion for women using their voices to speak truth to power. But her silence on Cesar Chavez is a reminder of the stakes for women in movements.

Errin Haines, The 19thMarch 29, 2026March 29, 2026

Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, and Rep. Greg Casar, discuss their new bill during a Washington, D.C., press conference.

San Antonio News

Rep. Greg Casar, Sen. Bernie Sanders file bill to limit threat of sports teams relocating

Casar, whose district includes the San Antonio Spurs, said the bill will make it harder for team owners to wring huge subsidies from communities by threatening to move.

by Sanford Nowlin March 26, 2026March 26, 2026

Federal agents carry out arrests of undocumented immigrants on the Minneapolis streets in January.

Immigration

Trump has detained the parents of more than 11,000 U.S. citizen kids

Trump administration officials revised a document advising how ICE officers should interact with parents, removing the word ‘humane.’

by Jeff Ernsthausen, Mario Ariza, McKenzie Funk, Mica Rosenberg and Gabriel SandovalMarch 23, 2026March 23, 2026

Federal agents arrest a protester at an ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, last fall.

Immigration

Study: 2025 was second-safest year on record for Border Patrol and ICE agents

Despite White House claims that immigration agents face record threat levels, there was only one Border Patrol fatality last year and none among ICE agents.

by Sanford Nowlin February 6, 2026February 6, 2026

San Antonio News

Hundreds protest at San Antonio City Hall against Trump’s first year in office

Students from at least two SA high schools also walked out of class as part of the national day of protest.

by Sanford Nowlin and Michael Karlis January 21, 2026January 21, 2026

A monument of the Ten Commandments stands beside a parking lot in Cuero, Texas.

San Antonio News

Appeals court hears San Antonio suit over Texas forcing schools to display Ten Commandments

The conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing the case after a federal judge in the Alamo City ruled Texas’ law violates the U.S. Constitution.

by Sanford Nowlin January 20, 2026January 20, 2026

Immigration

We found more than 40 cases of immigration agents using banned chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing

A Minnesota woman holds up a sign during a demonstration 10 years ago. Some of the same chokeholds that came under scrutiny then are being employed by ICE agents.

by Nicole Foy and McKenzie Funk, ProPublicaJanuary 16, 2026January 16, 2026

"Behavior is very contagious to young impressionable people," Joe Rogan recently opined on his podcast.

Bad Takes

Beware the motives of Joe Rogan and others who dismiss the importance of activism

Mass movements often compel elected officials to act when they otherwise wouldn’t.

by Kevin Sanchez January 14, 2026January 14, 2026

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon (left) and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speak during the daily briefing in Washington, DC, on November 20, 2025.

National News

Vouchers, patriotism and prayer: The Trump administration’s plan to remake public education

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is bringing about a new era in education — and perhaps the end of public schools as we know them.

by Nadia Sussman, ProPublicaJanuary 11, 2026January 11, 2026

San Antonio News

Hundreds take to San Antonio’s streets for anti-ICE, anti-Trump protest

The demonstration was one of many occurring nationwide to decry the shooting of Minneapolis woman Renee Good by a masked ICE agent.

by Michael Karlis January 10, 2026January 10, 2026

Texas News

Analysis: Paxton and Cornyn show how low they can go by tweeting out praise for ICE

As news of Renee Good’s death broke, the Texas Republicans fired off tweets praising ICE and sucking up to Trump.

by Sanford Nowlin January 9, 2026January 9, 2026

San Antonio News

San Antonio protesters voice outrage over ICE slaying of Minneapolis woman Renee Good

San Antonio Councilwoman Teri Castillo described the killing as ‘state violence,’ while U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro called ICE a ‘rogue organization.’

by Michael Karlis January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

Participants at the Stand Up for Science Protest Rally meet in front of San Francisco City Hall, holding signs promoting science and facts.

News

The Year in Climate: Attacks on science, start of Trump’s second term and surging electricity demand foreshadow a future filled with uncertainty

Global inaction on fossil fuel and plastic treaties, the dismantling of federal agencies and regulations and the rapid rise of data centers were just a few of the consequential stories that Inside Climate News tracked in 2025.

by Dan Gearing, Inside Climate NewsJanuary 5, 2026January 5, 2026