Texas Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, speaks during a campaign kick-off rally at Centennial Plaza on Sept. 9, 2025.

How teaching in one of San Antonio’s poorest areas spurred James Talarico’s U.S. Senate bid

Talarico’s two years as a public school teacher is central to his Democratic Senate campaign after shaping his policy goals and driving his political rise through the Texas House.

by Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune January 16, 2026January 16, 2026

Talarico’s two years as a public school teacher is central to his Democratic Senate campaign after shaping his policy goals and driving his political rise through the Texas House.

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

EPA workers and supporters protest job cuts at a rally in Chicago during the first Trump administration.

News Features

Trump’s EPA Focus: Delay, rescind, dismantle environmental and health protections

For the first time in the agency’s 55-year history, Congress has ceded its responsibility to oversee the EPA to a single politician who sanctioned its ‘wholesale demolition,’ former staff charge.

by Liza Gross, Inside Climate NewsJanuary 3, 2026January 3, 2026

The public works director for the East Texas city of Kilgore, Clay Evers, was able to install a flood gauge and flashing signage along Houston Street as a warning to drivers.

San Antonio News

Kerr County was among dozens of Texas communities to turn down state flood money, saying it wasn’t enough

Texas earmarked $1.4 billion to help fund flood prevention projects. But after learning that so many communities turned down the money, two lawmakers who approved the program acknowledged it was flawed.

By Lexi Churchill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, and Alejandra Martinez, The Texas TribuneDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

Lately, Texas has been at the forefront of resurrecting Joe McCarthy's witch hunt politics.

Texas News

Joe McCarthy’s Ghost: How Texas officials’ bullying tactics chill free speech and cost taxpayers

Big Brother has come to Texas, and the outcome isn’t going to be good for anyone.

by Kevin Sanchez November 14, 2025November 14, 2025

San Antonio International Airport experienced delays and cancellations over the weekend.

San Antonio News

Cancellations at San Antonio International Airport pile up as shutdown drags on

So far, 10 Monday flights into or out of the airport have been scrapped, and dozens are delayed.

by Sanford Nowlin November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during the CPAC Texas 2022 conference in Dallas.

Texas News

Donors to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s PAC have pulled in $1 billion in no-bid state contracts

A new study highlights how some of the governor’s deep-pocketed donors landed lucrative state contracts during disaster declarations.

by Sanford Nowlin October 8, 2025October 8, 2025

Then-President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk view SpaceX’s sixth Starship test flight last November.

News

Elon Musk has criticized environmental regulations. His companies have been accused of sidestepping them.

Musk considers environmental regulation a barrier to innovation. As he eyes a new project in Houston, here’s what to know about some of his companies’ past projects that have faced scrutiny from regulators and environmental advocates.

By Taylor Kate Brown, ProPublica September 19, 2025September 19, 2025

The College of Liberal Arts and Humanities building at Texas A&M University in College Station on Sept. 9, 2025.

News

Faculty, advocacy groups fear Texas A&M firing threatens academic freedom

The firing happened over two years after Texas A&M stressed its support for academic freedom and amid a changing higher education landscape.

by Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune September 15, 2025September 15, 2025

News

Trump approval with Latinos plummets, suggesting GOP trouble in 2026

The numbers spell trouble as the GOP bets on Texas’ redrawn congressional districts to help it keep control of the U.S. House.

by Sanford Nowlin September 15, 2025September 15, 2025

News

Bad Takes: Texas Republicans’ war on DEI is a war on public institutions

The chair of UT’s Mexican American Studies program said those caught up in the layoffs are ‘largely Black and brown, queer and trans folks.’

by Kevin Sanchez May 2, 2024May 19, 2025

News

War of Words: Did UTSA violate pro-Palestinian protesters’ First Amendment rights?

Students and organizers accuse UTSA of banning the use of certain words, including ‘Israel.’ School administrators dispute those claims.

by Michael Karlis May 1, 2024December 12, 2024

Cannabis

Pressure is building for lawmakers to rein in delta-8, a product that arose from the 2018 Farm Bill

The Farm Bill is up for renewal, and some argue it’s time to close a loophole that allows THC-containing delta-8 to be sold without restriction.

by Sanford Nowlin April 22, 2024July 27, 2025

News

Bad Takes: It’s time for all of us to take potential environmental calamity seriously

Elected officials, including those in San Antonio, must pay attention to the air quality and climate threats faced by their constituents.

by Kevin Sanchez April 19, 2024May 17, 2025

News

Assclown Alert: Railing against God haters and refugees with Dan Patrick

Patrick told a church gathering that the 2024 election is a battle between Bible-believing Christians and those who ‘hate God.’

by Sanford Nowlin April 19, 2024May 13, 2025

News

Manny Pelaez may have an early jump on San Antonio’s mayoral election, but it’s still wide open

Political observers say Pelaez’s missteps and voters’ thirst for an outside candidate make the next election hard to predict.

by Michael Karlis April 18, 2024July 4, 2025

News

Herding Cats: How one local woman is fighting to tame San Antonio’s stray problem

More than 150 formerly stray cats live at Bear Den Cat sanctuary outside of San Antonio.

by Michael Karlis April 8, 2024May 21, 2025

News

Bad Takes: Sylvia Gonzalez’s Supreme Court fight with Castle Hills is one worth waging

The grandmother arrested by the San Antonio suburb is fighting to ensure she and others can criticize government officials without fear of retribution.

by Kevin Sanchez April 4, 2024July 27, 2025