DPS troopers stand guard in front of the Dilley detention center during a protest last weekend.

Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE’s Dilley family detention facility

ICE officials informed members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about the outbreak, immigration attorney Eric Lee said.

by Stephanie Koithan February 1, 2026February 1, 2026

Taylor Rehmet, a Democrat and machinist union leader, won the Jan. 31 special election runoff for Senate District 9 in North Texas. He will face Republican Leigh Wambsganss again in November, when the two will vie for a full four-year term.

Texas News

Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset

With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, who had a massive spending advantage.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune February 1, 2026February 1, 2026

Texas News

The week’s San Antonio and Texas news — in limericks

Because who doesn’t enjoy seeing the state’s most pathetic politicians mocked in verse?

by Sanford Nowlin January 31, 2026January 31, 2026

Texas News

Federal judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos

U.S. District Judge Fred Biery, who in his ruling accused the feds of incompetence, ordered that Ramos and his father be release by Tuesday.

by Michael Karlis January 31, 2026January 31, 2026

Smoke rises from an oil refinery in Corpus Christi along the Texas coast.

Texas News

Texas oil, gas and petrochem facilities emitted 1.6 million pounds of regulated pollutants during last week’s icy weather

Under Texas’ ‘enforcement discretion’ policy, companies were allowed to vent or burn off pollutants, as long as they are reported. Recent weatherization requirements for power plants did not apply to gas processing plants.

by Dylan Baddour and Peter Aldhous, Inside Climate NewsJanuary 31, 2026January 31, 2026

An aerial view of the East Montana Detention Facility, the ICE detention center built to house up to 5,000 people, at Fort Bliss in El Paso on Sept. 7, 2025.

Texas News

After a death at an El Paso ICE facility was ruled a homicide, will prosecutors pursue a criminal case?

Because Geraldo Lunas Campos died at a military base, the El Paso District Attorney says any criminal case may fall to federal prosecutors. But criminal law experts say the state doesn’t have to defer to them.

by Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune January 31, 2026January 31, 2026

Marina Hernandez helps students clean up for center time in her pre-K 2 classroom at Gingerbread Kids Academy on Sept. 26, 2024, in Richmond.

Texas News

Texas Education Agency moves to correct 4,200 errors in Bible-infused curriculum

State Board of Education members criticized the publishing errors and postponed their vote on the agency’s request until their next meeting.

by Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune January 31, 2026January 31, 2026

News

Ultra-modern mansion for sale in San Antonio comes with sport court, private gym and surround sound throughout

by San Antonio Current Staff January 30, 2026January 31, 2026

San Antonio News

Everyone we saw taking to San Antonio’s streets during Friday’s ICE Out protest

by San Antonio Current Staff January 30, 2026February 4, 2026

Flavor

San Antonio’s most romantic restaurants right now

by San Antonio Current Staff January 30, 2026March 29, 2026

San Antonio News

Councilwoman wants to bring more ‘missing middle’ housing to San Antonio

Sukh Kaur’s new proposal proposes giving incentives to developers that build duplexes, fourplexes and cottage courts.

by Michael Karlis January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

Stephon Castle takes the ball up the court.

Sports & Recreation

San Antonio Spurs look to bolster 3-point shooting as they face Orlando Magic

San Antonio’s defense will be tested against the Magic on Sunday afternoon with Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner in the frontcourt.

by M. Solis January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

News

These San Antonio businesses closed Friday in solidarity with nationwide strike

The nationwide strike is in protest of the Trump administration’s violent immigration crackdown.

by Stephanie Koithan January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

San Antonio News

Students at 13 San Antonio schools walk out Friday in support of national general strike

Several local business and one city council office also closed for the strike protesting Trump’s draconian anti-immigrant crackdown.

by Michael Karlis January 30, 2026February 4, 2026

Community members attend a vigil for the victims of the July 4 floods at the Antler Stadium in Kerrville on July 9, 2025.

San Antonio News

Hill Country floods are worsening mental health issues in Kerr County, report finds

In Kerr County, the July 4 flood is expected to quadruple serious emotional disturbances in children and more than triple adult PTSD cases this year.

by Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is weighing another presidential run.

News

Sen. Ted Cruz calls for arming Iranian protesters and disarming America’s

‘We should be arming the protesters in Iran. NOW,’ the Texas Republican tweeted. The same week, he said the ICE slaying of Alex Pretti was justified due to his concealed-carry weapon.

by Stephanie Koithan January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Cook's Garage in Lubbock on Oct 7, 2025.

Texas News

AG Ken Paxton can’t shut down Texas Latino voting group, judge rules

Paxton had accused Jolt Initiative of an ‘unlawful voter registration scheme,’ but a federal judge found the AG failed to offer ‘any plausible proof’ of wrongdoing.

by Eleanor Klibanoff and Alex Nguyen, The Texas TribuneJanuary 30, 2026January 30, 2026

A Customs and Border Patrol agent guards a fence outside an ICE detention center in Chicago.

San Antonio News

ICE reportedly close to buying San Antonio warehouse to turn into new detention center

Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert said he’s ready to fight the plan and urged San Antonio officials to deny a zoning request for the facility.

by Sanford Nowlin January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez was indicted on two charges last week and released on bond.

San Antonio News

Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez indicted on restraint, oppression charges

The charges reportedly stem from an incident in which the Bexar County Court at Law judge ordered an attorney handcuffed during a courtroom argument.

by Sanford Nowlin January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

San Antonio News

Activists collecting donations to cover legal fees for protesters arrested at Dilley detention site

Eyewitnesses say the two men did nothing to deserve being arrested, detained and charged with misdemeanors.

by Stephanie Koithan January 29, 2026January 30, 2026