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Trump calls on Paxton to debate Talarico. That’s a bad idea for Republicans, experts say.
Despite recovering from the flu, Talarico gladly accepted Trump’s challenge to a debate with Paxton.
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Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Tennessee’s botched attempt
Jamaal Howard’s lawyers had sought a last-minute stay citing the inmate’s mental fitness, but their bid was denied by a state and federal court.
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Def Leppard and Goo Goo Dolls will take latest tour to San Antonio next summer
Tickets for the Frost Bank Center show go on sale Friday, Oct. 16.
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‘Not welcome in San Antonio’: Hundreds of protesters show up outside Trump rally
Initially planned as separate demonstrations by the Party for Socialism and Liberation and Bexar County Democrats, the protests evolved into a joint effort.
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Trump promotes Talarico ‘vegan’ conspiracy theory during rambling San Antonio speech
During his rally, the president talked about anything from border security to his golf game while hundreds of protesters gathered outside the coliseum.
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Jack White calls out Elon Musk at concert in Austin’s Moody Amphitheatre
At the no-phone concert Tuesday night, White accused the Texas billionaire of ‘making a lot of money while the world burns.’
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Ahead of Trump’s visit, Rep. Castro and San Antonio veterans call for end to ‘endless war’ in Iran
At a Wednesday press conference, Democrats and vets criticized Ken Paxton for leaked audio complaining that the war and high gas prices were harming his U.S. Senate campaign.
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New deli opens at San Antonio’s historic Pereida House at Hemisfair
Park @510 serves up deli favorites such as paninis and salads along with ceviche and juices.
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Texas agency sues to stop release of data center records that it says could aid terrorists
A lawsuit will test whether Texas officials can withhold data center location details under the state Homeland Security Act.
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Metro Health’s Baby Buggy Walk in the Park aims to educate about prenatal and infant health
The event will take place this Saturday at San Antonio’s Southside Lions Park.
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James Talarico diagnosed with flu as he enters final stretch of Senate campaign
Even so, the Texas Democrat’s absence doesn’t appear to be cutting into his lead over Republican Ken Paxton.
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Democrat Jon Rosenthal outraises Bo French in Railroad Commission race in latest report
A big chunk of Rosenthal’s haul came after French’s racist social media comments following a UT-Austin football game went viral.
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Festival to celebrate 100th anniversary of Japanese Tea Garden’s Jingu House
The free event will take place this Saturday at the iconic San Antonio green space.
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San Antonio native Lacey Pipkin gives mushrooms a voice in film Daughters of the Forest
Daughters of the Forest screens at the locally organized Raza Cósmica Film Festival, which runs Thursday, Oct. 8 through Saturday, Oct. 10.
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Ted Cruz calls JD Vance ‘insecure’ as pair quarrel over presidential ambitions
The senator from Texas took the potshot after Vance accused him of launching a White House bid instead of focusing on the midterms.
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Gov. Greg Abbott spent $141 million only to be neck-and-neck with Democrat Gina Hinojosa
Hinojosa’s campaign has only spent $17 million so far as she chases Texas’ governorship.
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Texas college campus protest law faces First Amendment challenge
A federal appeals court will consider whether restrictions on protests at Texas’ public universities and colleges violate constitutional rights.
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At least 19 election deniers are running for key offices in Texas this cycle
They include incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott, U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton and Texas Attorney General candidate Mayes Middleton.
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San Antonio’s St. Mary’s Strip says long goodbye to Midnight Swim
Fans of the late-night DJ spot have until early January to get in their last dance.
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Trump’s visit likely to disrupt San Antonio traffic Wednesday afternoon, Secret Service warns
Trump will be the first sitting U.S. president to come here in official capacity since Barrack Obama’s 2012 visits.