Protesters gather last week for a protest at an ICE family detention center in Dilley, south of San Antonio.

ICE closes purchase of East San Antonio warehouse it will use as detention site

The federal agency will turn the building into a 1,500-bed “processing center” as the Trump administration continues to ramp up deportation raids.

by Sanford Nowlin February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Texas News

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro calls for closure of Dilley detention center amid measles outbreak

‘In the interest of public health and safety, Dilley should be shut down immediately,’ the San Antonio Democrat said in a Monday tweet.

by Michael Karlis February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

San Antonio News

San Antonio councilman calls on public to help stop ICE detention site from opening here

Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez asked members of the public to call Oakmont Industrial Group to demand the company not sell its East Side warehouse to ICE.

by Michael Karlis February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

More Texans need to wrap it up, according to a study of sexually transmitted infections.

Texas News

Texas has nation’s fourth-highest rate of sexually transmitted infections

Part of the problem likely comes down to the state’s high number of people without health insurance, the study’s authors said.

by Samara GerstleFebruary 2, 2026February 5, 2026

Texas News

Texas governor, lieutenant governor ramp up attacks on state’s Muslim community

Over the weekend, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick declared ‘preventing Sharia law’ one of his top priorities, while Gov. Greg Abbott demanded a Muslim advocacy group’s nonprofit status be revoked.

by Michael Karlis February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Texas News

5-year-old Liam Ramos back home in Minneapolis after judge orders his release

Ramos’ departure from the detention center in Dilley comes as the site experiences a measles outbreak.

by Michael Karlis February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

San Antonio News

What we saw as anti-ICE activists demonstrated Sunday outside the Dilley detention center

Nearly 100 demonstrators caravanned to the site southwest of San Antonio to call for the release of all children being held at immigration detention facilities.

by San Antonio Current Staff February 2, 2026February 6, 2026

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

The South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley has been at the center of national outrage.

Texas News

Former Dilley detention center employee describes dehumanizing culture inside

‘The residents were viewed as less than human — vermin, pests,’ said a former maintenance worker who joined the protest outside the site south of San Antonio.

by Michael Karlis January 29, 2026January 30, 2026

San Antonio News

Bexar County Sheriff calls Trump ‘pseudo-dictator’ during impassioned speech

‘I’m watching folks that “kind of” wear a uniform murdering people on live TV. And then I’m watching them defend that and tell you what you saw was not murder,’ Salazar said.

by Michael Karlis January 29, 2026January 30, 2026

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ICE closes purchase of East San Antonio warehouse it will use as detention site

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro calls for closure of Dilley detention center amid measles outbreak

San Antonio councilman calls on public to help stop ICE detention site from opening here

Texas has nation’s fourth-highest rate of sexually transmitted infections

Texas governor, lieutenant governor ramp up attacks on state’s Muslim community

5-year-old Liam Ramos back home in Minneapolis after judge orders his release

What we saw as anti-ICE activists demonstrated Sunday outside the Dilley detention center

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

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

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

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

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

These San Antonio businesses closed Friday in solidarity with nationwide strike

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

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

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

Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez indicted on restraint, oppression charges

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

Former Dilley detention center employee describes dehumanizing culture inside

Bexar County Sheriff calls Trump ‘pseudo-dictator’ during impassioned speech

This San Antonio house for sale was built in 1905 for a relative of King William himself

25 San Antonio restaurants with casual patios perfect for nice weather

An interior designer’s elaborately restored 1942 San Antonio home is now for sale

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