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Jury finds Uvalde school police officer not guilty of child abandonment
Wednesday verdict ends the first criminal trial stemming from the Robb Elementary School shooting.
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Senator rips ICE for arresting asylum seekers as they show up to San Antonio court hearings
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, said he saw agents round up people trying to seek legal status ‘the right way’ as they attended required immigration hearings.
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San Antonio moves ahead with rainbow sidewalk project
Work on the $170,000 Pride tribute began over the weekend, despite no council vote or public input.
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Ted Cruz reportedly spotted leaving for Southern California as winter storm heads toward Texas
Social media users pounced on Cruz, who faced withering criticism for fleeing to Cancun during 2021’s Winter Storm Uri and vacationing in Greece during the summer’s Kerrville floods.
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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.
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Bexar County’s voter registration backlog grows to nearly 7,000
The county plans to hire at least 12 additional temp staffers to process the backlog within the next couple of weeks, officials say.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims MLK Jr. would be anti-DEI
Civil-rights scholars have repeatedly rejected such claims, and King’s eldest son has accused Texas Republicans of taking his father’s words out of context.
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Alamo Heights ISD cancels visit by kids’ author over book’s mention of LGBTQ+ people
The cancelation is just the latest disruption prompted by Republican-backed Texas Senate Bill 12.
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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.
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‘Say their names’ mural honoring victims of San Antonio police violence vandalized during MLK march
Act4SA is raising money to restore the mural, according to organizers.
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Anti-Trump protest slated for San Antonio City Hall this week
The protest, organized by an array of progressive groups, is part of a “national day of action” marking the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration.
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Bexar County DA candidate defends his plans to prosecute ICE after criticism from legal community
Criminal defense attorney Shannon Locke has come under fire for saying he would prosecute ICE if elected District Attorney.
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Former mayor Ron Nirenberg rails against Trump’s “authoritarian regime” during appearance at San Antonio gay bar
Nirenberg, who is running for Bexar County Judge, also talked about the controversy surrounding San Antonio’s rainbow crosswalk during the rally over the weekend.
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As immigrant arrests rise, here’s what to know about ICE operations in Texas
The Trump administration is going all in on accelerating mass deportation efforts. Here’s how ICE operations look in Texas, home to an estimated 2 million undocumented immigrants.
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San Antonio approves $30 million Project Marvel land buy
Despite that bid, City Council has yet to acquire the 13 acres of land where the new basketball arena for the Spurs is expected to be built.
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SAPD chief Bill McManus retiring after two decades
The longest serving police chief in San Antonio history, McManus oversaw the technological revolution in community policing, survived two votes of no confidence and plenty of controversy regarding police shootings.
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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.
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ICE sending Minneapolis refugees to San Antonio-area detention facility
The detention site in Dilley grabbed headlines last year after an infant lost 9 pounds after being held there for a month, according to a legal filing.