Texas lawmakers from San Antonio file bills calling law enforcement to end cooperation with ICE

The filing of the proposals comes days after Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said she wants to reevaluate SAPD’s cooperation with ICE.

by Michael Karlis November 9, 2026November 9, 2026

Two San Antonio-area lawmakers in the Texas Legislature have filed bills that would end state-mandated county cooperation with ICE. Monday marked the first day state lawmakers could file bills ahead of the 90th Texas Legislature, which starts Jan. 12. This session is the first in decades that Democrats control the Texas House. Last week’s historic […]

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Jane Fonda endorses San Antonio congressional candidate Katy Padilla Stout

Fonda’s climate PAC also blasted Padilla’s Republican rival, Brandon Herrera, for saying ‘water is not a human right’.

by Stephanie Koithan October 27, 2026October 27, 2026

San Antonio News

Bexar County has record-breaking first day of early voting

County officials reported the highest first-day voter turnout of any non-presidential election in county history.

by Stephanie Koithan October 20, 2026October 20, 2026

Texas News

Hakeem Jeffries to campaign in Texas on behalf of Bexar County congressional candidate Johnny Garcia

Garcia, a former sheriff’s deputy, is running in one of the five districts Republicans redrew last year with the intention of flipping.

by Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune October 19, 2026October 19, 2026

San Antonio News

Voting rights advocates blast Bexar County for choosing MAGA megachurch Cornerstone as polling place

Cornerstone’s leaders have a history of inflammatory comments and partisan political activism. Election Advisory Board members say it never should have been a polling location and its selection reveals county-level weaknesses.

by Stephanie Koithan October 6, 2026October 10, 2026

San Antonio News

Federal jury finds Bexar County Sheriff’s Flock surveillance-powered traffic stops unconstitutional

License-plate-reading cameras flagged a vehicle as suspicious. A jury ruled the county broke the law when a deputy invented a pretext for the stop, interrogated the driver, and searched his truck.

by Stephanie Koithan September 30, 2026October 1, 2026

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Abbott orders pause of air permits for data centers. Experts question whether he has the authority.

Texas’ governor is continuing his about-face on data centers, and environmental groups question whether he can legally carry out his latest order.

by Stephanie Koithan September 29, 2026September 30, 2026

Texas News

After public pressure, Texas OKs more 765 lines, directing companies to work with landowners

The Public Utility Commission voted to greenlight some proposals to build first-of-their-kind transmission lines after approving two massive lines last month.

by Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune September 12, 2026September 12, 2026

San Antonio News

San Antonio’s University Health offering free drive-thru flu vaccinations this fall

‘We are preparing for a particularly aggressive flu season,’ University Health Vice President Dr. Leo Lopez III said.

by Sanford Nowlin September 10, 2026September 10, 2026

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Silicon Valley company to build $200 million plant in San Antonio that will employ 3,000 people

The 1 million-square-foot production facility planned for the Brooks development is the metro’s biggest economic development win since Toyota’s truck plant.

by Sanford Nowlin August 26, 2026August 26, 2026

ICE agents question a driver in the parking lot of the Las Palmas Branch Library.

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Study: Trump’s mass deportations will cost Bexar County taxpayers more than $1.13 billion through 2028

That’s enough to hire 4,615 public school teachers or 4,653 firefighters.

by Michael Karlis August 10, 2026August 10, 2026

San Antonio News

Opening of San Antonio Missions’ downtown baseball park pushed back by a year

A shortage of construction materials means the publicly financed $160 million sports facility won’t make its debut until 2029.

by Sanford Nowlin July 30, 2026July 30, 2026

There are plenty of places where SA residents can cheer on the Spurs as the team returns to the NBA Finals.

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San Antonio Spurs will play additional ‘home game’ somewhere other than the Frost Bank Center

Bexar County Commissioners Court approved the move Tuesday in a 4-0 vote.

by Michael Karlis July 7, 2026July 7, 2026

San Antonio News

Broke Bexar County scrapes together another $10 million for billionaire Graham Weston’s ballpark

In exchange for the loan, the ownership group of the San Antonio Missions baseball team pledged to build a public park at an unknown location by an unspecified date.

by Michael Karlis May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

San Antonio News

NIOSA officials hang Rain Rock as Flash Flood Warning issued for Bexar County

Organizers of the popular Fiesta San Antonio event have hung the Rain Rock as a tradition since 1970 — with varying success.

by Michael Karlis April 20, 2026April 20, 2026

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones argues the current process for putting proposals forward for a council vote is unfair to members who are newly elected.

San Antonio News

City of San Antonio confirms mayor could use missing $5 million from Spurs to fill budget gaps

Word from the city comes after there was some confusion over the financing deal the city, county, and SS&E struck in 2015.

by Michael Karlis April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

Food Bank volunteers distribute food to clients.

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Report: More than 2,500 Texans could die as result of new SNAP requirements

Some 300,000 Bexar County residents rely on the federal food program, which Republicans drastically scaled back in Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.

by Michael Karlis April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Members of Bexar County Commissioners Court deliberate during a meeting earlier this year.

San Antonio News

Bexar County Commissioner calls Iran strike ‘extraordinary first step’

Commissioner Grant Moody, the court’s sole Republican, says he has full confidence in President Trump, even though only 1 in 4 Americans approves of the war.

by Stephanie Koithan March 2, 2026March 2, 2026