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Analysis: Beto Altamirano has a tightrope walk ahead in his run for San Antonio mayor

The tech entrepreneur’s speech outlined some objectives that may not be easy to line up.

by Michael Karlis June 4, 2024August 14, 2024

The tech entrepreneur’s speech outlined some objectives that may not be easy to line up.

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Cityscrapes: As San Antonio’s mayoral race heats up, it’s time for us to ask serious questions

It’s time to make lists of what’s vital for this community’s future and press candidates to give us real answers on what they plan to do.

by Heywood Sanders May 29, 2024July 27, 2025

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Texas isn’t ready to support more parents and kids in a post-Roe world, advocates warn

More than a quarter of women of childbearing age are uninsured in Texas, the highest rate in the nation, and the state has chosen to cap Medicaid benefits for new moms earlier than other states.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune May 10, 2022April 26, 2025

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Ted Cruz, Hispanic Elvis: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Meltdown-prone Sen. Ted Cruz went ballistic again — and this time someone called the cops.

by San Antonio Current Staff March 25, 2022August 17, 2023

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San Antonio named most-impoverished large metro area — again

Approximately 14.2% of area residents live below the poverty line.

by Michael Karlis March 21, 2022April 7, 2025

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Teachers catching COVID, Sorry Antivaxxer: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

by San Antonio Current Staff September 3, 2021August 3, 2023

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San Antonio will delay start of its $154 million job-training program until next year

by Sanford Nowlin August 30, 2021August 17, 2023

San Antonio’s Alamo Beer Co. to host yoga-on-the-lawn events to benefit local nonprofit

by Nina Rangel March 16, 2021September 14, 2023

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San Antonio is worst-equipped big U.S. metro for working from home, new study finds

by Sanford Nowlin January 26, 2021April 24, 2025

Beto’s Alt-Mex donating portion of to-go sales to San Antonio Hope Center for holiday season

Nina RangelNovember 19, 2020July 5, 2025

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More Than Half of Bexar County Households Live in Poverty or One Financial Emergency Away

Sanford NowlinSeptember 11, 2020June 23, 2024

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Study Ranks San Antonio Among the 10 Most Financially Stressed U.S. Cities

Sanford NowlinAugust 28, 2020July 25, 2025

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San Antonio’s Inequality Endangers Its Most Vulnerable Residents During the Coronavirus Crisis

Sanford NowlinApril 21, 2020March 4, 2025

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San Antonio, the Family-Friendly City? Nah, Not So Much, a New Study Says

Sanford NowlinSeptember 5, 2018August 3, 2023