Removal of San Antonio's rainbow crosswalk is set to begin Monday.

San Antonio likely to seek exemption from governor’s order on rainbow crosswalks

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said she’s balancing the city’s transportation needs with ‘ensuring everyone in our community feels safe, welcomed, and supported.’

by Sanford Nowlin October 10, 2025October 10, 2025

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said she’s balancing the city’s transportation needs with ‘ensuring everyone in our community feels safe, welcomed, and supported.’

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Judge OKs migrants flown from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard to sue plane firm

The judge ruled that the Venezuelan asylum seekers were targeted ‘because they were Latinx immigrants.’

by Sanford Nowlin April 2, 2024August 7, 2024

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Bexar DA Joe Gonzales’ dealings with outside group not alarming, experts say

Critics blasted the DA for seeking messaging advice from reform group Wren Collective, but legal experts say prosecutors talk to outside organizations all the time.

by Sanford Nowlin February 21, 2024June 5, 2025

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Bexar County Sheriff, California governor press for DOJ to investigate migrant flights

In a letter to AG Merrick B. Garland, Bexar Sheriff Javier Salazar joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom in arguing that people making ‘false representations’ lured migrants onto the planes.

by Sanford Nowlin July 7, 2023August 24, 2024

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Protesters gather ahead of Gov. Greg Abbott’s speech to decry his scapegoating of immigrants

Activists from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Texas Civil Rights Project, Latino Justice and other groups staged the rally before Abbott’s State of the State address.

by Lina Fisher February 17, 2023March 11, 2025

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Analysis: Gov. Greg Abbott’s bunkered State of the State speech a sign of weakness, not strength

Despite the governor’s tough talk, his carefully controlled event shows he’s terrified of discussion and debate.

by Sanford Nowlin February 17, 2023January 15, 2024

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Bad Takes: The seven least-dumb things Jordan Peterson said on Joe Rogan’s podcast

From blasting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ censorship to urging rationality instead of conspiracy theories, he actually said a few things that make sense.

by Kevin Sanchez February 14, 2023January 11, 2025

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Caught between feuding politicians, nonprofits shoulder burden of Texas’ migrant busing program

Texas has transported about 13,000 migrants to New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C. But in the absence of communication between the state and those cities, nonprofits are having to pick up the pieces for this mass movement of migrants.

by James Barragán, The Texas Tribune November 7, 2022July 6, 2025

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Disaster Dollars: Abbott’s big new donor got half-billion in COVID, border contracts

One of the biggest beneficiaries of the governor’s pandemic and Operation Lone Star disaster declarations has now kicked Abbott a cool $150,000.

by Justin Miller, The Texas Observer October 30, 2022December 1, 2024

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Greg Abbott ran as a small-government conservative. But the governor’s office now has more power than ever.

Abbott has consolidated power like none before him, at times circumventing the GOP-controlled Legislature and overriding local officials. A flurry of executive measures has solidified his base and raised his national profile.

by Perla Trevizo, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, and Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica October 29, 2022April 6, 2024

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U.S. will begin turning many Venezuelan migrants back to Mexico

The Biden administration is also creating a pathway to allow “qualified” Venezuelans into the country. Venezuelans have been fleeing their home country in record numbers, and the number crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has surged.

by William Melhado, The Texas Tribune October 13, 2022March 12, 2025

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Pete Buttigieg blasts Texas Republicans on handling of migrants, LGBTQ rights

At the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival, Buttigieg said the efforts of Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in sending migrants to Democrat-led cities are ‘hurting people in order to get attention.’

by Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune September 24, 2022May 16, 2024

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Three Venezuelan migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

The lawsuit alleges an elaborate scheme of people luring migrants with hotel rooms, McDonald’s gift cards, hundreds of dollars in cash and false information about their final destinations.

by Stephen Neukam, The Texas Tribune September 21, 2022August 17, 2023

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Assclown Alert: Racing to the bottom with Govs. Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis

Anyone questioning whether Gov. Greg Abbott is chasing the 2024 Republican nomination need look no further than his despicable actions last week to see he’s all in.

by Sanford Nowlin September 20, 2022August 12, 2023

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Bexar County sheriff launches criminal probe of flights stranding migrants in Martha’s Vineyard

Salazar appears to be the first law enforcement official announcing a criminal probe of the political stunt.

by Sanford Nowlin September 20, 2022September 17, 2023

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LULAC offers cash for ID of woman who lured San Antonio migrants onto Martha’s Vineyard flights

‘It’s a con woman who we believe is engaging in human trafficking [and] virtual kidnapping,’ LULAC’s president said.

by Sanford Nowlin September 19, 2022August 17, 2023

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Migrants in San Antonio lured onto Massachusetts flights with false promises of housing and jobs

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration orchestrated the private flights to Martha’s Vineyard, offering work and free rent. Advocates plan to pursue legal ramifications for those involved.

by William Melhado and Jinitzail Hernández, The Texas Tribune, and Alexander Thompson and Randy Vazquez, The Boston Globe September 17, 2022August 17, 2023

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Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas ridiculed after claiming his gender pronoun is ‘kiss my ass’

Twitter users called out Cruz for his apparently insatiable appetite for kissing Donald Trump’s ass.

by Sanford Nowlin July 24, 2022April 2, 2025

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Biden signs order to protect transgender children as Texas continues efforts to restrict gender-affirming care

The executive order calls on the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services to increase access to gender-affirming health care and develop ways to counter state efforts aimed at limiting such treatments for transgender minors.