It’s tough to find homes in San Antonio’s River Road Historic District, which is tucked into a quiet pocket bordered by the San Antonio River, Brackenridge Park Golf Course and U.S. Highway 281. The enclave is small, and owners tend to hang on to their property. However, as evidenced by a delightfully decorated 1920 home that […]
house
Posted inNews
San Antonio-Austin U.S. Rep. Greg Casar will run for Lloyd Doggett’s redrawn seat in state capital
If Casar wins District 37, he will no longer represent San Antonio.
Posted inNews
Texas Senator plans to delay final redistricting vote with overnight filibuster
‘Going to be a long night,’ the state rep said on Instagram.
Posted inNews
Texas House passes GOP redistricting map that would carve out five more seats for Trump
The House still hasn’t held any hearings this session on flood legislation.
Posted inNews
Texas House Democrat from San Antonio donning disguises to evade DPS
‘#KashMeOutsideHowBoutDat,’ master of disguise Josey Garcia dared her would-be watchers.
Posted inNews
Texas Democrat Nicole Collier still locked in the capitol for refusing surveillance escort
The police escorts are meant to monitor the Democrats to ensure they don’t break quorum again.
Posted inNews
House Democrats unable to move freely after return to Texas capitol. So one Democrat refuses to move.
Democrats must obtain DPS escorts and permission slips to leave the House chamber. State Rep. Nicole Collier refused and is still there.
Posted inNews
House Democrats return to Texas to build legal case against redrawn maps in second session
After California announced new maps, Texas Democrats said they have launched ‘phase two’ of their fight against redistricting.
Posted inNews
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls another special session amid Trump redistricting battle
The new session is already underway, with both sides of the aisle accusing the other of neglecting flood victims as the redistricting stalemate continues.
Posted inNews
San Antonio activists send message to quorum-breaking Texas Democrats
Texas House Democrats must stay away until Aug. 19 to run down the clock on the current legislative session.
Posted inNews
GOP Texas Rep. Capriglione drops re-election bid after reported affair, allegations he funded abortions
An exotic dancer alleges the anti-choice Republican paid for her abortions and shared disturbing fantasies about children.
Posted inNews
Texas House Democrats launch initiative to fight Trump’s and Abbott’s redistricting effort
Texas House Democrats launched the website StopTheTexasSteal.com to lay out their plan to resist ‘illegal gerrymandering.’
Posted inNews
Texas redistricting key to Trump’s crusade against potentially looming blue wave
Donald Trump wants to pick up five House seats in Texas to save Republicans from losing Congressional control.
Posted inNews
Assclown Alert: Chip Roy high fives colleagues after passing the budget bill he called ‘garbage’
Few love ‘garbage’ more than Oscar the Grouch — except Roy, a congressman who represents San Antonio and Austin.
Posted inNews
San Antonio-Austin GOP Rep. Chip Roy calls Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill ‘garbage’
Roy said the bill’s chances of passing before Trump’s arbitrary July 4 deadline are ‘a hell of a lot lower than they were even 48 hours ago.’
Posted inNews
GOP-authored policing and surveillance bills crash and burn as Texas legislative session closes
The bills would have criminalized wearing masks at protests and made it harder to obtain police disciplinary records.
Posted inNews
Dems run down the clock to defeat Texas ‘SAVE’ act and Lege’s most-restrictive abortion bill
The bills ran out of time to be brought to the floor for a vote as this session of the Texas Legislature nears its end.
Posted inNews
Texas House passes bill banning teens from using social media
The bill aims to prevent anyone under the age of 18 from using social media in Texas.
Posted inNews
Republican Texas lawmaker introduces bill to eliminate state’s Parks and Wildlife Department
House Bill 4938 would kill off the agency that oversees state parks and issues hunting and fishing licenses.