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Uvalde shooting pushes Texas teachers to breaking point

Tuesday’s school shooting is a tragic end to a terrible year for Texas teachers who faced two COVID-19 surges, staffing shortages, school boards fights, book bans.

by Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune May 28, 2022July 15, 2025

Tuesday’s school shooting is a tragic end to a terrible year for Texas teachers who faced two COVID-19 surges, staffing shortages, school boards fights, book bans.

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San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg says Texas’ leaders make it hard for cities to prevent mass shootings

‘If more guns in our community made us a safer community, the United States would’ve been the safest community in the world a long time ago,’ the mayor said.

by Kevin Sanchez May 26, 2022March 26, 2025

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Texas’ traditionally sleepy school board races are suddenly attracting attention — and money

As conservative parents become more frustrated with how school boards handled the pandemic, once-ignored school board elections are becoming better funded.

by Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune March 19, 2022November 24, 2023

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U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas likens pandemic mandates to Russian invasion of Ukraine

by Sanford Nowlin March 7, 2022August 3, 2023

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Texas students, frustrated by limited COVID-19 protocols, turn to petition drives and walkouts

by Brooke Park, The Texas Tribune January 31, 2022August 17, 2023

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a Kingwood Tea Party event.

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Gov. Greg Abbott sticks with hands-off approach to COVID-19 as omicron spreads

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune December 23, 2021August 17, 2023

Luminaria is taking applications to find the 200 or so artists who will display work at its latest installment.

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CPS Energy Revenues, Luminaria: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

by San Antonio Current Staff November 13, 2021April 19, 2025

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Both state and federal courts deal Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defeats over his ban on local mask rules

by Sanford Nowlin November 11, 2021August 17, 2023

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Texas schools have reported more coronavirus cases in two months than they did in the entire 2020-21 school year

by Kalley Huang, Mandi Cai and Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune October 1, 2021August 17, 2023

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Twitter slams Sen. John Cornyn for cheering Norway’s vaccination rate after he downplayed COVID-19

by Sanford Nowlin September 28, 2021November 15, 2024

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Beto O’Rourke on Matthew McConaughey: ‘I don’t know how he feels about any of the issues’

by Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune September 25, 2021August 17, 2023

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Feds probing whether Texas’ ban on school mask mandates violates rights of students with disabilities

by Sanford Nowlin September 22, 2021August 17, 2023

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Greg Abbott, Anonymous Hacks Texas GOP: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

by San Antonio Current Staff September 17, 2021January 27, 2025

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Comic Patton Oswalt turns Ted Cruz into punching bag after the GOP senator picks an online fight

by Sanford Nowlin September 10, 2021June 4, 2024

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After crushing women’s right to choose, Greg Abbott says Texans have ‘right to choose’ not to get vaxxed

by Sanford Nowlin September 10, 2021July 9, 2024

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Gov. Greg Abbott wanted state lawmakers to ban mask mandates in public schools. They didn’t.

by Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune September 7, 2021August 17, 2023

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At least 45 districts shut down in-person classes due to COVID-19 cases, affecting more than 40,000 students

by Allyson Waller, Calley Huang, Mandi Cai, The Texas Tribune September 5, 2021January 1, 2025

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More Texas students tested positive for COVID-19 last week than at any time last school year

by Brian Lopez and Kalley Huang, The Texas Tribune August 29, 2021August 17, 2023

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COVID in Court, Santikos Takes On Westlakes Theater: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

by San Antonio Current Staff August 27, 2021August 3, 2023

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Texas Supreme Court temporarily halts San Antonio mask mandate for public schools

by Sanford Nowlin August 26, 2021August 3, 2023