San Antonio-tied couple trot the globe for their travel-centric print publication The Jungle Journal

The Jungle Journal is an adventurous project designed to chronicle their travel experiences while shedding light on global issues from ecology and social justice to spirituality and indigenous activism.

by Bryan Rindfuss August 29, 2022August 4, 2025

News

Judge in Texas border crackdown accused of using racist slur against migrants

Allen Amos, a visiting judge handling trespassing cases under Gov. Greg Abbott’s ‘catch-and-jail’ border operation, allegedly used the derogatory term in a recent conversation with a defense attorney.

by Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune August 23, 2022August 17, 2023

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ACLU calls on feds to investigate Abbott’s policy transporting migrants back to border

In July, Abbott authorized state law enforcement to transport migrants to ports of entry. It’s unclear how and why migrants are being detained, raising civil rights concerns and questions about whether the state is overstepping federal authority.

by James Barragán, The Texas Tribune August 9, 2022August 3, 2023

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Legal questions shroud Gov. Greg Abbott’s move to bus migrants back to the border

Some experts say the actions create little change in immigration enforcement. Others say they invite a legal battle.

by James Barragán and Uriel J García, The Texas Tribune August 1, 2022August 17, 2023

News

Best of SA 2022, Ted Cruz: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

While our annual reader poll was the most-visited content on our site, a story about people ridiculing Ted Cruz wasn’t that far behind.

by San Antonio Current Staff July 28, 2022September 9, 2024

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Billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla plant gets its own exclusive lane at border crossing in Laredo

A Mexican official attributed the special treatment to a ‘simple incentive’ but declined to reveal more specifics about the deal.

by Michael Karlis July 22, 2022November 28, 2024

Arts

CineFestival San Antonio kicking off its annual celebration of Latinx film on Thursday

The festival will screen a total of 85 films through Sunday.

by Tommy Escobar July 6, 2022August 23, 2024

News

Abortion, Migrant Deaths: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Might as well call this week’s roundup of the Current’s most-read stories the ‘Texas Atrocities Tour.’

by San Antonio Current Staff July 1, 2022August 3, 2023

News

Supreme Court rules Biden administration can end “remain in Mexico” policy, sending case back to a Texas court

The Trump administration created the Migrant Protection Protocols, also called ‘remain in Mexico,’ in 2019 before the Biden administration canceled it in 2021. The ruling sends the case back to a Texas federal court.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune June 30, 2022April 21, 2025

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Feds arrest fourth suspect in connection with deaths of 53 migrants in San Antonio

Authorities arrested the fourth man after finding communications between he and the truck’s driver on a cell phone.

by Sanford Nowlin June 30, 2022August 27, 2024

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Three suspects in federal custody after 51 migrants found dead in tractor trailer in San Antonio

One is the suspected driver of the truck, while the two others were picked up on weapons charges.

by Sanford Nowlin June 29, 2022August 17, 2023

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Mexican president says smuggling, poverty and ‘lack of control’ led to San Antonio migrant deaths

He attributed the tragedy to ‘poverty and desperation of our Central American brother and of Mexicans.’

Michael KarlisJune 28, 2022August 17, 2023

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Activists blame San Antonio tractor-trailer tragedy on broken U.S. immigration system

Immigrant-rights groups accused GOP lawmakers of weaponizing immigration policy and called on both parties to fix the nation’s flawed system.

by Michael Karlis June 28, 2022August 3, 2023

News

Bad Takes: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ghoulishly politicizing deaths of migrants in San Antonio trailer

Abbott blamed the tragedy on Biden’s ‘open border policy,’ but if the borders were open why would anyone smuggle migrants in a tractor-trailer?

by Kevin Sanchez June 28, 2022July 16, 2025

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Death toll climbs to 50 from tractor trailer full of migrants abandoned in Southwest San Antonio

San Antonio’s police chief said the tragedy is the biggest mass casualty event in recent city history.

by Sanford Nowlin June 28, 2022August 17, 2023

News

Bad Takes: Until San Antonio and Texas voters demand better, our air quality will remain noxious

Three out of four Bexar County residents agreed that ‘global warming will harm future generations,’ according to a Yale climate survey published earlier this year.

by Kevin Sanchez May 25, 2022November 20, 2024