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Mayor Ron Nirenberg says Councilman Perry should resign if hit-and-run allegations are true
Council staff reportedly discussed adding Councilman Perry to Thursday’s no confidence vote.
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Despite fears for fate of U.S. democracy, early voting numbers down in Bexar County
At least 21 candidates on the midterm ballot in Texas — including Gov. Greg Abbot and Attorney General Ken Paxton — have denied or questioned the results of the 2020 general election.
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Sen. John Cornyn of Texas tries to turn attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband into slam on Biden
Cornyn joined a ghoulish chorus of Republican officials who have joked about the attack or tried to politicize it.
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Ted Cruz blasted on social media for spreading conspiracy about attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband
Paul Pelosi underwent surgery for skull fracture Friday and is expected to make a full recovery.
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Nearly 1 in 5 Texas voters could identify as LGBTQ+ by 2040, study says
Despite that trend, the state’s current political climate is becoming less inclusive for members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Bexar County voters cast 15,000 ballots Monday morning as poling returned to pre-pandemic levels
Although the number of poll watchers is up, the majority had ‘moved on’ as of the afternoon, according to officials.
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New poll gives Texas Gov. Greg Abbott surprisingly narrow lead over Beto O’Rourke
The data from Boston-based Beacon Research stands in contrast to other recent polls that show Abbott with a double-digit lead.
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz retweets personal info of transgender preschool teacher
Social media users hounded the Texas senator for potentially putting the teacher at risk.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expands lead against Beto O’Rourke, according to new poll
Abbott holds a commanding 11 point lead despite the majority of voters saying the state is headed in the wrong direction.
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Text messages raise questions about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s part in DeSantis’ migrant flights
An Abbott spokesperson previously told the Current that the governor’s office was ‘not involved’ in DeSantis’ political stunt.
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Bad Takes: San Antonio radio host’s defense of Herschel Walker is disingenuous flatulence
KTSA talk jock Jack Riccardi’s defense of U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker truly takes the cake.
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San Antonio activists launch petition to decriminalize marijuana, ban police choke holds
The petition needs at least 20,000 signatures by January to get the proposed charter amendments on the May 2023 ballot.
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DC attorney general launches investigation into Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing program
The office is also looking into Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has emulated Abbott’s program of sending migrants to Democrat-controlled cities.
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Feds launch probe into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard
In a letter, the Treasury Department said it’s trying to determine whether Florida misused federal COVID-19 relief funds to pay for the flights.
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LULAC doubles reward money for info on woman who lured migrants onto Martha’s Vineyard flights
The Latinx advocacy organization also called on the Justice Department to open an investigation.
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Civil rights group sues Bexar County over closed San Antonio polling places
Texas Organizing Project is demanding that Bexar County open 388 polling stations, far more than the 259 currently approved by the county.
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San Antonio-born army medic ‘person of interest’ in Martha’s Vineyard flight investigation
A Venezuelan migrant allegedly identified Perla Huerta as the mystery woman who lured migrants onto the flights, the New York Times reports.
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Texas Republicans celebrate election of Italy’s far-right, anti-immigrant prime minster
Sen. Ted Cruz called the new prime minister’s speech ‘spectacular,’ even though she used a Mussolini-era slogan.
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Texas GOP donor and activist Steven Hotze claims COVID-19 vaccine can control minds with 5G
Earlier this year, Hotze was indicted on felony charges over his alleged involvement in a plot to uncover ‘fraudulent ballots.’
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Bexar County Sheriff getting threats after looking into legality of DeSantis’ Martha’s Vineyard stunt
Sheriff Javier Salazar launched an investigation this week into flights chartered by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that transported migrants from San Antonio and stranded them in Massachusetts.