Operation Lone Star, Trish DeBerry: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

In addition to a bevy of political stories, readers checked out articles on Spur Josh Primo’s surprise release from the team and the equally surprising reason behind his departure.

by San Antonio Current Staff November 4, 2022April 27, 2025

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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.

by Michael Karlis October 31, 2022July 21, 2024

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No, Texas voting machines aren’t switching your votes

Sensitive touch screens aren’t always user friendly and make it easy for voters to accidentally select the wrong candidate. Voters should carefully review their ballots before submitting them.

by María Méndez, The Texas Tribune October 28, 2022May 16, 2025

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Migrant Flights, Erik Cantu: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Details about the city’s multiple Día de los Muertos celebrations and transphobic shenanigans by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz also grabbed readers’ attentions.

by San Antonio Current Staff October 28, 2022August 17, 2023

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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.

by Michael Karlis October 21, 2022June 17, 2024

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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.

by Kevin Sanchez October 19, 2022October 24, 2024

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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.

by Michael Karlis September 27, 2022August 17, 2023

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Rammstein, Lina Khil: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

The Current’s review of German band Rammstein’s fiery, ear-splitting and generally over-the-top performance at the Alamodome was our most-read story by far.

by San Antonio Current Staff September 23, 2022August 3, 2023

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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.’

by Michael Karlis September 23, 2022November 5, 2024

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Ted Cruz takes credit during TV appearance for Texas highway project he voted against

In a succinctly worded reality check, the White House reshared Cruz’s clip on Twitter with a five-word response: ‘Senator Cruz voted against this.’

by Sanford Nowlin September 22, 2022October 19, 2024

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San Antonio archbishop says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing ‘offends God’

Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller’s comments come after Abbott dropped an additional 50 migrants off at the residence of Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday.

by Michael Karlis September 19, 2022May 25, 2025

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz admits on Fox News that transporting migrants across state lines is illegal

Democratic lawmakers and civil-rights groups have accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of human trafficking after he flew 50 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard last week.

by Michael Karlis September 19, 2022November 9, 2023

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Ted Cruz unable to name a single Uvalde victim only days after meeting with dead child’s family

The moment was captured in now-viral video of a confrontation between Cruz and a heckler on a plane.

by Michael Karlis September 16, 2022December 26, 2024

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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz blows off plea from Uvalde victim’s parents for gun law reform

‘That was really disheartening because this is our representative,’ the dead child’s mother said.

by Abe Asher September 15, 2022December 18, 2024

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Pregnant Abbott Mural, Zombie Deer Disease: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

San Antonians’ imaginations were captured by artwork depicting anti-LGBTQ+ politicians Greg Abbott and Ted Cruz enjoying a tender moment.

by San Antonio Current Staff September 9, 2022August 3, 2023

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San Antonio’s mural of Ted Cruz snuggling knocked-up Greg Abbott has already been painted over

The artwork depicting a pregnant Gov. Greg Abbott with his belly being fondled by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has been obscured behind a coat of fresh purple paint.

by Sanford Nowlin September 8, 2022May 11, 2024

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San Antonio mural shows Ted Cruz squeezing Gov. Abbott’s baby bump — and Twitter goes wild

The wall-sized sticker was slapped onto a building in Southtown and resembles a similar large-scale image posted last year showing Cruz in bondage gear.

by Michael Karlis September 7, 2022May 16, 2024

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Beto O’Rourke confronts a formidable GOP firewall as he woos rural Texans

Despite its dwindling population, rural Texas has consistently helped protect GOP dominance in statewide races, even as Democratic support grows in the state’s populous metro centers and suburbs.