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Texas’ own Sen. Ted Cruz trying to make cars less safe to save a buck
Cruz seems OK with more babies being left in hot cars in the name of the almighty dollar.
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San Antonio man creates Facebook event inviting public to ‘smoke a cigarette’ with him
Sometimes, a man rises above the ashes of modern isolation and disappears in a cloud of smoke. Jack Stieben is that man.
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New report highlights the ‘fatal flaws’ behind wrongful capital convictions
The ACLU found official misconduct, perjury, and predominantly white juries were contributing factors in at least 200 death sentence exonerations.
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The best places to check out Christmas lights in the San Antonio area this holiday season
Here are the spots to hit up for the craziest Christmas light displays.
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Bad Takes: ‘We have the best political system right now that private money can buy’
Sadly, what was once labeled corruption has become the way U.S. politics works.
Posted inTexas News
Texas workers keep dying in the heat
Despite its blazing temperatures, Texas has no labor protections for heat. That leaves workers, especially immigrants, vulnerable on the job.
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Supreme Court temporarily restores Texas’ new congressional map
The administrative ruling is a first step before the court decides whether to pause the use of the 2025 map, drawn to increase GOP seats in the U.S. House, for the rest of the legal battle.
Posted inSan Antonio News
Clip of woman wading in San Antonio River in search of lost phone goes viral
The woman spent eight minutes trudging through the murky water before giving up her search.
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Abbott, Republican lawmakers’ comments cited in court order overturning Texas’ congressional gerrymander
Judge Jeffrey Brown pointed to comments from the governor and GOP legislators as the basis for his ruling that the new map can’t be used in 2026.
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Texas Republicans started a national redistricting arms race. They may be losing.
With Texas’ new map blocked by a federal court, California Democrats are emerging victorious — though the Supreme Court has yet to weigh in.
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San Antonio and Austin reps’ plans upended following court reversal of Texas redistricting
Tuesday’s court ruling reverses election plans for both Democrats and Republicans throughout the Lone Star State.
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Trump admin considers moving FEMA to Texas and tapping state’s top emergency official, report says
According to Politico, federal officials could relocate the agency here and tap Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd to lead it.
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Texas A&M system approves policy to restrict faculty from advocating ‘race and gender ideology’
Faculty are also prohibited from teaching material inconsistent with approved syllabi. The changes come in response to a recent controversy over gender identity classroom discussions.
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Is Matthew McConaughey running for governor? New viral video has people dazed and confused
The video shows what appears to be a campaign launch event with signs saying ‘McConaughey for Governor.’
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Analysis: Trump endorses Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, for all the good it will do him
Hitching yourself to the least popular president in U.S. history might not be such a great idea, dare we suggest.
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The number of whooping cough cases in Texas is the highest it’s been in 11 years
The state has recorded more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough so far this year, 10 times the number in 2023.
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Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett to make decision on running for U.S. Senate by Thanksgiving
The outspoken Dallas-area Democrat says if she decides to run, she’ll announce on Dec. 8.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to run for a fourth term
In a speech unveiling his run, Abbott promised to keep Texas red and save it from ‘far-left, progressive insanity.’
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Dan Patrick pledges $1 million in campaign funds to install Turning Point USA at every Texas college and high school
Turning Point USA was founded by the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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Opinion: My university just taught extremists how to eliminate programs they don’t like
Texas Christian University handed its power to the people working hardest to dismantle learning itself.