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San Antonio and Bexar County open warming shelters ahead of weekend winter storm
Five county shelters and six city shelters will open Saturday and remain in operation through noon Monday.
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Beto O’Rourke won’t endorse in Senate primary between Talarico and Crockett
On a podcast, O’Rourke also revealed why he decided not to run this time around, and what he’s doing instead.
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With a roll of the dice, your meal could be free at this New Braunfels speakeasy
Dubbed ‘High Stakes Happy Hour,’ this limited-time game of chance at Sidecar in the basement of Prince Solm’s Inn allows guests to test their luck for a free meal.
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Pro-Palestinian activist, veteran Greg Stoker running against ‘ShamWow Guy’ for Congress in Austin
The outspoken activist with a large social media following is running as a Green Party candidate in the historically red North Austin-Round Rock district.
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Texas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett calls for Kristi Noem’s impeachment
Crockett, who’s running for Senate, joined with Robin Kelly and a coalition of 70 House members to call for Noem’s removal as ICE amps up its aggressive enforcement actions.
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More Texans have signed up for ACA health coverage despite expiring subsidies and falling national enrollment
The Jan. 3 snapshot, though incomplete, indicates a stabler marketplace and less coverage loss than many experts and insurers feared.
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Gov. Greg Abbott claims San Antonio immigrant rammed ICE vehicles, injured agent
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons discussed the alleged incident on Fox News, which showed video of the suspect’s vehicle boxed in by ICE vehicles at a San Antonio Walmart.
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News Quiz: How far will John Cornyn debase himself for Trump’s endorsement?
Take the ‘Please Notice Me, Dear Leader’ dignity-defiling pop quiz and see!
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Bexar County has a backlog of thousands of unprocessed voter registrations … again
Precinct 4 Commissioner Tommy Calvert accuses the Texas Secretary of State’s Office of deliberate voter suppression due to its statewide system slowing data input.
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Despite Cornyn’s groveling, Trump tells senator he’s not ready to endorse his reelection bid
‘I said, “Mr. President, this race would be over if you decided to endorse,”‘ Cornyn said as the clock runs down.
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Texas comptroller questions whether some Islamic schools can be excluded from voucher program
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock suggested schools that hosted events for the Council on American-Islamic Relations or are linked to China could be disqualified from the new program.
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At the Texas AFL-CIO, a changing of the guard in a time of growth
‘No one has done more than Rick Levy for the modern-day labor movement in Texas.’
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Ken Paxton named Texas Monthly’s Bum Steer of the Year
The list of runners up also included San Antonio’s Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales.
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Waco judge who refused to marry same-sex couples asks federal courts to overturn right to gay marriage
Judge Dianne Hensley, who has been fighting the state judicial oversight body since 2019, is hoping to tee up a new challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
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Texans can use school vouchers for pre-K, but the pool of families who qualify is limited
A limited group of families with 3- and 4-year-olds who already qualify for free public pre-K can receive state funds to attend private preschool.
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Sen. John Cornyn rolls out endorsement list as primary challenge heats up
The list of endorsements from 50 prominent San Antonio conservatives appears to be a bid to shore up his Texas GOP bonafides.
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Texas spending $62 million to buy hotels adjacent the Alamo
The state dropped $40.5 million on downtown San Antonio’s Menger Hotel and another $21.5 million on the Crockett Hotel, documents show.
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Disaster survivors from Texas, other states denounce proposed FEMA downsizing
A leaked report recommends halving the size of the nation’s disaster response agency, while holding states responsible for a much larger share of response and recovery costs.
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Immigrant families in Texas have gone into hiding after latest Trump administration policy
Last month the Trump administration made people from 19 nations ineligible to obtain legal status. “Fear won,” said one woman who came from Venezuela nearly a decade ago.
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Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz of Texas vote against extending ACA tax credits
Rather than extending the credits, which 4 million Texans benefit from, Republicans are coming up with their own smorgasbord of healthcare alternatives.