Posted inTexas News
How the unprecedented redistricting war is harming election officials, politicians and voters
In recent weeks, redistricting has wreaked havoc in Texas, Indiana and North Carolina.
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Posted inSan Antonio News
A pro-Mamdani, Medicare-for-all scientist is running to replace Chip Roy in Congress
If elected, Kristin Hook would be the first-ever congresswoman with a STEM PhD, and the first woman to represent the district, which includes part of San Antonio.
Posted inTexas News
Texas cut more from its environmental budget than nearly any state
The deep cuts come as the Trump White House wants to slash the EPA budget and require states to do more pollution oversight.
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DNC ad buy targets Sen. John Cornyn over ACA tax credit vote
The campaign comes with the Senate voting Thursday whether to extend the expiring tax credits and also as Cornyn enters a tough election cycle.
Posted inTexas News
Texas Democrats fill every seat on the ballot for the first time since 1994
The upcoming midterm election marks the first time in over a decade that either party has filled every seat on the ballot.
Posted inMovie Reviews & News
Deborah S. Esquenazi continues to seek justice in documentary Night in West Texas
Esquenazi made Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four, a film that drew attention to four wrongfully convicted queer Latinas.
Posted inMusic Stories & Interviews
Bob Dylan coming to Texas in 2026 but not stopping in any major cities
You probably won’t guess the two Texas cities Dylan’s playing. Neither of them is San Antonio, for what it’s worth.
Posted inTexas News
Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett officially enters Senate race
The move comes just after former North Texas congressman Colin Allred dropped from the race.
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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.
Posted inSan Antonio News
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.
Posted inTexas News
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.
Posted inTexas News
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.
Posted inTexas News
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.
Posted inTexas News
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.
Posted inTexas News
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.