EPA workers and supporters protest job cuts at a rally in Chicago during the first Trump administration.

Trump’s EPA Focus: Delay, rescind, dismantle environmental and health protections

For the first time in the agency’s 55-year history, Congress has ceded its responsibility to oversee the EPA to a single politician who sanctioned its ‘wholesale demolition,’ former staff charge.

by Liza Gross, Inside Climate NewsJanuary 3, 2026January 3, 2026

Nearly a year since Trump took office, the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights has not entered into a single new resolution agreement involving racial harassment of students.

Texas News

Monkey sounds, ‘white power’ and the N-word: Racial harassment against Black students ignored under Trump

Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination … don’t matter,” one Texas attorney said.

by Jennifer Smith Richards, Megan O'Matz and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublicaDecember 20, 2025December 20, 2025

ICE agents arrest a suspect during an enforcement action.

Bad Takes

Trump’s immigration crackdown is about creating fear for more than migrants

With a $28 billion yearly budget, ICE is now the country’s largest domestic law enforcement agency.

by Kevin Sanchez December 15, 2025December 16, 2025

Volunteers unload pallets at a San Antonio Food Bank distribution.

San Antonio News

SNAP benefits to restart at reduced rate, but it will be days before San Antonio residents see them

Local residents could be waiting until Monday before their state-issued Lone Star Cards are replenished.

by Sanford Nowlin November 3, 2025November 3, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers carry out an arrest as part of a nationwide enforcement sweep.

News

ICE reports largest number of deaths of immigrants in its custody in decades

Former agency officials say the situation will probably get worse as the Trump White House increases arrests and cuts oversight.

by Sanford Nowlin October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

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Under right-wing pressure, Texas’ Baylor University returns $643,000 grant for LGBTQ+ research

The return of the funding comes amid pressure from the Trump administration on institutions of higher learning to shift rightward.

by Michael Karlis July 18, 2025August 14, 2025

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San Antonio U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro lambasts Trump for arrest of circuit court judge

A White House spokeswoman doubled down Monday, saying the arrest of U.S. Supreme Court justices is possible.

by Michael Karlis April 28, 2025June 17, 2025

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Bad Takes: Are there (gasp!) some Trump administration proposals that make sense?

Against the grain of chaos and outrage inspired by the current administration, it’s worth asking which of its reforms actually are worth keeping.

by Kevin Sanchez March 29, 2025May 10, 2025

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U.S. citizen child with brain cancer deported to Mexico after parents arrested in Texas

The girl’s parents were undocumented and had been living and working in the U.S. for nearly a decade.

by Michael Karlis March 14, 2025May 25, 2025

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U.S. claims migrants held at Guantanamo are ‘worst of the worst.’ Their families say otherwise.

The Trump administration has flown about 100 immigrants from El Paso to Guantanamo Bay. ProPublica and The Texas Tribune identified nearly a dozen of them and spoke to relatives of three.

by Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and the Texas Tribune, and Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica February 15, 2025February 19, 2025

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San Antonio-Austin Rep. Greg Casar scorches Elon Musk during House hearing on DOGE

‘Five inspector generals that were looking into Elon Musk’s companies were fired by the Trump-Musk administration,’ Casar said.

by Sanford Nowlin February 15, 2025June 27, 2025

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Is San Antonio’s ‘AK-Guy’ seriously a finalist to be Trump’s ATF director?

Controversial YouTube influencer Brandon Herrera never served in law enforcement but did run a failed South Texas congressional campaign.

by Michael Karlis February 7, 2025July 18, 2025

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Protesters swarm Sen. John Cornyn’s San Antonio office to demand Musk be stopped

Protesters accused Cornyn of being too cowardly to stand up to Trump as Musk dismantles the government.

by Sanford Nowlin February 6, 2025March 22, 2025

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To pay for Trump tax cuts, House GOP floats plan to slash benefits for the poor and working class

A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.

by Robert Faturechi and Justin Elliott, ProPublica January 30, 2025March 5, 2025

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A Trump DOJ could bring an end to the yearslong investigation of his ally Ken Paxton

Donald Trump and the Texas attorney general have forged a friendship over the years, one that has been cemented in their shared political and legal struggles and their willingness to come to each other’s aid at times of upheaval.

by Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica January 17, 2025February 18, 2025

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Trump’s pick to lead federal housing agency has opposed efforts to aid the poor

As HUD secretary, Scott Turner would oversee billions in housing aid, but as a Texas state legislator he voted against protections for poor tenants and has called government assistance ‘one of the most destructive things for the family.’

by by Jesse Coburn and Andy Kroll, ProPublica December 27, 2024January 20, 2025

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San Antonio’s ‘AK-Guy’ now wants to be Trump’s ATF director

The failed congressional candidate’s apparent qualification is that he runs a YouTube account that reviews guns.

by Michael Karlis November 14, 2024April 6, 2025

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Trump’s promise to unravel Biden’s climate policies could take years to fulfill

The president-elect has pledged to weaken air pollution regulations, reverse efforts to slow climate change and continue to boost oil and gas production.

by Alejandra Martinez and Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune November 9, 2024November 27, 2024

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Backlog in U.S. immigration cases reaches new record

The steep backlog means asylum seekers now face an average five-year wait for courts to close out their proceedings.

by Sanford Nowlin January 2, 2024November 10, 2024

News

Federal health order allowing rapid removal of migrants must end next week, court rules

The Biden administration attempted to end Title 42 earlier this year before a federal judge blocked the move. A different federal court has now ordered that the federal health order be lifted.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune December 18, 2022December 20, 2024