The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC), which fights to elect Democrats to state legislatures, will flow money into two San Antonio races as part of the $50 million it plans to spend in Texas this cycle, according to the San Antonio Report. Texas House districts 118 and 121 in the Alamo City are among the […]
Forced to remove rainbow crosswalks under a state edict to erase “political” messages from their streets, some Texas cities are finding new and colorful ways to celebrate Pride and their LGBTQ+ communities. In El Paso, street lamps have been wrapped in Pride flags. Dallas recently unveiled public library steps adorned in multicolor fashion. In Austin, […]
Revelers filled San Antonio’s Pride Cultural Heritage District on Saturday night for the annual Pride Bigger Than Texas Festival and Night Parade, which stretched well into the wee hours. Here’s a look at all the fun. Photos by Julián P. Ledezma. The post All the beautiful people we saw at San Antonio’s Pride 2026 festival […]
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. Four years ago, after authorities in San Antonio found 53 immigrants dead in a trailer in San Antonio, Gov. Greg Abbott knew exactly whom to blame. “These deaths are on […]
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. At least 135 public schools have closed or have been approved to close all across Texas since late 2023, as districts face budget crises amid state funding shortfalls, according to data gathered […]
¡Viaje!’s Summer Vinyl Series has settled into its groove at Jue Let, the innovative Pearl cocktail bar opened by Best Quality Daughter’s Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin. On Sunday, June 14, DJ Rambo Salinas and DJ Nandez took over the decks. The second night of the series brought a global sweep of sound, from cumbia to banda, […]
In the span of a couple years, hundreds of massive electricity- and water-hungry data centers have proposed construction in Texas — a veritable gold rush for those capitalizing on the sudden demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure. There are at least 248 data center projects planned across the state, according to a Texas Tribune recent analysis. […]
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. This story was produced in partnership with the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. A decade ago, Corpus Christi’s regional water plan projected shortages as soon […]
Texas will require Bible stories in public schools after the State Board of Education approved a mandatory reading list Friday alongside a rewrite of K-8 social studies lessons that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity. The Republican-led board passed the mandated Christian stories in public school lessons on a 9-4 vote along party lines, with […]
Just because your bank account’s sweating through the summer doesn’t mean you have to spend the next three months hiding indoors. From movie nights under the stars and live music in city parks to history lessons, art and family-friendly festivals, San Antonio is packed with ways to beat the heat without emptying your wallet. We’ve […]