After nearly two decades, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus is finally ready to turn in his badge. The city’s longest-serving top cop will retire in September, according to a statement released Friday. “Serving the City of San Antonio has been one of the greatest honors of my career,” McManus said in a statement. “I […]
Talarico’s two years as a public school teacher is central to his Democratic Senate campaign after shaping his policy goals and driving his political rise through the Texas House. The post How teaching in one of San Antonio’s poorest areas spurred James Talarico’s U.S. Senate bid appeared first on San Antonio Current.
District 9 Councilwoman Misty Spears and District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte took to Facebook Thursday afternoon to inform the public of their meeting with the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s San Antonio field office. “The discussion focused on public safety, operational awareness and clear jurisdictional boundaries, while reaffirming the City’s commitment to community trust […]
Refugees detained in President Trump’s sweeping Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minneapolis are being sent to detention centers in Texas, including one just south of San Antonio, according to a report by the Dallas Observer. Officials at Minneapolis legal group Advocates for Human Rights told the Observer that at least 100 have been detained […]
A Minnesota woman holds up a sign during a Black Lives Matter demonstration 10 years ago. Some of the same chokeholds that came under scrutiny then are still in use by ICE. The post We found more than 40 cases of immigration agents using banned chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing appeared […]
James Rodden, identified by the Observer last year as the operator of an account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday. The post ICE prosecutor who runs racist X account returns to Dallas immigration court appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The university said content of the graduate course, which was already underway, was not adequately disclosed, forcing the cancellation. The professor disagrees. The post Texas A&M abruptly cancels ethics course over race, gender policy appeared first on San Antonio Current.
This Friday, players. can test their knowledge of the long-running cult TV show — and for free. The post Supernatural trivia night coming to San Antonio’s Schaefer Library appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Lopez, who also ran Pearl restaurant Botika, will serve as vice president of culinary operations for the hunger-fighting nonprofit. The post Chef Geronimo Lopez leaving Hotel Emma for San Antonio Food Bank appeared first on San Antonio Current.
State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, is having a damn good week. In the past seven days, the U.S. Senate hopeful has spoken to an at-capacity crowds in New Braunfels and in deep-red Collin County, and he appeared on a well-received episode of the New York Times’ Ezra Klein Show. Talarico continued to hog the media […]