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San Antonio mayor and councilman spar over pricy contract for East Coast consulting firm

Written by on 10 September 2025

District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte and San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones clashed at a Wednesday meeting over a $10,000-a-month contract the mayor entered to oversee communications for her office.  “The mayor has hired an outside group for $10,000 a month to do communications—,” Whyte said over the microphone at the council meeting.  “You can […]

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Feds flag potentially illegal campaign contributions to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar

Written by on 10 September 2025

Federal regulators want U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s reelection campaign to explain $6,000 in second-quarter donations that appear to violate U.S. campaign finance laws. A Sept. 2 letter from the Federal Election Commission gives the South Texas Democrat until Oct. 7 to provide further info on contributions from entities identified as Save Democracy PAC and Green […]

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Dracula Fest returning to San Antonio for spooky season

Written by on 10 September 2025

Creatures of the night and history buffs alike will be able to celebrate the real Dracula — Vlad the Impaler — at San Antonio’s Dracula Fest this October. The annual festival will be held 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at Rosedale Park on the inner West Side. The event promises a day of spooky […]

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Army boots San Antonio commander after right-wing podcaster targets her as ‘trans activist’

Written by on 10 September 2025

The U.S. Army has removed the San Antonio-based commander of a top military medical site after a right-wing podcaster repeatedly accused her of being a transgender activist and demanded her firing, the Express-News reports. Col. Elisa O’Hern, a physician who headed the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Fort Sam Houston, has been taken […]

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San Antonio Housing Trust closes deal to buy Robert E. Lee Apartments

Written by on 9 September 2025

The San Antonio Housing Trust (SAHT) closed a deal to purchase the historic Robert E. Lee Apartments building Tuesday, closing out a year-long saga in which tenants successfully organized against a large developer.  SAHT plans to renovate the 72-unit building at 111 W. Travis St. and keep it as affordable housing, officials with the nonprofit […]

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Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to removals

Written by on 9 September 2025

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Facing growing political pressure, Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh III announced Monday evening that the dean and department head overseeing a children’s literature course at the center of a viral recording […]

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‘Sandy Skoglund: Enchanting Nature’ at the McNay showcases artist’s whimsical installations

Written by on 9 September 2025

Known for her fastidious attention to detail, conceptual artist Sandy Skoglund recontextualizes mass media-derived images, creating arrestingly whimsical installations, sculptures and photographs. For the new exhibition “Sandy Skoglund: Enchanting Nature,” the renowned creator worked with René Paul Barilleaux, artist and head of curatorial affairs at the McNay Art Museum, to devised a new way of […]

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