Bexar County has amassed a backlog of 34,000 unprocessed voter registrations, county commissioners said at a Tuesday meeting. The backlog stems from the county’s outdated registration system, Votech, whose maker went out business, Texas Public Radio reports. The county is now struggling to integrate Votech with others systems statewide.
San Antonio City Council this Thursday will consider an amended citywide ordinance that would slap steep financial penalties on those who dump animals at the dog pound. Proposed by Animal Care Services Director Jonathan Gary and Assistant City Manager David McCary, the ordinance would impose first-offense fines of $500 to $2,000 on those seen by a […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Top Texas Republicans were hashing out an 11th-hour deal Wednesday to tighten regulations on consumable hemp products, the first sign of movement in weeks on what emerged this summer as an intractable policy […]
Two-time NBA Champion and former Spur Kawhi Leonard is facing potential heat from more than just bitter San Antonio hoops fans. An independent sports journalist accused the star of circumventing the league’s salary cap via a fraudulent endorsement deal — and Spurs fans on social media can’t seem to get enough.
After Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday said he had reason to believe Texas National Guard troops were preparing to deploy to Illinois under President Donald Trump’s orders, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has refuted the claim. A spokesman for Abbott told. the Austin-American Statesman that, as of Tuesday afternoon, the governor wasn’t preparing to deploy […]
The Tobin Center’s Annual Open House this Sunday will offer free pop-up performances, interactive adventures and behind-the-scenes tours of the top-of-the-line performing arts center. And did we mention that the event is free? The gathering gives the public an opportunity to discover prizes and surprises around every corner of their building and grounds.
Comedian Tom Arnold got his break as a writer for Roseanne and joined the cast of the classic sitcom in 1989. He appeared in True Lies (1994) and over 150 other movies, is the star of several standup specials and even won a Golden Globe. And he’s happy to dish on Hollywood.
Local and federal authorities are investigating after witnesses on Tuesday reported a possible human smuggling operation in Southwest San Antonio, the Express-News reports. Several people are under arrest in connection with the probe, which centers around a parked tractor trailer rig, according to the daily. The site is near the area where 53 migrants died […]
A coalition of Texas university student groups has sued to overturn a new state law designed to limit campus protests, calling the legislation an unconstitutional ban on a “staggering amount” of protected speech. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) filed the suit Wednesday in Austin federal court on behalf of the student groups. […]
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