This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. After years of using a touchscreen machine to mark their ballots, voters in at least three Texas counties will be asked instead to make their selections directly on the paper ballots, by hand, starting in November.
Even as many of us head back to school, there’s no reason to cut back on consumption of live music. (Get that studying in before the shows, kids!) Especially not when a roster of shows this compelling is headed our way.
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and a group of LGBTQ+ and student rights organizations are suing to block a new state law that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would tighten how youth camps are penalized for safety deficiencies and that would diminish the industry’s influence on a state advisory committee.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones appears to be trying to make good on her campaign promise to bring high-paying jobs to San Antonio. On Thursday, the first-term mayor joined other city and county leaders in meeting with high-ranking officials representing Taiwan’s semiconductor industry. The gathering at Pearl dining spot Best Quality Daughter included representatives of Taiwanese chip […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. After several months of fiery debate and tearful testimonies over the prospect of banning THC statewide, proposed measures to do so have stalled in the Texas House.
AUSTIN – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the state’s controversial new congressional map into law Friday, two days after he asserted at a press conference that the redrawing — done at the behest of President Donald Trump — will hold up in court. Organizations representing the state’s Black and Latino voters have already sued to […]
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) has arrested one of its own on charges that he assaulted another deputy with whom he had a relationship, KSAT reports. Deputy Abel Munoz Sifuentes, 29, was taken into custody Thursday and now faces charges of assault causing bodily injury to a family member, the TV station reports, citing […]
With coral reefs dying at an alarming rate, the nationally recognized San Antonio Zoo is trying to do its part to protect ocean life. The zoo is expected to open a new 937-square-foot state-of-the-art laboratory that will focus on coral conservation, research, restoration and education, according to a statement released on Friday. Dubbed the Brewer Ocean Conservation […]
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A bill that would let law enforcement agencies across the state keep unsubstantiated complaints against officers private has advanced from the Texas House, three days after a technical error brought down a previous […]