A progressive scientist is running for a second time in Republican firebrand U.S. Rep. Chip Roy’s 21st District — and she’s doing with it an unflinchingly pro-science and pro-Medicare-for-all platform. Kristin Hook — who’s also pro-vaccine, pro-Bernie Sanders and pro-Zohran Mamdani — is running to replace Roy as he pursues the office of Texas Attorney General. If elected, […]
Former congressman and convicted money launderer Steve Stockman is taking another shot at federal office, this time filing paperwork to run for the U.S. House in the Houston area’s redrawn 9th District as a Republican, FEC filings show. It’s been a decade since Stockman, once dubbed Texas’ “weirdest lawmaker” by Politico, stalked the halls of […]
The producer of high-quality Western shirts keeps on growing, but its roots remain deep in the Alamo City. The post Clothier Richter Goods commits to San Antonio with retail location appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The ACLU and other groups interviewed more than 45 migrants held at the detention center and call it a ‘human and civil rights catastrophe.’ The post Migrants held at Texas base suffer physical abuse, unsafe conditions, human rights groups claim appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The deep cuts come as the Trump White House wants to slash the EPA budget and require states to do more pollution oversight. The post Texas cut more from its environmental budget than nearly any state appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Trump administration’s intensifying immigration crackdown will likely delay San Antonio construction projects and hike costs due to the industry’s high reliance on foreign-born labor, new data suggests. The number of foreign-born construction workers has consistently risen for more than a decade, and some 34.5% of San Antonio’s workforce was born outside the U.S., a new […]
The campaign comes with the Senate voting Thursday whether to extend the expiring tax credits and also as Cornyn enters a tough election cycle. The post DNC ad buy targets Sen. John Cornyn over ACA tax credit vote appeared first on San Antonio Current.
During a council debate Wednesday, members raised concerns including how such a move would impact school districts. The post San Antonio Mayor Jones gets pushback on plan to shift elections to November appeared first on San Antonio Current.
‘Kindred,’ located on the World Heritage Trail, highlights the community’s connection to the land and between generations. The post San Antonio honors Mission San Jose descendants with new public art appeared first on San Antonio Current.
While Ken Paxton did not allege any wrongdoing, his move is intended to enforce a new law that prevents cities from raising property taxes if they fail to follow transparency requirements. The post Texas AG probes nearly 1,000 cities’ finances to seek violations of new property tax law appeared first on San Antonio Current.