A county Republican Party in North Texas is facing public backlash after one of its precinct chairs asked a potential justice-of-the-peace nominee whether he could train a police dog to bite Muslims. Last week, Joshua Gallardo — who considered seeking the Republican nomination for Young County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 — withdrew from consideration after […]
Somewhere, a social media intern should be embarrassed. Even though summer is almost over, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted a “summer playlist” online Friday for some reason, and it features several glaring errors that are likely to leave any fan of Lone Star State music shaking their head. The playlist — which we’re totally sure wasn’t […]
Will the San Antonio Spurs pay for $200 million-plus in upgrades to the infrastructure around Hemisfair rather than have a city issued bond measure to cover that work go to a public vote? That’s the question political experts and City Hall observers are pondering following City Council’s rejection last week of Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ […]
More than 42,000 students began returning to the University of Texas at San Antonio on Monday for the start of the fall semester — a multi-day delay brought on by a recent cyber attack. Classes were scheduled to start last Wednesday, but the university pushed back the date, citing a breach of its computer network. Officials […]
HOUSTON — At a 9 a.m. Harris County Commissioners Court meeting Aug. 17, dozens of Houston residents filed into the courtroom. The commissioners were meeting to review the region’s budget, but residents instead came to rally against the county’s use of artificial intelligence cameras, many citing privacy issues. “You promised to protect us, but we […]
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. Hope Ngumezi never imagined he would be a single father. When he met his late wife Porsha at Lamar University in Beaumont, Ngumezi was instantly enamored of her energy, drive, […]
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. The three elected officials who regulate the oil and gas industry in Texas hold an open meeting each month in Austin to vote on matters from pipeline violations to […]
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. In the early hours of July 24, someone placed a call to Austin’s 911 dispatch. The male caller told the operator he was looking out of his window and saw […]
In a lengthy Facebook post that included emails exchanged by San Antonio policymakers, citizen watchdog group InfuseSA accused District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur of violating the Texas Open Meetings Act by convening with five other council members to form a consensus outside of a public meeting. The alleged violation occurred prior to a June 18 […]
San Antonio turned out in a big way Friday for the 11th annual installment of Whiskey Business, the city’s premier spirits- and food-tasting event. Attendees at the Witte Museum sampled from dozens of premium whiskeys and other spirits while enjoying food from some of the city’s best restaurants. Experts talked about the craft of distilling […]