North East ISD and the New Braunfels ISD unanimously rejected state a policy that would enable school campuses to provide a daily period of prayer, Texas Public Radio and the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung report. Trustees at both districts shot down the policy at Monday night school board meetings, citing parental authority and the constitutional right […]
The Democratic contenders for Bexar County’s top elected position came out swinging during a Tuesday night debate, as Ron Nirenberg blasted incumbent Judge Peter Sakai as a flip-flopper and his opponent accusing the former mayor of environmental hypocrisy. During the bruising event at the Pearl’s Stable Hall Peter, Sakai tried to explain where he stood […]
The only time you can legally use force to resist law enforcement personnel in Texas is to fight back against excessive force, said an attorney who specializes in 2nd Amendment cases. The post Does Texas’ ‘Stand Your Ground’ law apply when masked, unidentified ICE agents enter a home? appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The case of one Houston man, nearly deported to India after a quarter-century here, shows what happens when prosecutorial discretion is abandoned. The post How Trump’s ICE is locking up longtime Texans with paths to legal status appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Southern music stalwarts Tab Benoit and Paul Thorn also will perform together this Saturday. The post Live Music in San Antonio This Week: Opeth, Pasatono Orquesta, Tish Hinojosa appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The actor and comedian who played the character Kramer is bringing his Entrances and Exits tour to the Empire Theatre this Friday. The post Seinfeld’s Michael Richards passes through darkness for tour stop in San Antonio appeared first on San Antonio Current.
‘I’m not in fear of the other inmates,’ said Seamus Culleton, ho owns a business in Boston. ‘I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.’ The post Irish citizen pleads for release after being held in Texas ICE ‘concentration camp’ appeared first on San Antonio Current.
The 5,000-square-foot Hacienda Grill concept is slated to open as early as December, state filings show. The post Developers plan $1.2 million Mexican restaurant near San Antonio’s Stinson Field appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Texas’ mid-decade redistricting and the state’s problems updating its voter registration system, TEAM 2.0, have led to a two-month delay in the Lone Star State sending out voter registration certificates. Normally, the yellow postcards would have already gone out in the mail, showing registered voters their assigned district and representatives. But now, with exactly a […]
The administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 habeas petitions, a historic high. Texas and California account for about 40% of cases this year. The post Texas court district leads U.S. in immigrants challenging legality of federal detention appeared first on San Antonio Current.