Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa on Tuesday unveiled her first TV ad buy, a $340,000 campaign aimed at closing the gap with Gov. Greg Abbott has he vies for a historic fourth term. Scheduled to air in cable markets statewide, the 30- and 60-second spots feature Hinojosa’s supporters excoriating Abbott for looking after billionaires’ interests […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he’s paused the connection of new data centers to the state’s power grid while regulators audit the projects. However, critics are dismissing the move as “political theater” during a contentious election season. The moratorium marks a sharp reversal from the Republican governor’s previous open invitation to AI “hyperscaler” […]
San Antonio ISD students may study the Book of Genesis, learn that Jesus rose from the dead and read a passage from the Gospel of Matthew this school year. The district’s board of trustees voted 6-1 on Monday to adopt the State of Texas’ controversial Bluebonnet Learning curriculum, which has drawn criticism for injecting Christian […]
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones wants businesses to aid nonprofits as the city deals with its budget deficit, but some warn philanthropic dollars are already stretched thin. The post San Antonio mayor wants corporations to spare nonprofits from the budget ax. That’s unlikely, experts warn. appeared first on San Antonio Current.
Four professors and a national faculty group asked a federal judge Monday to block the Texas A&M University System’s restrictions on teaching about race, gender and sexuality and to reinstate courses canceled under the policy. The university system bars professors from “advocating” race or gender ideology or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity. […]
News anchor Sarah Acosta is the latest high-profile departure from TV station KSAT-12’s news team. “Life update: After 8 years of anchoring, reporting with KSAT, next Saturday Aug. 8th will be my last show,” Acosta said over the weekend in an Instagram post. “I am leaving news after 16 years and excited to start this […]
Former Transportation Secretary and 2020 Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday weighed in on the race for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, which spans from San Antonio’s far West Side to the outskirts of El Paso. Buttigieg endorsed Democrat Katy Padilla Stout, an attorney and former public school teacher who’s running against Brandon Herrera, a […]
Former state Sen. Don Huffines adopted his new role as Texas’ chief financial officer after a swearing-in ceremony Saturday. Gov. Greg Abbott temporarily appointed Huffines, 68, after the hardline conservative and businessman from the Dallas area won the Republican nomination earlier this year. He faces Democratic state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt in November for a full […]
After years of neglecting working-class constituents, Abbott suddenly cares about affordability. That couldn’t have anything to do with the election polls, could it? The post Assclown Alert: Pretending to feel Texas voters’ economic pain with Gov. Greg Abbott appeared first on San Antonio Current.
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, reached an agreement with the Department of Justice late Sunday to formally quash the agency’s fund for victims of alleged lawfare, unlocking the path to confirmation for attorney general nominee Todd Blanche. Cornyn had held up Blanche’s nomination for days in an effort to secure written modifications to a […]