Researchers found microplastics in 76 of the 77 sites sampled in a new research report that’s being billing as the first statewide survey of plastic waste in Texas waterways. The study Microplastic in Texas: A survey of the coast and waterways of the Lone Star State, released by Environment Texas Research & Policy Center, included […]
Corpus Christi got “tremendous” news Monday when the city’s projected water emergency was delayed until fall 2028 — a year later than previously anticipated — as floodwater from recent intense storms continues flowing into some of the region’s reservoirs. Water heading downstream from hard-hit areas of Texas is expected to continue arriving in area reservoirs, […]
Spurs Sports & Entertainment is opening its doors to job seekers this week. From noon to 6 p.m. this Wednesday, the NBA franchise will host a part-time security hiring event at the Frost Bank Center, 1 Frost Bank Center Drive. SS&E is looking to fill event-based security positions across its venues. Throughout the afternoon, officials […]
After mid-July rainstorms pummeled Texas Hill Country, Canyon Lake has hit 100% capacity for the first time in nearly five years. The recreational destination less than an hour north of San Antonio reached a water surface elevation of 909.0 feet on Friday — its conservation pool level — according to Comal County’s Facebook page. The […]
Texas’ higher education commissioner signaled last week that the state could expand the use of the conservative-favored Classic Learning Test in public university admissions even though an independent review found far less evidence linking the exam’s scores to college performance than SAT and ACT scores. In a letter to campus leaders on Thursday, Commissioner Wynn […]
Federal prosecutors have indicted 11 people in connection with the deaths of seven migrants, who were locked inside an unventilated shipping container stacked on a Union Pacific train that passed through San Antonio in May. Nine of the 11 defendants are in custody, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Antonio. However, two more […]
Educators with national teaching certification could no longer automatically qualify for salary raises under Texas’ pay-for-performance program if officials who oversee the credential do not de-emphasize diversity, equity and inclusion. The State Board for Educator Certification voted Friday to require that National Board Certification — a rigorous professional development program shown to improve student outcomes […]
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. Two data centers in San Antonio face a looming legal challenge from environmental groups over their air pollution. The nonprofits Environmental Integrity Project, Sierra Club and Public Citizen sent […]
With Friday’s show at the Alamodome, Australian hard-rock trailblazers AC/DC proved they still have it. Indeed, they felt frozen in time as they thundered through hit after hit as part of their PWR UP tour. After a commanding set by Pretty Reckless, the crowd was primed for classic AC/DC, and the band was ready to […]
The “crystal-like substance” the FBI found inside the van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo — the 52-year-old who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Houston earlier this month — was not an illicit drug, according to U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and a lawyer representing Salgado Araujo’s brother. “We […]