Where, when and how to vote in November election in San Antonio
Early voting begins Monday, October 24th. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.
View ArticleThose fake active shooter calls to schools? A similar thing happened before
As schools across the U.S. are targeted by false calls about active shooters, NPR has found evidence that a similar scheme took place in the spring.
View ArticleHow disinformation is threatening the midterm elections in Texas
Two years after 2020, the Big Lie — the false claim that the presidential election was stolen — is as alive as ever in Texas. And with early voting for the midterm elections underway, many worry...
View ArticleFormer Ann Richards campaign manager says maintaining hope is key to...
Texas Democrats are hoping to recapture any statewide office for the first time in 28 years in this year's midterm election. Mary Beth Rogers was on the front lines the last time Texas elected a...
View ArticleA pro-fat camp for women? Sign me up.
Camp Roundup, a summer camp experience for fat women, was held for the first time this year in Newark, Ohio.
View ArticleJust before a trial concerning George Floyd's murder, an ex-officer pleads...
A trial was set to begin in Minnesota court for former officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng. In a turnabout, Kueng will plead guilty to aiding and abetting the manslaughter of Floyd.
View ArticleStudent math scores are down from pre-COVID levels, the National Report Card...
The test measures reading and math proficiency for fourth- and eighth-graders. It's administered every two years, but the pandemic delayed the 2021 report until now.
View ArticleThe U.S. set a new record for apprehensions at the southern border
Migrants apprehensions at the southern border this past year jumped by 37% compared to the year ago. A growing number of border-crossers are from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua.
View ArticlePossible stormy weather could target outdoor Halloween decorations
A fast-moving cold front is expected to collide with the remnants of Hurricane Roslyn over South Texas and the Hill Country late Monday afternoon and evening.
View ArticleCounty judge candidates spar over significance of 'Dr. No,' DeBerry's...
Democrat Peter Sakai said it offended him, his relatives and others. Republican Trish DeBerry said it was used to describe Sakai's refusal to relocate the county jail.
View ArticleAsh Carter, the U.S. defense secretary who opened combat jobs to women, dies...
In December 2015, after three years of study and debate, Carter ordered the military to open all jobs to women. He also ended the Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the military.
View ArticleEarly retirement took off during the pandemic. An economic downturn could...
Millions of workers left the labor force during the pandemic. Older workers have been slow to return, in part because many found themselves financially secure enough to retire.
View ArticleCormac McCarthy's new books seem to try to encapsulate the human experience
The Passenger and Stella Maris -- the author's first two books in more than a decade — seem to want to decode the meaning of life, both as standalone novels and together as intertwined works.
View ArticleBrittney Griner's prison sentence is upheld in a Russian court
The decision effectively sends Griner to serve out her nine-year term in a Russian prison colony, even as the U.S. and Russia appear set to reengage in talks for a possible prisoner swap.
View ArticleParents of Erik Cantu Jr. call for attempted murder charges in first public...
Erik Cantu Sr. and Victoria Casarez, the parents of Erik Cantu Jr., spoke publicly on Tuesday for the first time since their son’s shooting by former San Antonio police officer James Brennand. They...
View ArticleNails have been found littering Dallas streets. Now police say they've caught...
Police — and social media users — have noticed the roofing nails in areas including the Park Cities.
View ArticleTornado touched down in Jarrell during Monday night's storms, officials confirm
This is the third confirmed tornado in the area in the past seven months.
View ArticleTravis County secures nearly 10,000 doses of life-saving overdose drug naloxone
Public health officials hope pharmacies will request the drug to have on their shelves. Austin and Travis County officials declared a public health crisis earlier this year after the county saw a...
View ArticleCounty commissioners allocate the last of 389 million dollars in federal...
Bexar County Commissioners on Tuesday allocated the last of 389 million dollars of federal COVID relief under the American Rescue Plan Act.
View ArticleHemisfair's Dia de los Muertos Fest features altars and Los Lobos
Hemisfair's Dia de los Muertos celebration features community altars and live music
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