The poll found the Austin Democrat with a commanding lead among independents and a surprising edge with non-college-educated voters, who have consistently favored Republicans.
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Thirteen years ago, when Texas created the tax deal for data centers, state lawmakers expected to lose — at most — $14 million in tax revenue in Texas' next 2-year budget cycle. Now, state projections show it could lead to Texas forgoing more than $3 billion in the 2028-29 biennium.
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Democrats are making the case that now is the time to tackle anti-corruption reforms — to serve as a check on Donald Trump and to overhaul a system voters say is co-opted against their interests.
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Jones said those organizations strengthened San Antonio but, in a letter dated July 24, she noted a $158 million budget gap the city faces.
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For Democrats to take control of the U.S. Senate, they have to flip four seats currently held by Republicans. Republicans, meanwhile, are playing defense and pickup opportunities are harder to find.
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Laredo Congressman Henry Cuellar says President Trump's refusal to extend the USMCA has an immediate negative impact on investment and development for South Texas.
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Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones didn’t seem to take city attorney Andy Segovia’s response to her suggestion to divert Ready to Work funds as a “no.”
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The U.S. Senate nominee is among several Texas Democrats pushing back on data centers, calling their rapid growth the result of corporate greed and “billionaire-backed politicians.”
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The Democratic Socialists of America are winning elections across the nation, including in San Antonio. There are three San Antonio City Council members who belong to the progressive party. The Republican Party is calling the DSA "communists." DSA supports universal health care, benefits for workers, opposition to billionaires and stopping data centers.
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Talarico did a tour of the border and Paxton made a pit stop in McAllen.
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Talarico has outraised Paxton in funds 3-to-1. Will Cornyn supporters make the difference?