Andrea Drusch | San Antonio Report
Senior Government & Politics Reporterandrea@sareport.org
Andrea Drusch writes about local government for the San Antonio Report. She’s covered politics in Washington, D.C. and Texas for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, National Journal and Politico.
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He’ll appear at the Freeman Coliseum with Republican Carlos De La Cruz, who is running in the newly redrawn 35th Congressional District. -
San Antonio and South Texas are at the center of five closely watched U.S. House races, with millions of dollars pouring into the campaigns. -
Speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival, San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said economic pain and concern over immigration enforcement could motivate voters in two uphill congressional districts Democrats are targeting. -
Facing a major budget deficit and a struggling economy, the San Antonio City Council approved a 3.9% property tax increase Thursday — the city’s first in more than three decades. -
Organizers had to scrap one of the only events where voters could meet both candidates hoping to replace state Rep. John Lujan (R-San Antonio). -
The mayor pitched last-minute across-the-board cuts, drawing outcry from those who say she ran out the clock on more substantive discussions. -
A budget deficit is threatening their top priorities, but elected leaders can barely stand to be in the same room as one another. -
Council members have rejected past budgets with few consequences, but there’s a higher threshold to raise taxes and three already said no. -
The rising Democratic star looks to harness some of his fandom to build some party infrastructure in a state where it’s been lacking. -
The department’s budget has increased by about 76% since a deadly mauling in 2023. Some aren’t sure whether the investment is making a dent.
