The Texas Democratic Convention begins in Corpus Christi today. The three-day convention features several national and statewide figures in the party — this while polls show Democratic candidate James Talarico essentially even with his Republican opponent for U.S. Senate, Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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As Bexar County pays back motorists cited through an unlawful speed-camera program, officials are asking how it was allowed to operate in the first place.
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Mobile voting carts, ballot printers, and an automated mail-ballot sorters are part of the mix
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The San Antonio City Council’s 72-hour whirlwind with the artist led to swastika merch being banned and a debate over morals vs. money.
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Lax laws have left the for-profit adoption industry ripe for abuse. FRONTLINE and Retro Report investigate how so-called "baby brokers" have targeted pregnant women in the United States desperate for cash and families desperate to adopt. And asks if national standards should be put in place to protect women, babies put up for adoption and families.
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Commissioners approved a resolution that backs up to $40 million for the spur highway.
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Just ahead of closely contested midterms, Texas is about to get a new top voting official. Many locals there fear the frontrunner is a state lawmaker and pastor with no election experience.
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The outgoing lawmakers have cast doubt on whether their respective primary opponents, Ken Paxton and James Talarico, can win in November.
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Six members of the City Council said canceling the Ye concert would constitute censorship. Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has drawn criticism and faced concert cancellations following a series of antisemitic statements and other hate speech.
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Republican Bexar County judge nominee Patrick Von Dohlen says local officials should have done more to oppose the federal air-quality designation that triggered emissions testing. Democratic nominee and former Mayor Ron Nirenberg disputes that claim.
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The measure to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran does not require the president's signature, nor does it carry the force of law. But it reflects bipartisan frustration with the war.