When President Trump launched the war with Iran he said it would be over in four to five weeks. But it’s been dragging on for six months. Trump ran for president with the promise of no more “forever wars,” but has the war with Iran become a quagmire that has no end in sight. What are the consequences of being locked in a war with no clear rational for fighting and no exit.

The latest University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll shows Democratic state Rep. Talarico leading Republican Attorney General Paxton by three percentage points, with 14% of respondents undecided. Republicans maintain a modest lead over Democratic candidates in most other leading statewide contests.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says frustration among rural Republicans over data centers, transmission lines and other state policies has grown so intense that he and some other GOP voters may refuse to vote for some Republican candidates in the November election.

Last week San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones lost the city council vote 5-6 to hold a city vote on funding the proposed downtown Spur arena. Jones joins "The Source" to discuss moving forward as the city is dealing with a budget shortfall.

This week on Texas Matters: Is the Republican nominee for Senate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, exceptionally corrupt? One group is calling out Paxton’s alleged history of abusing his office. And the fight in Texas over transmission powerlines cutting through rural areas.

The vote was unanimous. The shift comes amid growing scrutiny of Chavez’s legacy, following sexual abuse allegations made by Dolores Huerta and other women.

The trip is planned for the second week in October and includes stops in Prague, Brno, and Zlin.

Precinct 3 Constable Mark Vojvodich wasn’t deterred by commissioners’ first rejection of his request to buy two BMW police motorcycles. He brought the proposal back for another vote.

San Antonio’s first crisis nursery offers families temporary child care and support before emergencies escalate into larger crises.

Some project that local voter turnout on Nov. 3 could 2.5 times larger than it was for the March primaries.