City Council approved an ordinance aimed at preventing landlords from rejecting veterans who use federal housing vouchers, but debate over exemptions and enforcement exposed divisions over how far the protections should go.
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Students and faculty held a mock-funeral outside of the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents meeting on May 7 to protest recent action from system administration regarding the course content review process and systematic "phase out" of programs centered on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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San Antonio’s multi-million-dollar sports and entertainment district proposed for downtown got the green light on its first two contracts to oversee construction and development of the area. But that decision came after a series of public disagreements during the meeting between Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and the rest of the city council that left her on the losing side of multiple 10-1 votes.
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There's more public debate ahead on the proposed water rate hike.
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After an appeals court reversed an injunction prohibiting several districts from hanging the Ten Commandments posters in classrooms, Paxton announced he will investigate the districts previously protected by the injunction. The investigation includes six Houston-area school districts
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The Republican finalists in the race to succeed outgoing Attorney General Ken Paxton are Galveston state Sen. Mayes Middleton and Central Texas Congressman Chip Roy. The remaining Democratic contenders are former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski and Dallas state Sen. Nathan Johnson.
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The prospect of cutting millions of dollars from the city budget and raising the property tax rate for the first time in 33 years weighed heavily on the San Antonio City Council on Wednesday.
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The Texas attorney general is in a tight race with incumbent John Cornyn for the GOP nomination.
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City officials say a conflict between the local charter and Texas Constitution means the mayor must be elected by a majority, not a plurality.
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The outgoing Austin congressman believes that Paxton could lose the race to Democrat James Talarico.
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How school board and municipal elections played out across the San Antonio area.