"Emergency intake centers" for unaccompanied migrant children have opened up across the state, including at San Antonio's Freeman Coliseum, to help alleviate overwhelmed U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities. Policy researchers say preparedness shortfalls from the Biden administration are largely to blame.

The concern of a growing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border is in the national spotlight once again. But amidst the rhetoric funneling out of Capitol Hill, one side is often overshadowed — the children in custody. A new bilingual children’s book aims to amplify the voices of migrant youth in U.S. federal custody.

A new film sets out to prove women are the engineers behind cooking methods and the creators of flavor profiles when it comes to traditional Mexican food.

Cancer is the leading cause of death among Latinos and this demographic also faces a greater risk for Alzheimer’s disease, but Latinos are largely underrepresented in clinical research trials. A program at UT Health San Antonio is working to close that gap.

A new study reveals how immigrants benefit the U.S. economy — and society as a whole.

The University of Texas at San Antonio was awarded a $5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to further address injustices within democracy and civil society.

Frustrated by the perception of the border as a lawless land, two Texas border natives embarked on a 1,200-mile journey to capture the region’s untold stories. Their project is now being resurrected in a new music collaboration.

While February is formally recognized as Black History Month, the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum believes Black culture should be celebrated year-round.

The Alazán-Apache Courts are the oldest public housing units in the city and are a prominent feature in this mostly Mexican American neighborhood. The initial demolition plans for the 1939 complex called for the relocation of several residents to other housing communities or to switch them to Section 8 vouchers. But officials with the San Antonio Housing Authority, SAHA, recently pivoted from their plan, canceling its partnership with the NRP Group to demolish the structure.

San Antonio’s economic segregation is perhaps most reflected in the city’s near West Side, located just west of downtown. The construction of highways in the 1960s physically separated the area from the city center and blocks of homes were torn down in the name of urban renewal.