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Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar addresses issues raised by new reporting about the state's mental health treatment backlog for individuals deemed incompetent, the pressure it puts on jail capacity and operations, and what can be done to improve outcomes for inmates experiencing mental illness in the absence of a state-level fix.

The Federal Reserve’s position had previously been that rising prices would be “transitory” and would mostly affect sectors most affected by the pandemic, but officials changed their tune on Wednesday, announcing a ramped-up timeline for plans to keep inflation in check.

Texas is sued again by the Department of Justice – this time for redistricting maps the weaken the voting strength of minority voters. Are these signs that we are living in a backsliding democracy? An international study says the Unites States is slipping away from a democracy and becoming a state concerned with servicing corrupt special interests and not the will of the people.

Texas congresswoman introduces legislation to establish a humane and equitable asylum process; One musician’s mariachi journey

San Antonio’s health department experienced multiple changes in leadership during the pandemic. In 2022, COVID response remains a top concern with Jacob at the helm. What are the most pressing public health challenges and how does he plan to overcome them?

How Texas uses forensic hypnosis in criminal investigations and how it put Charles Don Flores on Death Row.

An estimated 27,000 students on K-12 campuses across 22 states were exposed to gun violence in 2021, according to a Washington Post database, which shows that there have been more school shootings this year than any other since at least 1999.

The state’s most lucrative corporate incentive program is now set to expire at the end of 2022, but the true cost of tax breaks designed to lure companies to Texas is still unclear. Soon, this information could be even further obscured from public view.

Gender is ingrained in U.S. culture, even before birth. What is perpetuating the concept of the gender binary and what are the racial and economic implications of continuing to do so?

Neighborhoods all over San Antonio are seeing supercharged growth and gentrification, but the changes are particularly dramatic on the city’s near East Side where home prices are rising faster than any other part of Bexar County and creeping gentrification is a constant concern.