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More than 20,000 Bexar County residents have cast an early ballot; Immigration crackdown slows TX job growth; Family of missing SA girl seeks answers

As Bexar County voters cast their ballots for Props A and B, COPS/Metro is the leading voice against Prop B—the venue tax hike for a new spurs arena. They say the deal prioritizes private profit over community needs. Supporters of Prop B say it’s needed to keep the Spurs in San Antonio. We’ll hear from COPS/Metro about their campaign.

The TCEQ approves a controversial wastewater permit; Pre-K 4 SA opens its new South Education Center; The San Antonio Spurs dominate in season opener

The podcast's fifth season dives into taco culture, from the women who serve as the backbone of Mexican cooking, to the role that food can play in politics.

Empathy is getting a bad rap these days. Some critics call it a weakness that can be weaponized; others call it a sin. What is this ancient trait that drives humans not only to care about each other, but to act on those feelings? And why do some powerful people insist that you should ignore yours?

Philosopher John Sanbonmatsu’s The Omnivore’s Deception argues that eating animals—no matter how “humanely” raised—is inherently unethical. Rejecting the idea of sustainable meat, he calls for abolishing animal agriculture altogether.

Meals on Wheels across Texas feel affects of shutdown; Mayor Jones weighs in on council ethics complaint; Cold front pushes through the region today

With the continued federal government shutdown and SNAP not being funded for November, San Antonio and many other communities are confronting a hunger crisis. The San Antonio Food Bank is working to meet the sudden rising need. We are joined by Eric Cooper, president and CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank.

Peter Orner and Yvette Benavides discuss two stories by Lucia Berlin— "Panteón de Dolores" and "Emergency Room Notebook, 1977." In these stories we find family dysfunction and tragedy set against the backdrop of another country and its culture and rituals — or in a hospital, another place with its protocols and routines. Except within all that is expected in these settings there is something totally new to make us pay attention to situations and people to whom we might never have given a second thought.

Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda was believed by many to have bilocated hundreds of times from her monastery in rural Spain to parts of what’s now the American Southwest.