Peter Sakai

One of San Antonio's longest serving mayors officially announced his bid for Bexar County Judge on Saturday afternoon.

Ron Nirenberg also recently appointed a campaign treasurer to begin raising money.

Food insecurity grows as federal government shutdown continues.

A clash between politics and history prompts an unfolding debate.

Voter outreach on the propositions is growing with venue tax election one month away.

The voter backlog reached 52,000, but that number is on the way down after a temporary "surge" team was hired to assist the elections office.

The judge said he plans to meet with mayoral candidates Rolando Pablos and Gina Ortiz Jones soon.

In September, Peter Sakai said a new minor league baseball stadium would bring the district millions of dollars in new revenue every year. But district officials said his projection did not use the Texas school funding formula.

The North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce sponsored the 'fireside chat.' Sakai will also make a more traditional State of the County speech this fall.

Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai praised District Attorney Joe Gonzales during Tuesday's commissioners meeting for making major progress on a backlog of high-risk criminal cases.