A small, quiet step toward connecting Texas’ ERCOT grid has stalled
Dallas Morning News Watchdog columnist Dave Lieber reports power lines would go through Louisiana to partially connect Texas’ ERCOT grid with power sources in Mississippi.
View ArticleSan Antonio Report journalists announce union effort, request voluntary...
Newsroom staff at the digital nonprofit outlet said they have 100% support among their coworkers. They seek to address pay inequities, layoff protections, barriers between donors and journalism, and...
View ArticleWill there be accountability for Uvalde?
After the cover-ups, lies and blocking of public records, the Department of Justice critical incident review of the Uvalde massacre response exposes the breakdown of law enforcement. They failed to...
View ArticleCounty commissioners approve funding for troubled septic system at the Villas...
Residents said the system could not keep up once its septic drainage field was saturated by rains or during peak sewage use times, such as holidays.
View Article‘We will have our day in court.’ Mexican government cheers revival of lawsuit...
A federal appeals court ruled this week that a lawsuit filed by the Mexican government against U.S. gun manufacturers can resume.
View ArticleSuspect in killing of 8 people near Chicago has died in Texas, police say
Police in Joliet, Ill., said Monday night that 23-year-old Romeo Nance was located by U.S. marshals near Natalia, Texas, and that after a confrontation Nance shot himself.
View ArticleReligious 'Nones' are now the largest single group in the U.S.
28% of Americans are now religiously unaffiliated. A new study from Pew Research looks at how atheists, agnostics and those whose religion is "nothing in particular" view God, religion and morality.
View ArticleGiraffe Benito has a new home in Mexico. Now comes the hard part — fitting in
The 4-year-old giraffe arrived Tuesday at his new home in a large animal park in central Mexico. He was transferred following pressure from animal advocates, and after he spent the last year alone.
View ArticleRice University sets aside $33 million to settle price-fixing lawsuit
A 2022 lawsuit claims Rice and other universities schemed to inflate the cost of college for students seeking financial aid.
View ArticleFamilies of Uvalde shooting victims push for accountability as grand jury is...
A day after the Department of Justice released their criminal incident review, a grand jury was empaneled in Uvalde County.
View ArticleRainfall total hits 6 inches for some, several homes flooded, and high water...
Flooding watches and warnings for San Antonio expired at midday on Wednesday as storms moved to the east.
View ArticleTexas’ border standoff with feds continues, despite U.S. Supreme Court order
Texas officers are still erecting border wire and some Republicans are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to defy the high court.
View ArticleCPS Energy rate hike takes effect Feb. 1
The city-owned power company reported the typical customer will see an average $4.45 monthly increase — or an annual increase of more than $53.
View ArticleTexas parks department agrees to delay SpaceX land exchange deal after public...
SpaceX is looking to exchange 477 acres of land near a national wildlife refuge for 43 acres of state park land near the company's facility in South Texas.
View ArticleBexar County commissioners hear of security concerns for polling sites and...
Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen told county commissioners that she will likely come before them later this presidential election year to ask for increased security for...
View ArticleSan Antonio Report Union calls Wednesday layoff of colleague by the newsroom...
The decision to lay off editor Sandra Santos came just over a week after the San Antonio Report Union, placing the layoff in a critical period that workers said was illegal.
View ArticleTeen births in Texas have risen after years of decline
The uptick comes a year after Texas’ six-week abortion ban went into effect in 2021.
View ArticleUnderstanding the Supreme Court’s ruling on razor wire at the Texas-Mexico...
The Fifth Circuit will still hear oral arguments in the case early next month.
View ArticleCity of Uvalde says local law enforcement has implemented changes since the...
The city said that law enforcement has new equipment and has undergone a combined 1,699 hours of training since May 2022.
View ArticleIn West Texas, rural sheriffs may not enforce state’s controversial new...
Some border sheriffs in the Big Bend area say their small departments don’t have the resources to arrest migrants under a new Texas law set to take effect in March.
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