Veterans exposed to chemicals while serving in Panama Canal Zone seek VA care
Some veterans are developing cancer, heart disease and other health issues that they blame on herbicides and pesticides they encountered in the area. They were left out of a recent law that made it...
View ArticleIs 4 days too weak for the work week to work?
Senator Bernie Sanders is calling for a four-day work week to compensate the labor force for the booming economy for the super wealthy. But some labor experts say the move wouldn't have all the gains...
View ArticleBuy Low - Sell High! How the grocery store could be shaken by dynamic pricing
Dynamic pricing is a strategy that businesses use to change prices based on external factors like market demand, season, supply changes, and price bounding. Product prices can adjust continuously in...
View Article10% of students impacted by San Antonio ISD’s school closures are leaving the...
According to the latest numbers from the San Antonio Independent School District, 456 students impacted by school closures won’t be returning to the district in the fall.
View ArticleWhat to know about SB 4, the Texas immigration law in the courts now
The controversial new law would allow Texas law enforcement officers and judges to arrest and deport people in the country illegally, powers that have traditionally belonged to the federal government.
View ArticleTwo major medical facilities open on 1604 in San Antonio's Far West and...
The Baptist Health System reached a milestone with its new $300 million medical facility at Westover Hills.
View ArticleCity Council appears ready to support 100% property tax exemption for child...
Texas voters passed a constitutional amendment in November that allowed municipalities and counties to extend between 50% and 100% property tax exemptions to certain eligible child care facilities.
View ArticleBexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales on Texas Attorney General...
A proposed rule by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton would allow him to remove some district attorneys who do not provide additional reporting on certain cases. Paxton’s rule would require some...
View ArticleTrump follows an authoritarian blueprint that threatens democracy
Donald Trump’s campaign promises follow a pattern of other strongmen who have overthrown their nations’ democracies. “The Origins of Elected Strongmen,” explores how parties that promote a leader’s...
View ArticleTexas' SB4 anti-immigration law is on a legal roller coaster — and it's...
The legal battle over SB4, which gives local and state police the authority to arrest someone suspected of illegally entering Texas, has become an emotional roller coaster.
View ArticleSemiconductors are a billion-dollar industry. Texas wants to lead the nation...
The Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium's executive committee is made up of state and international leaders in science, technology and engineering who joined Abbott and other state leaders at the...
View ArticleSouthwest Airlines reaches tentative agreement with flight attendants union
TWU Local 556 says the union's executive board will send the tentative agreement to its members March 25.
View ArticleCritics wonder how San Antonio lawyer Thomas J. Henry makes money when he...
He's everywhere in Central and South Texas: TV, radio, billboards, YouTube.
View ArticleTexas law enforcement braces for SB4 law in wake of appeals court hearing
A federal appeals court blocked Senate Bill 4 from going into effect. The bill could grant local police departments the authority to enforce state immigration policies.
View ArticleHundreds of migrants on Texas’ southern border breach wire barriers built...
The tense moment Thursday occurred at a time when the El Paso Sector of U.S. Border Patrol has seen about 1,000 migrant encounters per day.
View ArticleVeterans exposed to chemicals while serving in Panama Canal Zone seek VA care
Some veterans are developing cancer, heart disease and other health issues that they blame on herbicides and pesticides they encountered in the area. They were left out of a recent law that made it...
View ArticleTexas Matters: Texans will need to adapt to the extreme heat
This week on Texas Matters: The forecast for the coming summer is record breaking heat. It could be a deadly weather disaster that will challenge emergency services and put Texans at risk. And why a...
View ArticleReport: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton discussing deal to have fraud...
Paxton, a Republican who was charged with felony securities fraud in 2015, is reportedly in talks with prosecutors on an arrangement that will let him avoid facing a jury next month.
View ArticleTwo are dead after Hays CISD bus carrying pre-K students crashes in Bastrop...
Fourty-four Tom Green Elementary School pre-K students and 11 adults were on the bus.
View ArticleHow to question authority for social change
Asking the right questions can help us think more clearly, be better leaders, have richer conversations, and bridge divides. It’s questions that generate new ideas and solve problems. Asking the right...
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