Democrats in the Texas House want to give teachers a $15,000 raise
State Rep. James Talarico, D-Round Rock, said his bill would be the largest salary increase for teachers in the state’s history. 'That's the kind of bold action this moment requires. And we can do...
View ArticleHip hop and classical music ready to take the stage together at San Pedro...
Konshens the MC and his group Classically Dope will perform on Saturday across from the Alameda Theater.
View ArticleBoeing gives $2.3 million for STEM education, buys Port San Antonio venue...
The company's $2.3 million donation will involve developing exhibits and curriculum for the San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology, which is located at the Boeing Center at Tech Port.
View ArticleAs layoffs in tech shock younger workers, older generations see familiar...
Baby boomers and Generation Xers who lived through the dot-com crash had their views of the industry shaped by the experience.
View ArticleFamilies of Uvalde shooting victims will visit the Texas Capitol weekly to...
The families are pushing for a series of bills that range from ending qualified immunity to changing age limits to purchase a semi-automatic rifle. The group also wants to be able to sue the state over...
View ArticleTexas led country in new jobs in 2022 as state’s unemployment rate fell below 4%
The state set a record for the number of employed people for 14 consecutive months.
View ArticleTexas one of 20 states suing to block Biden program allowing migrants to come...
Texas is one of 20 states suing the Biden administration over a program that allows migrants from other countries to come to the U.S. temporarily.
View ArticlePope Francis says homosexuality is not a crime in a new interview
He stressed that lack of charity with one another is also a sin and added that the Catholic Church should work to put an end to laws in some countries that criminalize homosexuality.
View Article15 wishes for 2023: Trailblazers tell how they'd make life on Earth a bit better
We asked for a wish from expert wishers around the globe — from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to MacArthur "genius" grantee Gregg Gonsalves to Melva Acostaa, who runs a soup kitchen in Peru.
View ArticleTexas prison hunger strike over solitary confinement enters third week
Three paces one direction and then three paces back, prisoners describe their lives in Texas prisons and why they want changes.
View ArticleVIA Advanced Rapid Transit project finishing its initial designs and plans a...
The project, expected to be completed in 2027, will offer dedicated bus lanes from the San Antonio International Airport down to the Missions.
View ArticleState Sen. Roland Gutierrez presents bills related to Uvalde shooting
Proposed legislation would end qualified immunity for police officers, create a compensation fund for victims of school shootings, and more.
View Article‘Willie Nelson & Family:' A new five-part docuseries dives deep into the...
An extraordinary musician, a renowned songwriter, an icon. What’s left to be said about Willie Nelson that hasn’t already been said?
View ArticleEarth will have 'a very close encounter' with an asteroid tonight, NASA says
There's no reason for alarm — but, a NASA engineer calls it "one of the closest approaches by a known near-Earth object ever recorded." It will be only 2,200 miles above the Earth's surface.
View ArticleWhy some anxiety is good, even though it feels bad
Over 40 million adults in America suffer from an anxiety disorder. But anxiety, the emotion, has an evolutionary purpose: It helps us prepare for an uncertain future.
View ArticleTexas death-row inmates sue state over solitary confinement
The lawsuit filed Thursday wants to end the practice of automatically holding death row inmates in solitary confinement.
View ArticleA recently discovered asteroid had 'a very close encounter' with Earth
There was no reason for alarm, as a NASA engineer called it "one of the closest approaches by a known near-Earth object ever recorded." It was only 2,200 miles above the Earth's surface.
View ArticleHomelessness among veterans has been cut in half since 2010, VA says
In Texas, the number of homeless veterans has dropped 65% between 2007 and 2020, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
View ArticleCouncilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia announces resolution for Tenant Bill of Rights
The resolution is expected to reaffirm existing code enforcement and housing policies while also prioritizing low-income and non-English-speaking tenants.
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