Paul Rusesabagina, 'Hotel Rwanda' hero, will be freed and return to San Antonio
The man who inspired the novel and the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, was released late Friday evening from prison after the Rwandan government commuted his sentence.
View ArticleTexas Matters: Trump's popularity unshaken in Texas
As Trump prepares for possible indictment, how do Texans view the former President? And Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales is back from a delegation to Mexico.
View Article'The Big Myth' exposes the costs of blind faith in free markets
How did Americans come to equate the broad concept of freedom with an almost religious belief in free market economics? Did the rejection of government oversight bring on the current banking meltdown,...
View ArticleUvalde police: Two dead among numerous people found 'suffocating' in train car
A 911 call alerted police that at least 15 'undocumented immigrants' were trapped. Border Patrol agents stopped the train east of Knippa. At least 10 people were hospitalized, including five in San...
View ArticleTrump launches presidential campaign in Waco and calls 2024 'the final battle'
Saturday’s rally was held in the city where a deadly standoff between federal agents and a religious, anti-government cult took place 30 years ago.
View ArticleMigrants found trapped in another train car in South Texas, 3 dead over the...
One day after 17 migrants were found suffocating in a train car in Texas, law enforcement authorities found 12 more migrants on Saturday in another rail car along the border with Mexico. One of the...
View ArticleSince 2020, more than 100 companies have relocated to Texas – 40% from...
“There’s also a question of whether or not California is a cautionary tale.”
View ArticleOverlooked history of Tejanas at the Alamo told in Hall of State at Fair Park...
'Tejanas at the Alamo: Conduits of Remembrance' is a new exhibit curated by the Mexican American Museum of Texas and the Dallas Historical Society. It seeks to share the lives of the Tejana Alamo...
View ArticleTexas Observer, legendary crusading liberal magazine, is closing and laying...
The 68-year-old progressive publication, which published Ronnie Dugger, Molly Ivins and Kaye Northcott, hit financial troubles and wasn’t able to broaden its audience, board members said.
View ArticleWhy survivalism is going mainstream
There could be a planet-killing asteroid, an A.I. rebellion or a mutant fungus that turns people into zombies. Are you prepared? Texas is one of the states with the highest number of survivalists. And...
View ArticleRising tech startups present their products at Geekdom’s Incubator Showcase
The showcase is the graduation ceremony for tech startups that participated in Geekdom’s competitive 8-week Incubator program.
View ArticleFire at migrant center in Mexico near El Paso kills at least 39
There were a total of 68 men in the facility, 29 of whom were injured and transported to four local hospitals in 'delicate-serious conditions.'
View ArticleThe Navy's waiting list for child care is getting shorter, but it still...
The Navy is building more on-base childcare centers and launching new programs to help sailors and their families. But advocates and parents say it’s not enough.
View ArticleHarlandale ISD trustees vote to close four elementary schools
Harlandale trustees have voted to close Columbia Heights, Rayburn, Morrill and Carroll Bell elementary schools at the end of the school year.
View ArticleSAY Sí workers prepare for contract negotiations after officially unionizing
Following the SAY Sí board of directors’ decision to offer voluntary recognition to the workers’ proposed bargaining unit at the end of February, workers are now asking for community support as they...
View ArticleDozens of migrants perish in fire at migrant center in Ciudad Juarez
Mexico’s president said Tuesday the fire started after some migrants set mattresses on fire inside the facility.
View ArticleA Republican lawmaker's bill would prevent Texas school districts from...
Texas lawmakers have filed more than 100 anti-LGBTQ bills, according to the statewide group Equality Texas. One of the measures, House Bill 1507, drew pushback from Democrats, students and educators...
View ArticleCross-border smuggling has increasingly become the purview of cartels in the...
Professor Jenny Clark of South Texas College said smuggling operations have gotten much more sophisticated.
View ArticleMore Texas women are owning and operating businesses
COVID-19 greatly impacted female entrepreneurship, but the number of women-owned businesses now exceeds pre-pandemic levels.
View ArticleTexas lawmakers debate which books belong in school libraries
Texas school districts banned 801 books last year — more than any other state in the U.S. Now, efforts to ban books are taking center stage during the 88th Texas legislative session.
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