Far fewer monarch butterflies are migrating through Texas this spring
A drop in the population of monarchs in Mexico over the winter means you may see fewer of them flying back through Texas.
View ArticleStay Spurs Stay : Are The Spurs getting too cozy with Austin?
There's growing concern that the San Antonio Spurs could move to Austin after playing two "home" games there.
View ArticleExplaining NPR vs. Twitter/Elon Musk
NPR has stopped tweeting after Elon Musk's Twitter labeled NPR as "state-affiliated media." How does this track with Musk's record of fueding with the news media?
View ArticleCDC warns of potentially deadly fungus and the growing threat of...
Candida auris infections increased by 95% in U.S. hospitals in 2021. CDC called the antimicrobial resistant fungus a serious global health threat.
View ArticleMayor Nirenberg reflects on six years in office during annual State of the...
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg delivered his annual State of the City address Tuesday, just a month shy of the May 6th election —where he and the rest of city council are up for reelection.
View ArticleHead of Mexico's National Institute of Migration faces criminal charges for...
At least 40 migrants were killed and 25 were injured during the March 27 fire in the border city. Mexico's attorney general said Francisco Garduño and four other officials failed to ensure the safety...
View ArticleKerrville leaders prepare for Hill Country city to triple in size by 2050
A growth plan aims to attract new industries and create skilled jobs, not just attract retirees and tourists.
View ArticleHow public libraries are under attack
LLano County Commissioners are set to vote on Thursday to shut down it's library system in order to avoid obeying a federal judge's order to return banned books to the shelves. This is just one of many...
View ArticleFederal judge finds Texas use of psychotropic drugs on foster children...
Judge Janis Jack took the state to task about the use of drugs and documented instances of errors. The state said it was concerned but disputed whether court has jurisdiction.
View ArticleTexas Association of School Boards faces accusations of being "too woke"
Recently the Carroll ISD school board members voted to break away from the nonpartisan Texas Association of School Boards – claiming the group was promoting “divisive political ideologies” largely...
View ArticleTexas county weighs shutting down libraries to circumvent judge's order...
Llano County commissioners are considering whether they should shut down its library system entirely instead of complying with a federal judge's ruling that they must return 17 banned books to the...
View ArticleU.S. appeals court preserves partial access to abortion pill, but with...
The Biden administration had asked the higher court to stay a decision from a Texas judge while the appeal plays out.
View ArticleGov. Abbott launches $10 million campaign targeting fentanyl crisis in Texas
The initiative includes a program to send overdose reversal drugs to all 254 counties in the state.
View ArticlePink Slime news is spreading in news deserts
As local news outlets shrink and news deserts expand, pink slime news is creeping in. Pink slime news is dark money-funded, rightwing slanted news that is disguised as local news. How does this hurt...
View ArticleThe youth vote in America, its history and future
As the national conversation around climate crisis, gun violence, and police brutality creates a new call for a lower voting age, how did the voting age come to be lowered to 18? What impact did that...
View ArticleJustice Department will ask the Supreme Court to restore full access to...
The Justice Department is seeking emergency relief from the U.S. Supreme Court in a Texas case involving limited access to the abortion drug mifepristone.
View ArticleLlano County Library will remain open despite effort to shut it down over...
The federal judge’s order requires the library system to update its online catalog to reflect the 17 books are available for checkout, and it prohibits officials from removing any more books.
View ArticleWhy Texas Public Radio is stepping away from Twitter: A message from TPR’s...
We are proud to be our listeners’ source for NPR news, and we have the utmost confidence in the independence and integrity of NPR’s reporting. For that reason, we have chosen to go dark on Twitter,...
View ArticlePort San Antonio showcases plans for a new state-of-the-art office tower
The Port's board of directors approved plans for a new office tower space that will be located at the main entrance to the 1,900-acre technology campus on the city's Southwest Side.
View ArticleTexas Matters: The seige at Waco and today's anti-government movement
Remembering what happened at Waco 30 years ago and how it leads to today’s right wing anti-government movement.
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