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San Antonio Current
Published September 22Man shot by ICE in Austin receiving Tylenol, ibuprofen to reduce pain while in custody
A federal Judge in San Antonio also granted an emergency order halting Wilber Rafael Garces Perez’s deportation. A hearing is set for Sept. 30.
One person shot during encounter with ICE in Austin
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a man in the torso in Austin, Texas, local authorities said, the latest violent episode to occur as the Trump administration pushes to increase deportations.
San Antonio Current
Published September 15UT students attacked by Bo French call his comments ‘disgusting’ and too familiar
Students at the University of Texas at Austin said they were dismayed — but unsurprised — by the racist attacks lobbed at them online after a Republican candidate for statewide office suggested white Americans were being “displaced.” Bo French, the Republican running for a seat…
San Antonio Current
Published September 14U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz booed relentlessly at UT football game
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was greeted by a chorus of boos at Saturday’s University of Texas football game in Austin. Indeed, the jeers swelled into such a cacophony that it was almost impossible to hear him speak during an interview segment over chants of “Ted, you suck.”…
The Boerne Star
Published September 11Governor touts industry-led training, jobs
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott toured the TEL Texas Technical Training and Research & Development Center in Austin last week, leading a roundtable discussion with students and business leaders to highl