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Published September 16Texas and federal officials announce charges against 7 related to noncitizen voting
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here. State and federal officials on Tuesday announced charges against seven people accused of…
San Antonio Current
Published September 16Metallica bringing its M72 World Tour to San Antonio’s Alamodome next summer
One of rock’s biggest acts will steamroll into San Antonio next summer as part of a tour that’s taken it to 26 countries since April 2023. Metallica will bring its M72 World Tour to the Alamodome on Saturday, May 22, 2027, with nu-metal act Limp Bizkit and Swedish melodic death…
Mexican Activists Are Fighting Climate Crises by Stopping Extractive Violence
Indigenous activists and water defenders in Mexico are organizing to combat what they call “signs of planetary death.”
San Antonio Current
Published September 15Not all Texas Republicans are condemning Bo French
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. The often overlooked race for Texas Railroad Commissioner received national attention…
San Antonio Current
Published September 14San Antonio Reddit moderators look to block another local news outlet
After blocking content from the San Antonio Current last year, the moderators of the r/sanantonio Reddit page are moving to prevent users from posting content from another news outlet. Last week, the page’s moderators shared a poll asking users whether they should block articles…
San Antonio Current
Published September 14Texas universities limit their brands in political ads. Dan Patrick used them anyway.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick used three of Texas college football’s best-known traditions to mock Democratic candidates in what appears to be an AI-generated campaign ad ahead of November’s elections. The universities restrict how outsiders can use their brands, including in political…
San Antonio Current
Published September 14Several Texas Republicans condemn Bo French’s racist posts calling Asian students at UT a ‘problem’
On Sunday, Bo French, the Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner, posted a series of xenophobic social media posts taking aim at students of color celebrating at the University of Texas football game, and prompting a wave of intra-party rebuke just weeks before the…
San Antonio Current
Published September 11Texas has nation’s ‘second worst parkers,’ according to study of parking violations data
Texans receive the nation’s second-highest number of parking tickets, according to a new study based on nationwide parking violation data. It’s anyone’s guess whether that means Texans are especially bad at parking or that our authorities here are especially happy to slap tickets…
Peasant-Led Movements Hold the Model for Restoring the Land
In the U.S., efforts to shape a post-growth food system have yet to spark a mass movement, but interest and activism are growing.
Data Center Water Use in Texas Impossible to Quantify—Lawmakers Aren't Always Sure How to Reach The Operators
State planners want to know how much water data center projects are using, but operators are said to be worried about the confidentiality of their data.
Ag Sec Brooke Rollins Getting Rich Off Rising Gas Prices While Farmers 'Pay Through the Nose'
The war on Iran has been good to this bunch. Climate Power reports that Trump is making millions off of his oil and gas stocks—and Sec. Rollins likely doing likewise.
'Days Without Power': Sudden Storm Tears Across San Antonio, Exposing Entrenched Vulnerabilities
Recent CPS Energy investments quickly slashed outages from 320,000 to 120,000, but thousands remained without power for days—even as the City moves to defund climate resilience programming.