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Published September 18This house for sale on San Antonio’s greenbelt has a workshop treehouse
A house listed for $419,000 in North San Antonio comes with a tranquil backyard, lots of nature and a workshop that seems ideal for woodland elves. The rustic three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home sits on a quarter-acre lot that features greenery, privacy and — even better — no…
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Published September 18Records show repeated financial losses for NIOSA, one of Fiesta San Antonio’s most beloved events
On Wednesday, the San Antonio Conservation Society announced the cancellation of next year’s A Night in Old San Antonio, citing financial pressures. Now, new documents obtained by KSAT show just how bad the popular Fiesta event’s money situation has become. Before the COVID-19…
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Published September 18Profs who sued Texas A&M over free speech ask court to block system’s limits on teaching race, gender
The American Association of University Professors and four individual professors have asked a federal court to block the Texas A&M University System from enforcing a policy that they argue amounts to censorship and stops them from teaching material critical to their disciplines.…
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Published September 18Texas freezes installation of Flock cameras along state roads
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state Department of Transportation to stop issuing permits for automated license plate readers.
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Published September 18Top Texas Republicans knew Bo French’s history of racist comments. They supported him anyway.
The Railroad Commission candidate is under fire from fellow Republicans for a post that said a picture of college students celebrating a football victory shows 'how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.'
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Published September 18Trump’s war on immigration leaves us a weaker nation
The toll is both human and economic, and it's a shame we let it get this far.
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Published September 17Waymo resumes picking up San Antonio customers after flood waters swept away one of its cars
More than four months after one of its self-driving vehicles was swept away by floodwaters, ride-hailing company Waymo on Thursday said its vehicles are again carrying passengers on San Antonio’s streets. In April, Waymo put its Alamo City rollout on pause after one of its…
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Published September 17Mayor Pete coming to San Antonio this weekend to stump for two South Texas Democrats
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is coming to San Antonio this Sunday to support a pair of South Texas Democrats running for Congress. Buttigieg will speak at a rally for former Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia, who’s running to represent Texas’…
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Published September 17Study shows Texas’ embattled public libraries generate $3.8 billion in economic benefits
Texas public libraries generate nearly five times the value of the public money invested in them, according to a new statewide study released by the Texas Library Association. The report, Beyond the Stacks: Economic and Community Value of Texas Public Libraries, found that every…
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Published September 17San Antonio OKs first property tax increase in more than 3 decades to deal with deficit
San Antonio City Council on Thursday voted 7-4 to approve a 3.9% residential property tax increase next year to balance the city’s budget and plug its $158 million deficit. It’s the city’s first property tax increase in more than three decades. San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones,…
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Published September 17U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar says Hasan Piker’s University of Texas visit will make Jewish students ‘unsafe’
Twitch streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker is scheduled to make an appearance at the University of Texas on Sept. 30. And, predictably, not everyone’s happy about it. Students are now accusing university administrators of attempting to “soft cancel” the event by…
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Published September 17San Antonio drag performer Papi Culo competes in second season of King of Drag
Season 2 of King of Drag premieres at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, on Revry, a global LGBTQ+ streaming network.