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San Antonio Current
Published 1 hour agoPolitically diverse coalition launches to push back against Texas data center development
An eclectic coalition of organizations has formed against data centers in Texas, bringing together civil rights leaders, environmentalists, rural advocates and more in the mounting bipartisan resistance to the facilities as they proliferate statewide. The group, called We the…
San Antonio Current
Published 4 hours agoAustin man shot by ICE agent charged with assault, resisting arrest
Federal prosecutors have charged the Austin man an ICE agent shot earlier this month with a single count of resisting and assaulting a federal officer, according to court documents. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan national, was shot by an ICE officer in Austin on Sept.…
San Antonio Current
Published September 28Woman banned from Austin FC games after wearing anti-ICE T-shirt on Hispanic Heritage night
The incident came less than a week after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Austin shot Venezuelan migrant Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez in the back.
Seguin Today
Published September 28Human remains found in neighboring county identified as missing student
(San Marcos) -- Officials are confirming that human remains recently found near Luling have been identified as a missing Texas State University studen...
VIDEO: 'Prosecute This ICE Officer': How Cities Like Austin Can Help Stop ICE Violence
'I've seen enough to know this is a crime. ... To me it's an open and shut criminal prosecution, attempted murder,' Mike Siegel, Austin City Council (D7), told Deceleration.
Your letters: Tiffany should seek answers after ICE shooting in Texas
Letter writer Anne Drinkwater calls on U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany to use his congressional oversight role to seek answers about a recent shooting involving ICE agents in Austin, Texas.
The Boerne Star
Published September 25Chargers turn in top-five finishes at HOKA McNeil XC Invite
The Boerne Champion cross country teams were in Round Rock last weekend and got a sneak peak of the course where this year’s state meet will be held in Old Settler’s Park in November.Champion was at t
San Antonio Current
Published September 24Casar: Doctor recommends surgery for Austin ICE shooting survivor
U.S. Rep. Greg Casar told reporters Wednesday that a doctor who examined the man shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Austin over the weekend has recommended that he undergo surgery to remove a bullet still lodged in his back. As of press time, neither ICE nor…
Cascade PBS
Published September 24ICE Shooting, Race for CD 37
Austin leaders are pressing for answers after an ICE agent shot a man during a traffic stop.
The Colorado County Citizen
Published September 24New partnership will provide discounted pathway to earning an alternative teaching certificate
SAN MARCOS — The Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) is excited to announce a new partnership with Teachers of Tomorrow, providing THSCA members with exclusive savings on an alternative path
San Antonio Current
Published September 23Texas State University in San Marcos ranks among nation’s worst for campus free speech
Texas State University ranks among the nation’s 10 worst higher-ed institutions for free speech on campus, according to a new study by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). The San Marcos-based school received the dismal designation in the of wake recent…
Seguin Today
Published September 23Volleyball Falls on the road to Southwestern
GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran Volleyball fell to Southwestern, 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-22), on Tuesday night at the Robertson Center. Zaria Solis ...