News across Comal County

Trump to visit San Antonio next week for rally with Paxton, De La Cruz
The campaign trip will be Trump’s third to Texas in a month, underscoring the state’s importance in the fight for control of both chambers of Congress.

Testimony: Women sexually assaulted in ICE detention sites in Texas
A top immigrant-rights advocate made the claim during a hearing held by U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro in San Antonio on Friday.

Elon Musk said he wants to build an Austin-to-San Antonio tunnel. That’s news to officials in both cities.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has concocted another grandiose stunt. On social media platform X, which he owns, Musk last week teased plans by his Boring Co. to build an 80-mile-long “hyperloop” tunnel connecting Austin and San Antonio. “Boring Company is working on a simple,…

San Antonio Spurs aim to turn NBA Finals heartbreak into motivation this season
'I’ll use it as fuel to the fire for the whole year and for years to come,' point guard Dylan Harper said.

U.S. House hopeful Brandon ‘AK Guy’ Herrera says he wishes COVID killed more fat people
Controversial Republican congressional candidate Brandon “AK Guy” Herrera said on a podcast that resurfaced last week that he wished COVID-19 had killed more fat people. Herrera, a gun influencer who has millions of YouTube followers, made the remarks on Elijah Schaffer’s…

Billboard decrying conditions inside Dilley ICE detention center goes up in San Antonio
The billboard was paid for by the Save America Movement, a nonprofit operated by anti-Trump Republicans.

Former San Antonio volleyball star featured in documentary We Belong Here: The Story of Team Dream
The film premieres at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, on the OWN Network.

Everything we saw during Rush’s first night at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center
The legendary Canadian prog-rock trio is doing a two-night stand in the Alamo City as part of its 50 Something Tour.

Man 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.

Pete Buttigieg slams congressional candidate Brandon ‘AK Guy’ Herrera for remarks about veterans, kids
Biden administration Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ripped controversial Republican congressional candidate Brandon Herrera while stumping for South Texas Democrats at a Sunday rally in San Antonio. Herrera, a YouTuber who makes gun-related content under the nickname of…

Environmental groups sue over San Antonio data centers
Three environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the developers of a pair of data center campuses in San Antonio, claiming the facilities and their associated gas-fueled power plants have been developed without the required permits, pollution-control technology…

Texas 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.