News across Bexar County
San Antonio Current
Published 14 hours agoKen Paxton argues for more data centers in Texas, saying ‘there’s plenty of open space’
Apparently deciding he wasn’t polling low enough, Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate hopeful Ken Paxton has come out strongly in favor of more data center development. The breakneck expansion of data centers is disproportionately affecting Republicans in rural Texas, drawing…
San Antonio Current
Published 16 hours agoTexas Republican Bo French once called for hanging Barack Obama, records show
Republican Texas Railroad Commission candidate Bo French is grabbing headlines again, this time for an old tweet calling for the execution of the nation’s first Black president. In a May 2020 tweet uncovered by CNN, French — using a since-suspended X account — called for the…
San Antonio Current
Published 17 hours agoU.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…
San Antonio Current
Published 17 hours agoTexas Democrat James Talarico accepts invitation to CNN Town Hall
Cable news outlet CNN and digital media company Jubilee Media on Monday confirmed that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico has agreed to a televised Town Hall in Texas. The political discussion will air at 7 p.m. CST on CNN and stream on Jubilee’s YouTube channel. “A…
San Antonio Current
Published 20 hours agoTexas candidates fighting earlier and harder for key Latino voters, analysts say
Panelists at The Texas Tribune Festival said candidates need to appeal to Hispanic voters as individuals rather than representatives of their respective parties.
San Antonio Current
Published 21 hours agoKarl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by ‘Nazis’
The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee.
Media Minute
Earlier this month, on September 12, My Chemical Romance officially teased their fifth album during their final concert stop on tour in San Antonio. Leaving fans equally shocked and excited. My Chemical Romance is an American rock band that was formed in 2001 in New Jersey. The…
San Antonio Current
Published September 25Billboard 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.
San Antonio Current
Published September 25Talarico surges in polls while key Republicans distance themselves from Paxton
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico continues to surge in the polls, with a survey published Friday by Texas Public Opinion Research showing the former San Antonio public school teacher with a five-point lead. Meanwhile, his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken…
Last Stand for Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge?
Congress repeatedly shielded the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge from the border wall. Now, construction has begun—and an irrigation district lawsuit may be the only option left to buy time for lawmakers to act.
San Antonio Current
Published September 25James Talarico challenges Ken Paxton to Fox News debate
Paxton has yet to accept any debate invitations despite his campaign saying he was eager to confront Talarico in the campaign for U.S. Senate.
San Antonio Current
Published September 24Republicans see warning signs for Paxton in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs
The area’s Republican voters are typically reliable, but Paxton’s political baggage has some contemplating skipping his race or voting for the Democrat.