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Bexar County voters to select new district attorney

Bexar County voters will choose a new district attorney Nov. 3, with prosecution priorities, staffing and alternatives to incarceration shaping the race to succeed retiri

Goodwin challenges Patrick on schools, THC and data centers

Republican incumbent Dan Patrick faces Democrat Vikki Goodwin in the race for Texas lieutenant governor, a powerful office that leads the state Senate and helps shape Tex

Texas Railroad Commission race pits GOP activist against oil field engineer

Republican Bo French, a former Tarrant County GOP chairman and energy investor, faces Democrat Jon Rosenthal, a Houston state representative and oil field engineer, for T

Pre-K for SA seeks 20-year extension on sales tax revenue

San Antonio voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to extend the sales tax supporting Pre-K 4 SA for another 20 years. Proposition A would continue the existing one-eighth-of-

Democrat Reyna and Republican Martinez seek Texas House District 125

Voters on San Antonio’s West and Northwest sides will choose a new state representative in November as Democrat Adrian Reyna faces Republican Ricardo “Rick” Martinez for

Hinojosa puts affordability, schools and data centers at center of challenge to Abbott

Democrat Gina Hinojosa is challenging Gov. Greg Abbott with a campaign centered on household costs, public education and concerns about expanding data centers, seeking to

Padilla Stout emphasizes family costs over gun rights in race for CD-23

Democrat Katy Padilla Stout is campaigning on affordability, health care and education in Texas’ sprawling 23rd Congressional District, where Republican nominee Brandon H

Von Dohlen vs. Nirenberg: Bexar County judge race puts jail, spending and growth in focus

Bexar County voters will choose Nov. 3 between Democrat Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio’s former mayor, and Republican Patrick Von Dohlen, a financial adviser and conservative

Scientist Kristin Hook faces former baseball star Mark Teixeira for TX-CD21

Democrat Kristin Hook and Republican Mark Teixeira are competing for Texas’ open 21st Congressional District seat, offering contrasting approaches to affordability, immig

Borrego seeks to keep TX HD-118 Republican

Republican Jorge Borrego and Democrat Kristian Carranza are competing for HD-118, an open Texas House seat in southern Bexar County. They are offering different approache

The race for CD-15 tests durability of Republican gains among Latino voters

Republican U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz and Democratic challenger Bobby Pulido are competing in one of Texas’ most closely watched congressional races, testing whether Rep

Affordability, Latino turnout and Trump's endorsement shape race for Texas’ redrawn 35th District

Texas Republicans dramatically reshaped the 35th Congressional District to help expand their U.S. House majority. On Nov. 3, voters in the newly redrawn CD35 will decide

Texas Matters: Inside Ken Paxton's jet-setting lifestyle and a Texas anthropologist receives a 'genius grant'

This week on Texas Matters: President Trump makes a Texas campaign stop in Texas. Inside Ken Paxton’s jet-setting travels. And a Texas State University anthropologist win

No immediate plans to resurrect NIOSA says Conservation Society president

The Conservation Society of San Antonio has canceled A Night in Old San Antonio (NIOSA) for Fiesta 2027, saying the longtime celebration is no longer fulfilling its purpo

New San Pedro Springs Park Conservancy seeks to restore historic park

San Pedro Park is the oldest park in Texas but there is archeological evidence that it’s been used for over 12,000 years. The newly formed San Pedro Springs Park Conserva

The growth of online scams and how to protect yourself

The PBS FRONTLINE documentary “Scammed,” examines the dark industry of online con jobs through a joint investigation with The Associated Press. Each year billions of doll

Can journalism become indispensable again? Democracy may depend on it.

American journalism is in crisis. There is distrust in reporting. There are expanding news deserts. There is the rise of bad faith partisan outlets. How can journalism me

San Antonio mayor wants answers on Medicaid and voter registration delays

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is pressing state officials over two backlogs affecting Texans’ access to health care and the ballot, while also seeking more informati

San Antonio ICE warehouse moves forward as opponents plan October march

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving ahead with plans to turn an East Side warehouse into a detention facility. ICE awarded a contractor $17 million to renovate

A wing and a prayer: Saving birds in a time of decline

There has been a catastrophic decline in the population of North American birds. The continent has lost approximately one-third of all birds since 1970. But certain group