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San Antonio's Bonham Exchange to remain open after management strikes deal with city
8+ hour, 44+ min ago (485+ words) Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones told reporters Thursday that the city and the Bonham Exchange reached an agreement that would prevent the closure of the longtime LGBTQ+ nightlife hub so long as it operates with reduced occupancy. "I'm thankful [Bonham General…...
Two more kids from Liam Ramos' school district released from Dilley
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (319+ words) Two brothers from the same school district as 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos have been released from Dilley's South Texas Family Residential Center, Minnesota Public Radio reports. The two unnamed siblings " a 2nd grader and a 5th grader " were arrested by Immigration and…...
San Antonio Councilman Marc Whyte defends Spurs owner’s $6 billion Trump donation
11+ hour, 43+ min ago (311+ words) Conservative Councilman Marc Whyte took to the airwaves Wednesday to rail against Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones for calling out Spurs part-owner Michael Dell for donating more than $6 billion to a Trump White House plan. "To really go out in public…...
Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez suspended without pay
12+ hour, 58+ min ago (158+ words) Bexar County Court at Law 13 Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez has been suspended without pay a week after she was indicted on charges of oppression and unlawful restraint, KSAT 12 reports. Speedlin Gonzalez will be suspended from the bench until the charges…...
Student released from Dilley immigrant detention site falls ill amid measles outbreak
12+ hour, 59+ min ago (449+ words) Ten-year old Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano has reportedly fallen ill after returning home to Minnesota from Dilley's South Texas Family Residential Center amid a measles outbreak at the site. Caisaguano, who was released Wednesday with her mother, is experiencing flu-like symptoms…...
Judge rules Texas law banning state investment in firms 'boycotting' fossil fuels unconstitutional
17+ hour ago (202+ words) A U.S. district judge on Wednesday threw out a 2021 Texas law barring state investments in companies that "boycott" the fossil fuel industry, ruling that the measure violates constitutional protections of free speech and equal treatment under the law. Republicans in the…...
These San Antonio bars and restaurants are offering Super Bowl parties and food packages
17+ hour, 54+ min ago (609+ words) The San Antonio Current, San Antonio's award-winning alternative media company, has served as the city's premiere multimedia source of alternative news, events and culture since 1986. Whether you have money riding on the clash between the Seattle Seahawks and the New…...
San Antonio council to discuss possible East Side ICE site during Thursday executive session
18+ hour, 16+ min ago (616+ words) San Antonio City Council will meet in executive session Thursday to discuss possible actions the city can take to shut down plans for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center on the East Side, Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez said in…...
Fired after gender identity lesson, professor sues Texas A&M, saying her free speech rights were violated
19+ hour, 18+ min ago (669+ words) Months after Texas A&M fired a professor over a gender identity lesson, she is suing the university, alleging administrators knowingly violated her free speech and due process rights to appease political critics. In a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in…...
It’s time to push back the right-wing forces dismantling Texas’ history curriculum
19+ hour, 44+ min ago (1320+ words) Bad Takes is a column of opinion and analysis." "Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep forever." " Thomas Jefferson If we had listened to the law-and-order crowd two and…...