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Our Lady of the Lake University President Abel Chávez will step down at the end of this year, according to a news release. The OLLU Board of Trustees announced Friday that it accepted Chávez’s resignation, effective Dec. 31. “The Board respects Dr. Chávez’s decision and expresses...
The San Antonio Board of Realtors has released September sales figures.
A focus group of eight Gen Z Trump voters reported feeling unhappy or disappointed with the state of politics, with some going as far as to say they regret supporting him in 2024....
Editor’s note: To help readers learn more about the candidates running for statewide seats, The Texas Tribune is sharing information about the Republican, Democratic and third-party candidates. For more information on midterms and the voting process, check out our election resour...
Largely driven by Republicans intent on making elections more secure — and over objections from Democrats who say voting should be made easier, not harder — Texas lawmakers have changed a number of voting laws in the past two decades. Texas had about 18.7 million registered voter...
President Donald Trump says he wants voters to pretend that he's on the ballot in this year's midterm elections . His rivals are doing their best to help his case. Democratic candidates and their allies have spent more than $163 million since Sept. 1 on television advertising tha...
President Donald Trump took to social media Thursday to blast U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and GOP stalwart Karl Rove for doing “everything possible to make it hard” for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to win his U.S. Senate election. Trump said in a Truth Social post that Rove and Co...
San Antonio City Council expanded its efforts to challenge a planned detention facility to include $51 million in ICE leases at Brooks. San Antonio City Council expands opposition to ICE facilities to include Brooks office leases was first posted on October 15, 2026 at 2:12 pm. &...
Early voting for the midterm elections starts on Monday, Oct. 19, in Texas, giving voters a few weeks to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3. Early voting starts Monday in Texas. Here’s how to vote in the midterm election. was first posted on October 15, 2026 at 12...
The Trump administration sued California election officials Thursday, asking a judge to bar the state from counting mail-in ballots for next month's midterm elections from people the federal government has identified as “likely” noncitizens until their immigration status can be c...
Eligible voters have until Oct. 23 to apply to vote by mail in the upcoming midterms.
Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide and are urging recipients to treat the mailings as “potentially hazardous.” The investigation by the FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Servi...
Some key voters in Georgia say deep frustration and disappointment with President Trump are motivating their election plans just weeks before Election Day....
The Democratic National Committee said Thursday that it raised more than $10 million from grassroots donors in September, a late surge of money for the cash-strapped party with the midterm elections weeks away. Democratic officials said that total outpaces what they raised in the...
Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide and are urging recipients to treat the letters as “potentially hazardous.” Senators were informed by the Senate Sergeant at Arms in a ...
Wholesale inflation rose more than expected last month on a big jump in fuel costs as rising prices become a bigger economic challenge for millions of Americans, and a growing political problem for Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections. The Labor Department’s producer pri...
A strong majority of voters believe that President Donald Trump is falling short at home and abroad, and they want major change in the upcoming midterm elections , according to a new AP-NORC poll that raises serious warning signs for the Republican Party at a critical moment. The...
In the midterm elections , meat is on the menu. As Democrats and Republicans argue over high prices and the Iran war , they also are having a food fight over who is the most red-blooded carnivore. The latest example came this week in Mississippi, where Democratic U.S. Senate cand...
A proposed $442 million bond package includes $330 million for streets, $50 million for housing and $92 million for parks and facilities. City council moves closer to considering proposed $442M bond package was first posted on October 14, 2026 at 7:06 pm. ©2021 " San Antonio...
It costs less than two dollars to vote by mail, but don’t wait to return your ballot. The Bexar County elections administrator asks voters to send in their ballots as soon as possible....
The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens believed to have received mail ballots for next month’s midterm elections. A letter sent Tuesday to Secretary of State Shirley Weber from Trent McCotter, the acti...
New York City lawmakers plan to ban horse-drawn carriages from Central Park, ending their more than 150-year run as an iconic, old-timey tourist attraction, following decades of opposition from animal welfare activists and the death of a teenage tourist last spring. The City Coun...
The two candidates for Texas' 23rd Congressional District agreed on the border district's pressing problems but not how to fix them. The post Brandon Herrera, Katy Padilla Stout take off gloves in pre-election debate appeared first on San Antonio Current ....
Trump campaigns for a should-be-safe U.S. Senate seat while Democrats are urging their national party to help Gov. Greg Abbott's challenger. Here are the top races to watch this November 2026 election was first posted on October 14, 2026 at 5:00 am. ©2021 " San Antonio Repor...
Kamala Harris is building out her final fall campaign blitz on behalf of other Democrats, completing a midterm schedule that by Election Day will have taken her to multiple early presidential primary states on Democrats' 2028 calendar as the former vice president mulls whether to...
Two leaders of India’s “Cockroach” youth movement were sentenced by a local court to serve five days in jail after being detained during a protest demanding the resignation of the country’s election chief , the group said Wednesday. Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were among about ...
U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gasoline and many other goods and services became more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic challenge just a few weeks before midterm elections that have focused heavily on affordability . The consumer price index rose...
House Democrats are preparing an ambitious 100-days agenda focused on delivering their campaign promises — making life more affordable and conducting vast oversight of the Trump administration — if the party seizes majority control in next month's elections . Democratic leader Ha...
The City of San Antonio filed a lawsuit on Tuesday over a proposed immigration facility on the East Side, and Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones discussed the filing during this week’s KSAT Q&A. The mayor said the city sued because the federal government has not completed a National Environm...
Community members voiced concerns at a Kerrville City Council meeting on Tuesday over the city’s use of automated license plate reader cameras, saying the technology raises privacy and safety concerns. Several speakers said the cameras, known as ALPRs, can do more harm than good ...
Texas House District 121 hasn't elected a Democrat since 1981, but LaHood is now in a fierce reelection race against Democrat Zack Dunn. Republican Marc LaHood rode into office on Abbott’s school voucher train. Now he’s struggling to defend it. was first posted on October 13, 202...
Republican Precinct 3 County Commissioner Grant Moody led the way on the BAMC resolution.
Hood County commissioners rejected a proposed settlement with data center developer Sailfish Investors and unanimously denied the company’s appeal of its on-site permit applications Tuesday, following hours of public testimony and debate over development regulations, environmenta...
The City of San Antonio is suing the federal government to try to block the conversion of a 640,000-square-foot warehouse into an immigration “processing” facility on the East Side. City Attorney Andy Segovia, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, and a majority of the city council announced t...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday traveled to Alaska ahead of crucial midterm elections — attempting to bolster a Republican incumbent senator in another sign of GOP fears about retaining control of Congress after Election Day on Nov. 3 . Meanwhile, Trump’s ambassador to Greece, ...
Editor’s note: To help readers learn more about the candidates running for statewide seats, The Texas Tribune is sharing information about the Republican, Democratic and third-party candidates. For more information on midterms and the voting process, check out our election resour...
It’s a long way from Washington, has a small population and hasn't backed a Democrat for Senate in nearly 20 years. Yet President Donald Trump on Tuesday devoted a big chunk of his dwindling time ahead of crucial midterm elections to head to Alaska — attempting to bolster a Repub...
Federal agents searched Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C. home on Monday, only three weeks before the frequent target of President Donald Trump's criticism stands for reelection in her congressional district in Minnesota. Here's what to know: Is this political retribu...
Precinct 3 County Commissioner Grant Moody is sponsoring the resolution supporting BAMC.
President Donald Trump on Monday tried to boost Sen. Jon Husted’s reelection campaign by attacking two groups of Black immigrants during a rally in Ohio, where an organization with Republican ties began promoting a socialist candidate over Democratic nominee Sherrod Brown. Trump ...
Elon Musk, the world's only trillionaire, has quietly become the biggest known donor in this year's midterm elections, doling out more than $276 million since July to try to save Republican majorities in Congress. The numbers, first reported by the New York Times ahead of this we...
Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a startling escalation in a criminal investigation that brings renewed scrutiny to the frequent target of Trump administration derision in the final weeks of her reelection bid . The Justice Department...
Federal agents on Monday searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar , a startling escalation in a criminal investigation that brings renewed focus to the frequent target of Trump administration derision in the final weeks of her reelection bid . The search of the Minnes...
President Donald Trump has pushed Congress to pass a proof-of-citizenship law, signed an executive order seeking a national voter ID requirement and tried to limit mail voting through U.S. Postal Service changes . None of those moves succeeded in time to affect this year's midter...
British comedian and actor Russell Brand appeared in a London court on Monday for the start of his trial on rape and sexual assault charges. The hearing at Southwark Crown Court was adjourned until Tuesday after a morning of jury selection. The prosecution is due to open its case...
Una sola cosa. Just one thing. That's all Victor Martinez wanted from listeners of his Spanish-language radio station — tell him one positive thing about President Donald Trump. The calls started rolling in. Someone mentioned the $5,000 payout that Trump promised if Republicans k...
Democratic Tejano singer Bobby Pulido is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz in Texas' 15th Congressional District, testing whether the GOP can hold on to its gains among South Texas Latino voters....
Maybe President Donald Trump really does believe that “tariff” is the most beautiful word in the dictionary . Despite higher prices, criticism from trade experts and displeasure among voters, Trump holds fast to his belief that imposing the highest import duties on U.S. trading p...
Nelson Vandermeer voted Republican for decades but balked at supporting President Donald Trump , fearing that the Republican's plan for tariffs on imports would hurt workers more than help. Last year, Vandermeer's premonition came true in a very personal way. The 62-year-old lost...
