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India cracks down on youth protests as anger grows against Modi and election chief

Indian authorities deployed a sweeping security crackdown across New Delhi and detained thousands of protesters Saturday as India's youth “Cockroach” movement sought to intensify a nationwide campaign against a contentious voter list revision that has fueled anger at Prime Minist...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Oct 10, 2026

'A long game': When is the best time to initiate a data center moratorium in Texas?

Last month, Lubbock City Council began the procedure to adopt a pause on large-scale data center development. If the moratorium passes, it will be two years until another one can be put in place. With more information and potential changes likely to come out of the state's legisl...

Texas Public Radio (TPR) - NewsOct 9, 2026

The midterms stakes are high for these 2028 presidential prospects

As most of the political world focuses on next month's midterm elections , the shadow primary for the 2028 presidential contest is quietly playing out in public view. Democratic and Republican presidential prospects have been crisscrossing the country, raising money and tapping t...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Oct 9, 2026

Trump's memorial arch faces a new lawsuit from Arlington County, Virginia

The Arlington County Board in Virginia filed a lawsuit Thursday opposing the construction of the Triumphal Arch, becoming the first governmental body to take legal action against President Donald Trump's planned monument. The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, cr...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Oct 9, 2026

Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA's Apollo program, dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program and later in life was celebrated as a powerful symbol of women in technology, has died. She was 90. Hamilton died Sept. 30 at a ho...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Oct 8, 2026

Billion-dollar SA transit funding plan gets green light

Via Metropolitan Transit’s board has approved a five-year, $1.1 billion capital improvements plan. The plan, which it will review annually, includes investments in major transportation infrastructure, including Via’s new advanced rapid transit strategy. The agency has begun const...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Oct 8, 2026

City Council approves 6.9% rate increase on water bills starting in 2027

After a 4-month delay, City Council approved a rate increase for the San Antonio Water System, upping the average monthly bill by nearly $4. City Council approves 6.9% rate increase on water bills starting in 2027 was first posted on October 8, 2026 at 1:46 pm. ©2021 " San A...

San Antonio Report (nonprofit local newsroom)Oct 8, 2026

Takeaways from President Donald Trump's rally in San Antonio

President Donald Trump rallied supporters at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, urging voters to back Republican candidates in closely watched races. Republican candidates Ken Paxton and Carlos de la Cruz joined Trump on stage during the rally. Paxton is running against Democrat Ja...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Oct 8, 2026

San Antonio City Council approves SAWS rate increase

City Council approved an updated version of a four-year San Antonio Water System rate during a Thursday meeting. The council passed the amended version 8-3, with council members Jalen McKee-Rodriguez (D2), Marc Whyte (D10) and Misty Spears (D9) voting against the plan. The rate a...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Oct 8, 2026

What the latest fundraising numbers tell us about the November midterm election in Texas

Democrats are now spending in once unthinkable places, like Texas’ U.S. Senate contest, while Republicans are shoring up should-be-safe seats. What the latest fundraising numbers tell us about the November midterm election in Texas was first posted on October 7, 2026 at 1:37 pm. ...

San Antonio Report (nonprofit local newsroom)Oct 7, 2026

EU sends envoy to Beijing as rising exports from China raise economic anxiety

The European Union is bracing for a confrontation with China as a trade deficit exceeding $1 billion a day heightens anxiety over potential job losses and pushes the bloc’s political leaders to take a more aggressive approach toward its second-largest trading partner. The Europea...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

LIVE COVERAGE: President Donald Trump’s visit to San Antonio

The KSAT 12 team is covering President Donald Trump’s appearance at San Antonio’s Freeman Coliseum on Wednesday for a rally ahead of the midterm election. >> READ: What to know about early voting in Bexar County for Nov. 3 midterm election Republican National Convention spokesper...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026

Scars from Oct. 7 fuel deep divisions over Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election

As Israel gears up for its first elections since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents are putting it at the heart of their campaigns. Nearly every poster, stump speech or televised debate seems to reference the attack, which has s...

KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)Oct 7, 2026