Gov & Politics
Castle Hills City Council Member Back in Seat, Judge Says
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Sylvia Gonzalez is officially – if temporarily – the alderwoman for Place 3 on Castle Hills City Council, after a judge’s decision Monday evening.
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Arts & Culture
San Antonio Wins Award for Best Overall Sister Cities Program
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San Antonio saw 241 delegates from among its 12 sister cities and two friendship cities visit at various events during its Tricentennial year.
Gov & Politics
Judge Puts Brakes on Agreement Between Plaintiffs, City on Delaying Paid Sick Leave Law
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A Bexar County judge delayed until Wednesday a decision on whether to accept an agreement to delay implementation of the City’s paid sick leave ordinance.
Sponsored
Focusing on Frequency: A Key Component in VIA’s ‘Reimagined’ Vision
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*Sponsored* With the VIA Reimagined Plan, VIA is building an improved transit network as the backbone of our community’s transportation system.
Gov & Politics
Wendy Davis Announces She Will Seek CD21 Seat Held by GOP’s Chip Roy
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Former gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Congressional District 21, a longtime GOP seat.
Business & Tech
City Agrees to Delay Enforcement of Paid Sick Leave Ordinance Until December
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The City and a coalition of businesses suing it over a paid sick leave ordinance set to take effect Aug. 1 have agreed to delay its implementation.
Gov & Politics
Texas Historical Commission Denies Alamo Official Cemetery Status
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The Alamo will remain a cemetery only in a symbolic sense without more stringent legal requirements for treatment of any human remains.
Religion & Spirituality
Incarnate Word’s Sisters of Charity Protest Detention of Migrant Children
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The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word gathered in solidarity with a protest in Washington, D.C., decrying the detention of migrant children.
Gov & Politics
City Hall Controversies Culminate in Arrests of 2 Castle Hills Council Members
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Castle Hills City Alderwoman Lesley Wenger and Sylvia Gonzalez, whose Place 3 seat was declared vacated by the city attorney, were arrested Thursday.
Business & Tech
Source: City Came Close to Pausing Paid Sick Leave Enforcement, Until Activists Joined Suit
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The City looked set to delay enforcement of its paid sick time law in light of a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality until a Thursday intervention.
Gov & Politics
Texas Leaders: Hemp Law Did Not Decriminalize Marijuana
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Republican leaders sent a letter Thursday to Texas district and county attorneys, emphasizing that a new hemp law does not decriminalize marijuana.
Commentary
City Attorney Move on Paid Sick Leave Measures Nirenberg’s Power
By Rick Casey