crime
8 Dead, 30 Injured in ‘Horrific’ Human Trafficking Incident
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Heat exposure and asphyxiation claimed the lives of at least eight people discovered inside a tractor-trailer in the parking lot of a Southside Walmart in San Antonio.
Gov & Politics
Nirenberg Testifies Against ‘Bathroom Bill’
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Speaking to the State Affairs committee of the Texas Senate Friday, Mayor Ron Nirenberg gave opposing testimony to legislation known as the “bathroom bill.”
Gov & Politics
Business, Education Leaders Voice Opposition to ‘Bathroom Bill’
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San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and 15 local superintendents sent a letter urging the State to leave such privacy matters to local education leaders.
Gov & Politics
It’s Abbott’s Special Session, but SA Lawmakers Have their Own Plans
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On July 18, San Antonio lawmakers return to Austin for a 30-day special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott, who has a lengthy agenda.
Education
Sen. Menéndez on UTSA Presidental Selection Process: ‘We Will Not Let that Stand’
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State Sen. José Menéndez and some latino faculty members have expressed concern about the process in which a white finalist was selected to become the next president of UTSA.
Social Issues
Suicide of Southside HS Teen Linked to Dangerous Social Media ‘Challenge’
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Isaiah Gonzalez’s family believes that their son’s death was connected to an insidious social media game.
Education
Charles Butt’s Public Education Legacy Grows by $50M with ‘Raising Texas Teachers’
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The Raise Your hand Texas Foundation funds pilot programs aimed at improving the education system, and then supports successful programs as they grow.
Education
What Integrated Schooling Did for Rad Weaver
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James “Rad” Weaver frequently points to his Freshman year at John Jay High School in Northside ISD as the source of his success.
Education
Redesigning Education: Charter Network Leaves Classroom, Heads to Open Spaces
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Brainnation plans to fill the city with intuitive, student-focused design that offers something better than the school system of the industrial revolution.
Education
SAY Sí Student Artists Visualize Education Inequities
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During the school year, SAY Sí, a nationally recognized organization that provides after school arts programming, enrolls 150 students from across the city.