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Jonathan-David Jones and Denise Hernandez hold up signs at the GET REEL 1 film shoot. Photos by Arlene Mejorado.

Commentary: GETting Texas Millennials to Vote

By Lauren Browning | October 6, 2016

Growing Empowered Together (GET) is a new grassroots nonprofit in San Antonio with the mission of inspiring progressive Texas Millennials, Americans born between 1982 and 2000, to vote and to volunteer in their communities.

Gov & Politics

Branch: On Millennials Voting for Third Party Candidates

By John Branch | October 2, 2016

Results from a recent New York Times/CBS News poll showed that more than a third of Millennials will vote for a third party candidate – Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson or Green Party candidate Jill Stein – in November’s election instead of Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.

Gov & Politics

Texas Lawmakers Criticize Border Surge For Moving Crime but Not Stopping It

By Julián Aguilar, Texas Tribune | September 29, 2016

The $800 million border security operation passed by state lawmakers has helped seal off parts of the state’s southern border.

Gov & Politics
Mayor Ivy Taylor. Photo by Scott Ball.

Council Mulls $850 Million Bond Before Heading to Committees

By Iris Dimmick | September 28, 2016

As the $596 million 2012 Municipal Bond comes to a close on time and on budget, citizens and City leaders in San Antonio have already begun scoping out projects for the record-breaking $850 million 2017 Municipal Bond.

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The community chalkboard provided by MOVE SA. Photo by Hannah Lynn.

Commentary: MOVE SA – Not Just Left or Right, but Forward

By Hannah Lynn | September 27, 2016

Now in the third year of its Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) college program, the Southwest School of Art (SSA) in downtown San Antonio was one of several local colleges and universities to take part in the 2016 National Voter Registration Day.

Gov & Politics
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on their respective campaign trails. Photos by Scott Ball.

Commentary: Value Arguments Play Large Role in Trump vs. Clinton Race

By Davida Charney, Texas Perspectives | September 27, 2016

During the past few weeks the presidential polls have shifted from a lead for Hillary Clinton of more than five points to a lead of at most one or two points.

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Commentary: Contribute Your ‘Ideas for CoSA’ on Facebook

By Paul DiGiovanni | September 23, 2016

More than a year ago I started an online discussion community for San Antonians to share their ideas and collaborate with each other to improve our city.

Gov & Politics
Accomplished professor, academic, and psychiatrist Juan Ramón de la Fuente, who served as rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico from 1999-2007, addresses guests at the Frost Bank Plaza Tower during his lecture on binational perspectives of drug abuse. Photo by Rocío Guenther.

Juan Ramón de la Fuente: Drugs Are a Binational Problem

By Rocío Guenther | September 15, 2016

This past Friday, academic, psychiatrist, and former director of the National Autonomous University in Mexico (UNAM) Juan Ramón de la Fuente came to San Antonio to give a lecture in Spanish about the binational perspective of drug usage.

Gov & Politics
Accomplished professor, academic, and psychiatrist Juan Ramón de la Fuente, who served as rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico from 1999-2007, addresses guests at the Frost Bank Plaza Tower during his lecture on binational perspectives of drug abuse. Photo by Rocío Guenther.

Juan Ramón de la Fuente: Las Drogas Un Problema Binacional

By Rocío Guenther | September 15, 2016

El viernes pasado, el académico, psiquiatra y ex rector de la Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM) Juan Ramón de la Fuente dio una plática en San Antonio sobre la perspectiva binacional del uso de las drogas.

Education
Joe Straus, Texas Speaker of the House, speaks at an 85th Legislation Session Preview at the Dallas Regional Chamber on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2016. Photo by Laura Buckman for The Texas Tribune.

Children, Vulnerable Should Be Focus of Next Session, Straus Says

By Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune | September 14, 2016

DALLAS — Ensuring that children and other vulnerable Texans are not left behind as the state grows should be the focus of the next legislative session, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said on Tuesday.

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