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More than 42,000 people cast ballots in Bexar County on the first day of early voting, up 32% from the 2022 midterms. Voters shared what brought them to the polls, citing concerns about the economy, immigration, health care and the direction of the federal government.
Where Proposition A should have appeared on their ballot, some East Central voters found an item from a different school district.
Use this step-by-step video guide before heading to the polls so you're sure to arrive prepared and ready to vote.
Voters in Bexar County could hold the reins to state's direction. Getting people to the poles concerns both parties, as political leaders nationwide watch.
VIA Link After Midnight is a new service aimed at helping late-shift workers travel home from midnight to 4 a.m., between downtown and Loop 410. Trips cost the standard fare of $1.30.
A North Texas breast oncology surgeon discusses advances in screening for breast cancer and efforts to inform women about how breast density can affect the process.
The president has left open the possibility of declaring a national security emergency ahead of the midterms. Here's what federal officials can — and can't — legally do.
Cartels are deploying advanced aircraft that can bypass electronic shields, prompting Mexico to build its own fleet of surveillance drones. This technological evolution risks undermining the government's costly counter-drone defense strategies.
Baptist Health System’s annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Family Reunion brings together healthcare teams and families with children who previously received NICU care for a day of camaraderie, reflection and connection.
The handmade gordita is an art form and favorite street food at the downtown plaza. Some food stall vendors are working-class women who struggle to keep the legacy of their family business alive.
On Oct. 13, a Falcon 9 rocket roared into space, bound for the International Space Station. Among the cargo was PROVES-Maia, a satellite designed and built by students at Texas State University.
For 23 years, a Japanese American family lived as on-site caretakers, but after the attack on Pearl Harbor they were removed from the property.
An Air Force service member died after falling while rappelling from the Alamodome rafters during a pregame ceremony ahead of Saturday's UTSA-Navy football game.
A military service member was hospitalized after falling while rappelling from the Alamodome rafters ahead of Saturday's UTSA-Navy football game.
Thousands of demonstrations across the country encouraged voter participation ahead of the midterm elections. In San Antonio, activists displayed banners at major highway intersections urging residents to vote early.
The elections will feature beefed up staffing, stepped up security, and more high-tech equipment.
Counties must now process affected voter registrations before Monday, when Texans can start voting early in the midterm elections.
A cold front blew into the Alamo City before dawn on Friday, bringing gusty winds and seasonable temperatures.
The San Antonio Board of Realtors has released September sales figures.
The company’s new policy raises questions about whether AI tools have feelings.
“A Great and Terrible Beauty” and “Going Bovine” author Libba Bray says her new YA novel was inspired by her upbringing in Denton.
The two were on opposite sides of many issues during Ron Nirenberg’s eight years as the mayor of San Antonio.
Our Lady of the Lake University President Abel Chávez has resigned, the university announced Friday.
A horse and calf in New Mexico are the latest confirmed cases, following a detection in West Texas cattle. Animal movement restrictions remain in effect in parts of Texas as officials work to contain the outbreak.
San Antonio native Joaquin Castro pushes back against immigration detention centers in South Texas, while pushing the national Democratic party forward.
The event sponsored by Planet K at Woodlawn Lake Park has remained one of the larger gatherings of its kind in San Antonio this time of year.
The race for Texas’ powerful second-in-command role pits a third-term GOP kingmaker against a state lawmaker who is riding the political tailwind felt by Democrats up and down the ballot.
The comment is a break with a faction of Democrats, including ones in Texas, who have called for overhauling or abolishing ICE. As recently as February, Talarico had said he wanted to “tear down this secret police force.”
The Laredo Democrat’s 28th District was one of five seats Republicans redrew last summer to flip to GOP control. But the new map has proven less ironclad than the party hoped.
Researchers recently traced the birthplace of the world’s dominant cotton species to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Their sleuthing also uncovered a treasure trove of genetic diversity in wild populations, which could eventually make the crop more resilient.
After an unmarked vehicle ran over a man in Houston this past weekend, Houston Matters asks a civil rights attorney about the rights of citizens and non-citizens alike in these situations.
Candidates for Bexar County district attorney, Democrat Luz Elena Chapa and Republican Ashley Foster, discussed their priorities Wednesday during separate interviews on Texas Public Radio's "The Source."
Cooler temperatures are finally on the way, but gusty winds will also be a factor.
Judge Peter Sakai leaves office at the end of the year.
The two candidates for the Texas Congressional District, Republican Brandon Herrera and Democrat Katy Padilla Stout, clashed in a Tuesday night debate that highlighted the stark differences between them.
Tiffani Storrs was diagnosed bilaterally deaf after having her first child. She shares her story about the benefits and cultural considerations of cochlear implants.
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.
Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez plans projects for the East Side, including a new senior center and public pool.
Texas Attorney General and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton said he would protect Social Security, but that cuts to federal spending are necessary to reduce the budget deficit in the long-term.
Republican Precinct 3 County Commissioner Grant Moody led the way on the BAMC resolution.
New concepts slated to open at the Pearl promise to transcend cuisine.
Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican announced.
Joe R. Long and his late wife, Teresa Lozano Long, gave more than $70 million to UT Health San Antonio, and the medical school now bears both their names. Their philanthropy has supported more than 400 Long Scholars, many of them South Texans who were the first in their families to attend college.
What started as a novel plan to provide an unrestricted water supply to the oil and gas industry turned into a political quagmire that has consumed the city.
San Antonio has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt development of a planned ICE detention facility over environmental review requirements.
San Antonio residents have for decades worried about how nearby industries affect the air they breathe. The Health Collaborative is getting the data.
Texas residents can apply to participating public colleges and universities without paying undergraduate application fees during Free College Application Week, Oct. 12-18.
Precinct 3 County Commissioner Grant Moody is sponsoring the resolution supporting BAMC.
University Health and Bexar County will host the drive-thru clinic next month at Gustafson Stadium. Registration is required.
Protesters were located outside and inside Freeman Coliseum, where they and Trump exchanged heckles.
Democratic state Rep. James Talarico reiterated his time away was spent recovering from the flu.
The lawsuits were paused after the camp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief in June.
Some of the nicest weather the area has seen since early spring is possible this week.
About 100 million Americans suffer from chronic neck or back pain each year. A North Texas surgeon explains how much of it can be avoided.
It's time to celebrate Día de los Muertos in San Antonio. Use our guide to find something to do with family and friends now through Nov. 2.
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.
The TVSA project is envisioned as an outdoor podcast studio — a production and community space that will support TVSA programming,
Republican Ken Paxton made hay over the Democrat’s nine-day spell between public appearances, while right-wing commentators ran with unverified theories and dismissed that Talarico's recovery could have been hindered by his Type I diabetes.
Construction of San Antonio International Airport's $1.7 billion Terminal C is halfway complete and on track for a 2028 opening. The new terminal will be larger than the airport's two existing terminals combined, with 18 gates, expanded passenger amenities, and an outdoor patio overlooking the runway.
Veteran journalist Scott Pelley returned to his hometown of San Antonio to discuss the future of journalism and the importance of a free press. At the Press Forward summit, the former 60 Minutes correspondent described political and corporate pressures on newsrooms and warned that threats to editorial independence…
Pope Leo XIV said he would undergo surgery after doctors found a "localized nodule" in his lung.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said that ICE had a warrant for the driver of the truck and the passenger allegedly does not have legal status in the U.S.
The league’s first event features a San Antonio athlete as the No. 1 seed.
City leaders want to make sure ICE’s proposed facility gets an environmental assessment and study its impact on city services.
TX35 nominees make appeals to voters in forum for the hotly contested Congressional seat
Energy experts say they don't expect the storm to have a long-term impact on gas prices, because the hurricane isn't projected to hit most of the refining facilities off the Gulf coast.
The Trump administration on Thursday asked a federal judge to allow border construction to resume across the Big Bend region. The administration says it plans to take the case to the Supreme Court.
PEN America's annual report examines the growing trend in bans, the books and authors targeted, and the tactics school districts use to restrict access to literature.
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 legislative session, one councilman has…
If you're using the U.S. Postal Service to return a ballot close to Election Day, officials recommend getting it postmarked at a post office to avoid getting caught up in mail processing changes.
Our Lady of the Lake University’s student enrollment has dropped 12% since fall 2025 — and 44% since fall 2020.
Barbecue joints, fine dining restaurants, pizzerias, brunch eateries and many others made the cut for the prestigious Michelin Guide.
After contentious debate, the San Antonio City Council approved increases to the city property tax rate and San Antonio Water System rates earlier this year, making further increases to the local cost of living a tougher sell at City Hall.
The rally was interrupted on a few occasions by protesters inside the coliseum.
The impact of the posts by Bo French, the Republican candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission, could extend beyond his campaign, testing the GOP in Texas.
During Wednesday’s Texas Senate Education Committee meeting, lawmakers hinted at possibly strengthening a law designed to give parents more control over library materials.
Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.
President Donald Trump rallied supporters in San Antonio as Republicans work to shore up several competitive races across Texas, including Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate bid and Carlos De La Cruz’s campaign in the newly redrawn 35th Congressional District.
The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people in 2009. The announcement came days after a botched lethal injection in Tennessee.
San Antonio-born artist and recent MacArthur Fellow Vincent Valdez’s new exhibition, "La Línea/The Line," explores family, memory and history through about 35 works spanning more than two decades of his career.
The game is scheduled for the Alamodome, with a family-friendly tailgate and watch party on the other side of the freeway at Civic Park.
Jamaal Howard's lawyers had sought a last-minute stay citing the inmate’s mental fitness, but their bid was denied by a state and federal court.
Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, turns 100 today, and her team has two marquee events scheduled for her centennial celebration.
The last U.S. Senate race in Texas to go without a debate was in 2000. Gov. Greg Abbott, meanwhile, debated his Democratic opponents in each of his last three campaigns.
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.
The band’s sound, fusing pop rock sounds with Tejano and norteño music, has won them numerous accolades.
The Atlantic’s Caitlin Dickerson’s has been documenting the children left behind — and the caregivers who find themselves in difficult positions.
VIA approved a $767.2 million budget that adds 150 bus shelters, a new VIA Link zone ahead of the Rapid Green Line launch.
Freeman Coliseum holds nearly 12,000 at capacity, but security arrangements are likely to reduce space if necessary.
Hegseth, who often cites Scripture and has criticized "secular humanism" in the military, said the new Office of Religious Affairs will directly oversee chaplains and report to him.
Working with TxDOT, the City of San Antonio trimmed its infrastructure wish list for the 2027 bond and the sports and entertainment district.
For National Taco Day, Mando Rayo, host of the Tacos of Texas podcast, traces Taco Bell’s origins.
A new DEA-led task force in San Antonio will investigate fentanyl overdoses, target drug suppliers and address violence tied to distribution.
The SAISD Foundation has opened a free supply store for San Antonio ISD teachers, offering classroom materials at no cost and aiming to serve 3,000 educators during its first year.
Fall finally feels like it's arrived for San Antonio, while a tropical disturbance may keep temperatures up along the coast.
The free showcase kicks off Oct. 8 with the screening of "Daughters of the Forest" by filmmaker Otilia Portillo Padua.
A North Texas dietitian explains how some advance planning can allow you to enjoy food at the State Fair of Texas and stick to a healthy diet.
The state's other biggest cities also posted slight increases in sales tax revenue from the month of August.
Duo Goldpine's October concert is at Cave Without a Name. And that's 100 feet below the ground.