The city transit and police departments both weathered proposals to lower the tax rate by cutting their budgets.
Some school districts around Texas are experimenting with mask mandates that let parents opt their children out — and so is the legislature.
After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued, the district said its vaccine requirement for staff would not apply to vaccines authorized for emergency use.
San Antonio ISD may be the first school district in the state to require vaccines for staff, running afoul of Governor Abbott's recent order.
The court will fully consider the case later this week, but for now the local mandates are prohibited until a final verdict is delivered.
A judge issued a temporary restraining order against Abbott, letting San Antonio and Bexar County issue mask mandates.
Local officials seeking to exert mask mandates on their constituents are clashing with Governor Greg Abbott in court.
Urban centers across the country have seen a spike in violent crime since the pandemic began and many have experienced efforts to shrink police departments.
Social services, new technology, and staff expenses are all vying for top spots in the state's biggest local school budgets.
The Democratic Socialists of America claimed victory after incumbents Roberto Treviño and Jada Andrews-Sullivan lost their seats.
A city official and Petco touted the company’s charitable contributions while one city councilman called it a “dangerous precedent.”
A Texas congressman says he is going to “immediately begin knocking down doors” to secure reimbursement for the hospital from the feds.
