Some Texas school officials are skeptical that a K-12 curriculum with Christian influences is the lifeline state leaders promise

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas education officials and Republican lawmakers say proposed elementary school lessons that incorporate extensive biblical references will boost student achievement and sav

Travis County DA says he'll try to overturn Texas governor's pardon of convicted murderer

Travis County District Attorney José Garza said Tuesday that he'll ask Texas' top criminal court to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott's controversial pardon of a man convicted of murder in the 2020 shooting of a Black Lives Matter protester, the Texas Tribune reports. Last month, Abbott pardoned Daniel Perr

San Antonio Democratic congressmen push back against Biden immigration order

Democratic members of San Antonio's congressional delegation joined immigrant-rights groups in railing against President Joe Biden’s Tuesday executive order, which places daily caps on asylum requests at official points of entry. Under political pressure to tighten immigration restrictions amid a su

San Antonio council members exchange words with vet defending downtown carriages

During Tuesday's discussion on the fate of horse-drawn carriages on downtown streets, City Council members questioned comments from a man who identified himself as the "veterinarian for the City of San Antonio" and suggested horses are immune to health risks from car emissions. In response to a pres