UT System, community colleges complying with Texas’ DEI ban, auditors find

Texas’ second audit of public colleges’ compliance with the state’s diversity, equity and inclusion ban found no violations at the University of Texas System and 15 community colleges, even as conservative activists continue to accuse some of keeping DEI-related work alive under new names. The State

Rallies, ad blitzes and a Trump endorsement: inside the final days of the Cornyn-Paxton runoff

WASHINGTON — Thirteen months, $135 million, hundreds of endorsements, numerous AI-generated ads and an uncountable number of ad hominem attacks later, the bruising primary battle between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton will finally come to an end Tuesday. It’s a battle that nominally began last April, bu

Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords honors four-year anniversary of Robb Elementary school shooting

Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Arizona, is weighing in on gun violence as part of the four-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. The shooting claimed 21 lives and led to the passing of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — the first major gun safety legislat

A San Antonio mansion for sale comes with a ‘bourbon room’ and $180,000 in renovations

An impressive estate in San Antonio’s Stone Oak Park is ideal for someone with a refined palate, in more ways than one. This 5,017-square-foot behemoth is going for just over $1.2 million, but it has the goods to back it up. The 6-bed, 6-bath luxury residence sits on nearly half an acre in the exclu