San Antonio City Council approves first two contracts for $4 billion Project Marvel

During a Thursday meeting marked by more tension between Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and others on City Council, the body approved the first two contracts to begin construction and development for the $4 billion Project Marvel development. Council approved the city pacts, 10-1, with Jones casting the sol

San Antonio City Council considering first property tax hike in 33 years

San Antonio City Council is considering raising property taxes for the first time in 33 years to account for the loss of city revenue resulting from rapidly dropping property values, the Express-News reports. The matter was brought up at city council meeting Wednesday afternoon, during which City Ma

San Antonio campuses affected by massive Canvas data breach at U.S. universities

At least four San Antonio higher-ed campuses are among the more than 8,000 colleges and universities nationwide grappling with cybersecurity breach of the classroom platform Canvas. A hacking group has claimed responsibility for the breach, which took down the widely used system for several hours Th

Deported South Texas DACA recipient returned to U.S. freed after detainment

A 30-year-old South Texas man was freed by federal officials Thursday after being deported earlier this year, and returned to the United States, only to be detained once again. Before he was deported, José Contreras Díaz — whose mother raised him in the Rio Grande Valley — lived in Edinburg as a rec