Longtime Texas interpreter released from ICE custody

A longtime court interpreter, who serves as Texas’ only official Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu interpreter, has been released from ICE custody after being detained for six weeks, her attorney confirmed. Batra, a single mother of four adult children who are U.S. citizens, was arrested March 17 by federal i

Supreme Court temporarily restores Texans’ full access to abortion medication

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday restored nationwide access to the widely used abortion medication mifepristone, slamming the door on a court ruling from last Friday that threatened to close off the main way people in Texas and other states with abortion bans access the procedure. The order by Justi

San Antonio protesters seek release of Alamo Heights family taken by ICE at school bus stop

Roughly 50 protesters gathered Sunday afternoon at the Loop 410 and Broadway intersection to demand the release members of a local family detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week while they waited for a school bus. Victor Uzategui-Labrador Jr. and Monseratt Uzategui-Labrador, both s

Trader Joe’s plans $2.5 million renovation to North Loop 1604 store in San Antonio

The Trader Joe’s location near Stone Oak is scheduled for a summer makeover. Starting in June, the California-based grocery company will pump $2.5 million into renovating its store at 403 N. Loop 1604 West, state regulatory filings show. Changes to the building will include new check-out stands, a n