Supreme Court voting rights ruling enables Texas Republicans to redraw more partisan maps

Last summer, Texas lawmakers redrew the state’s congressional map to add more GOP seats. The unusual mid-decade redistricting effort prompted some Republican lawmakers to dream even bigger. “When the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Louisiana v. Callais case that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is

Study says 3 San Antonio universities face uncertain future as problems roil higher ed

Three San Antonio universities face elevated risk of being forced to merge or shut down as a perfect storm of economic problems gathers over the world of higher education, according to a new study.  Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU), the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) and Texas A&M Univ

Legal fights put San Antonio ICE warehouse on pause

The federal government’s plan to convert an East San Antonio warehouse into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center is on pause after multiple U.S. cities and states filed lawsuits halting similar plans in their backyards. The suits accuse the White House of moving ahead with p

Texas Hill Country’s Camp Mystic abandons bid to reopen this summer

Camp Mystic on Thursday said it has withdrawn its application for an operating license, a decision that means it will not reopen to campers this summer. The decision follows a grueling hearing earlier this week when Texas lawmakers pushed the family that runs the camp to consider if they were truly