U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico makes surprise appearance at San Antonio’s NIOSA

Revelers at Night In Old San Antonio (NIOSA), one of Fiesta’s best-attended events, got a surprise Thursday night when State Rep. James Talarico, Texas’ Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, showed up unexpectedly. Talarico has been on something of a campaign hiatus since winning the Democratic nominati

Family held longest in immigrant detention has been released from Dilley

The El Gamal family has been released from Dilley’s South Texas Immigration Processing Center after 10 months in the San Antonio-area detention facility. That stint that makes them the family detained the longest so far under the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown. Hayam El Gamal

Independent testing where Tesla’s lithium refinery discharges wastewater found toxic metals

The drainage district that commissioned the test has now sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Elon Musk-owned carmaker's operations, near Corpus Christi. The post Independent testing where Tesla’s lithium refinery discharges wastewater found toxic metals appeared first on San Antonio Current.

The number of child care deserts in Texas is growing

While East Texas areas are struggling with a chronic lack of care, hope is being seen in the South and West. The post The number of child care deserts in Texas is growing appeared first on San Antonio Current.