San Antonio council will vote Friday whether to censure Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones

After three hours of closed-door deliberations, members of City Council said Monday they will move forward with an unprecedented censure vote against Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones. The vote is slated for Friday, District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez told reporters after council’s meeting. The group m

Gubernatorial hopeful Hinojosa slams Abbott’s school takeover threat during San Antonio stop

During a San Antonio campaign stop, Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, ripped Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent threats to take over public school districts whose students protested against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. “What is happening is districts are bein

The border wall is closing in on Big Bend, sparking opposition by locals

Residents and elected officials are speaking out against a proposed border barrier through Texas’ biggest state park and one of the jewels of the national park system. The post The border wall is closing in on Big Bend, sparking opposition by locals appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Tony Gonzales’ primary rival calls him ‘sexual predator’ after text messages come to light

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales’ top Republican primary rival blasted him as a “sexual predator” over the weekend and ramped up calls for the South Texas congressman’s resignation in light of new text messages related to his alleged affair. “I have now seen some of the text messages between Tony Gonzales an