More than 140 businesses ask Texas Republicans to halt Big Bend border wall construction

In a Tuesday letter, more than 140 Texas businesses urged Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz to protect public access to the Rio Grande and oppose federal plans to build steel border barriers at nearly every river access point in Big Bend National Park. The businesses — mostly

National Democrats add former GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales’ district to Texas congressional target list

WASHINGTON — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is adding Texas’ 23rd Congressional District to its target list, the third red-leaning, Hispanic-majority U.S. House seat to make it onto national Democrats’ radar ahead of November. In adding the seat to its “Districts in Play” list, the

San Antonio’s La Panadería Bakery violated child labor laws, feds say

Three of San Antonio-based La Panadería Bakery Café’s locations violated child labor protections along with minimum wage and overtime pay requirements, resulting in $45,000 in fines and back wages, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. In a statement released Tuesday, Labor Department officials

Centro San Antonio CEO calls mayor ‘toxic’ as concern rises over possible second Project Marvel vote

Editor’s note: This story was updated to clarify the nature of November’s county ballot initiative. Centro San Antonio CEO Trish DeBerry during a Monday talk radio appearance called Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones “toxic” and compared her demands that San Antonio companies step up their fundraising to the “G