THC ban stalls out down the homestretch of Texas special legislative session

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. After several months of fiery debate and tearful testimonies over the prospect of banning THC statewide, proposed measures to do so have stalled in the Texas House.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs Texas' redrawn congressional maps into law

AUSTIN – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed the state's controversial new congressional map into law Friday, two days after he asserted at a press conference that the redrawing — done at the behest of President Donald Trump — will hold up in court. Organizations representing the state's Black and Latino

Bexar Sheriff’s deputy arrested over alleged assault of woman he was in relationship with

The Bexar County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) has arrested one of its own on charges that he assaulted another deputy with whom he had a relationship, KSAT reports. Deputy Abel Munoz Sifuentes, 29, was taken into custody Thursday and now faces charges of assault causing bodily injury to a family member,

San Antonio Zoo to open new ocean conservation lab next year to help protect coral reefs

With coral reefs dying at an alarming rate, the nationally recognized San Antonio Zoo is trying to do its part to protect ocean life. The zoo is expected to open a new 937-square-foot state-of-the-art laboratory that will focus on coral conservation, research, restoration and education, according to