Gov. Abbott orders TEA probe of Houston school for calling a student by chosen name and pronouns

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Gov. Greg Abbott said he demanded that the state’s education agency investigate a Houston high school whose teachers were accused by a local conservative activist of “transiti

Authorities bust 'sexually oriented' San Antonio-area business called Pink Monkey Cabaret

Late Sunday, Atascosa County authorities closed an establishment called the Pink Monkey Cabaret, accusing its operators of illegally operating a “sexually oriented business.” The bust, dubbed Operation High Heel, resulted in four arrests, according to a Facebook post by the Atascosa County Sheriff's

San Antonio police warn residents about arrest-warrant phone scam

The San Antonio Police Department cautioned residents to look out a for scam in which crooks pretending to be police demand money to prevent the execution of an arrest warrant. In Friday Facebook post, SAPD officials said the department “will NEVER contact citizens and ask for a payment, via phone o

San Antonio's Northside ISD votes to join class action lawsuit against social media companies

Northside Independent School District’s board last week voted to join a national class action lawsuit alleging large social media companies are peddling material harmful to the minds of students, the Express-News reports. The suit, first filed by the San Mateo County Board of Education in California