San Antonio ISD’s new superintendent was accused of test cheating scandal at previous job

In a 5-2 vote, San Antonio ISD’s board of trustees on Wednesday selected Adrian Bustillos as the sole finalist to replace retiring superintendent Jaimie Aquino. That decision isn’t without controversy, however. In the early 2010s, El Paso ISD, where Bustillos was serving as assistant superintendent,

Right-wing podcaster Joe Rogan calls Trump Big Bend border barrier plan ‘B.S.’

Austin-based Joe Rogan, host of one of the world’s most-listened-to podcasts, criticized the Trump administration’s plan to put up 17 miles of non-contiguous barrier fences in Big Bend National Park. Rogan, who endorsed Trump in the 2024 election, called the White House plan “B.S.” on an episode of

Battle of Flowers: SA Botanical Garden claps back at Mayor Jones’ plan to prune its funding

The San Antonio Botanical Garden is pushing back at Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ proposal to end public subsidies to the nonprofit as the city looks to rein in a looming $158 million budget deficit. During a meeting last week, Jones said she wants to drop the city’s subsidy to the garden from $1.2 millio

Gabby Giffords, Sheriff Salazar endorse Katy Padilla Stout for U.S. House

Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords and Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar on Wednesday threw their support behind San Antonio attorney and child advocate Katy Padilla Stout in her run to represent Texas’ 23rd Congressional District as a Democrat. The endorsements from Giffords, a prominent gun violenc