From school closures to staff cuts, Texas admins will detail budget woes to lawmakers

The influx of nearly $8.5 billion to Texas schools last year did not stop many from cutting programs, eliminating staffing and closing campuses. The El Paso district, for example, faces a nearly $53 million budget shortfall and may soon declare a financial emergency. Meanwhile, the Crystal City dist

Greg Abbott shares AI slopaganda of himself as San Antonio Spur dunking on NY governor

The Texas meme queen strikes again. The San Antonio Spurs will face off with the New York Knicks this Wednesday for the team’s first trip to the NBA Finals in a dozen years, and the city is buzzing. But like an uninvited party guest or a fairweather fan, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott decided he wanted […]

Texas Rep. James Talarico blasts online attacks against his girlfriend

State Rep. James Talarico, a Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful, had choice words over the weekend for a right-wing blogger who published the name of Talarico’s girlfriend. “This is what people hate about politics,” Talarico told reporters gathered at a Sunday rally in Williamson County. “I signed up to

Outside spending blitz defined the close of Texas’ District 35 Democratic runoff

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Democrats in a new San Antonio-area congressional district headed to the polls to settle a once sleepy runoff that had abruptly catapulted to national prominence in the closing weeks. They picked Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Garcia over housing activist Maureen Galin