Ready to Work touts 5,000 job placements in San Antonio

Despite continued questions about its effectiveness, San Antonio’s Ready to Work career development program has secured over 5,000 job placements for program participants in San Antonio, officials with the organization said Wednesday. “With hard work, RTW participants are increasing their salaries b

‘McCarthyism with a Texas accent’ 

This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X and Bluesky. Three years ago, at the outset of the 88th session of the Texas Legislature, Salman Bhojani placed his hand

Former Councilman Manny Pelaez bashes Mayor Jones, buddies up with her former staffers 

Former District 8 councilman and failed mayoral candidate Manny Pelaez reemerged this week to bash Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, calling her term so far “the dictionary definition of a dumpster fire.” After falling off the radar following his loss to Jones in last year’s mayoral race, Pelaez made an appea

Broke Bexar County scrapes together another $10 million for billionaire Graham Weston’s ballpark

Bexar County Commissioners Court last week scraped together another $10 million for a new publicly financed minor league baseball stadium that backers insist will turn downtown into a hub of activity and commerce. However, the decision to kick in the additional funding came at the same April 28 meet