State of Texas moves to install conservator at San Antonio’s North East ISD

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is moving to install a conservator in San Antonio’s North East Independent School District (NEISD) after an investigation found the district has failed to enforce the state’s cellphone ban, the Express-News reports.  Once installed, the conservator will be tasked wit

Homegrown chain Laika Cheesecakes plans new location in far North San Antonio

Laika Cheesecakes & Espresso — a San Antonio-based chain known for its scratch-made sweets and artisanal coffee — is expanding again. It’s filed plans with state regulators to open a fifth store, this one north of Loop 1604. The new Laika outlet will be located at 2230 TPC Parkway, Suite 1103, in a

Trump’s DOJ plans to settle Texas’ Colony Ridge case without compensating victims

In December 2023, the U.S. Justice Department sued a Texas land developer it accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents into predatory mortgages, a landmark case for the Biden administration. Colony Ridge, which sold plots in massive subdivisions north of Houston, had become a “one-st

San Antonio police union president Danny Diaz to retire next month

After three decades with the Alamo City police force, San Antonio Police Officers’ Association President Danny Diaz will retire next month, he said in a late-Thursday Facebook post. “Serving as president of the San Antonio Police Officers’ Association has been one of the greatest honors of my career