Texas’ mail ballot ID requirements restored by federal appeals court

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday restored several pieces of a 2021 Texas election law that overhauled mail-in and assisted voting, overturning a lower court’s block on those provisions. Five years ago, Texas passed Senate Bill 1, a wide-reaching election law that changed the way lo

Mayor Jones adds another listening session as support for arena vote gains momentum 

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has added another listening session to allow residents to air their concerns about the proposed Spurs arena as support for scheduling a citywide vote on the funding for the project gains momentum. The session will take place from 6-7 p.m. Friday at Ay Que Chula, 15

In San Antonio’s immigrant community, the fear of ICE weighs on every move

Editor’s note: The migrants in this story asked to be identified only by their first names or initials because they are undocumented and fear arrest and deportation. SAN ANTONIO — Jossman had told himself many times that the day a copeventually pulled him over, he wouldn’t run. Before wading the Rio

Lawmakers urge 6 San Antonio-area cities to pull back from ICE enforcement agreements

Democratic federal and state lawmakers have called on six small San Antonio-area communities to end their cooperation agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), arguing that the deals make their residents less safe. U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar along with Texas Reps.