Prosecutor Oscar Salinas latest to join race for Bexar County DA

The list of contenders in the Bexar County District Attorney race just keeps growing. Prosecutor Oscar Salinas announcing late Tuesday that he filed paperwork to run as an independent.  Salinas, a University of Texas School of Law grad, served as a Bexar County prosecutor for more than a decade. In

Bad Takes: ‘We have the best political system right now that private money can buy’

Sadly, what was once labeled corruption has become the way U.S. politics works. The post Bad Takes: ‘We have the best political system right now that private money can buy’ appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Texas hoped $100 million would help more families pay for child care. Here’s why it didn’t.

Increased costs in food and payroll at child care centers effectively wiped out the one-time investment state lawmakers approved earlier this year, a new report found. The post Texas hoped $100 million would help more families pay for child care. Here’s why it didn’t. appeared first on San Antonio C

Texas workers keep dying in the heat

Despite its blazing temperatures, Texas has no labor protections for heat. That leaves workers, especially immigrants, vulnerable on the job. The post Texas workers keep dying in the heat appeared first on San Antonio Current.