UK-based equipment firm JCB says it will double size of planned manufacturing plant in San Antonio

British construction-equipment company JCB said Thursday it will double the size of the manufacturing plant it's developing on San Antonio's South Side, expanding its footprint from 500,000 square feet to 1 million. The $500 million facility will start production next year and employ 1,500 people, a

Officer previously accused of excessive force confirmed for state board by Texas Senate

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas Senate, with the bare minimum number of votes, approved the nomination of a formerly indicted Austin police officer to a law enforcement watchdog agency on Wednesday

Justice Department decided not prosecute Texas AG Ken Paxton near end of Biden's term

The Justice Department late last year quietly opted not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Associated Press reports, signaling an apparent close of federal scrutiny into one the state's most powerful Republican elected officials. Citing two people who spoke on condition of anonymity

Film HUSH (Help Us Say Help) explores need for mental health resources in Black communities

Despite their lifesaving utility, therapy and mental health resources are often socially stigmatized and viewed as a sign of personal weakness or failure. Author and filmmaker Antwon Lindsey’s 2023 documentary HUSH (Help Us Say Help), which screens this Friday at the East Side's Little Carver Theatr