Leaders at both organizations say combining operations will allow them to deepen coverage and strengthen community-focused journalism in San Antonio. Read More👉 ebx.sh/gFSxmk

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat on Sunday after what he called a ″painful″ election result, ending 16 years in power for a powerful figure in the far-right movement allied with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. https://to.pbs.org/4mq8m2R

New from me via @mysanantonio.com: “San Antonio residents hoping to install stop signs to quell speeding in an East Side neighborhood will have to go back to the drawing board after the city found that one was not needed.”

"Climate inaction isn’t just an environmental failure, it’s a sizable part of America’s affordability problem." Illuminating op-ed from @knittelmit.bsky.social et al on @wbur.org @cogwbur.bsky.social www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...

Some very good news on Local News Day: @statesnewsroom.com is bringing its excellent local reporting to @ms.now's election coverage. If you don't know SN, you should: it's in all 50 states, it's free, no paywall and the news reporting is top notch.

What a return to publishing from the always great @nick-martin.bsky.social (with an assist from @azrww.bsky.social) This is tremendous journalism

Two Alphabet-owned businesses are teaming up to find potholes and share that information with cities.

The Observer is one of 5 outlets joining in the second year of ProPublica's local Texas Investigative Initiative: www.propublica.org/atpropublica...

Two San Antonio city councilmembers are pushing to create a quick-build team to address infrastructure concerns related to pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin spoke at a climate change denier conference yesterday. My takeaways: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/c...

Caught the tail end of this reporting from @camille-phillips.bsky.social Wednesday on All Things Considered via @texaspublicradio.bsky.social. It covers Texas’ oversight of its colleges and professors' teaching, mainly hampering topics around gender and race. www.tpr.org/education/20...

Donald Trump’s attacks on CNN have taken on new meaning with David Ellison’s Paramount ready to take over. @liamjscott.bsky.social and I spoke to CNN staffers who detailed fresh anxieties about potential job cuts, mismanagement, and deference to Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

A new state office with the power to investigate whether public universities in Texas are violating laws on diversity, curriculum and campus decision-making has no written policies explaining how those investigations work, even after accepting complaints for nearly three months.

“Traffic deaths in the U.S. declined 6.7% between 2024 and 2025, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimate published Wednesday. A total of 36,640 fatalities occurred in 2025, compared to 39,254 in 2024.”

I obtained documents from Texas Parks & Wildlife that show how Border Patrol is seeking access to parcels in three state parks (Big Bend Ranch, Seminole Canyon and Bentsen-RGV) for border wall construction. @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/0204202...

NASA's Artemis II crew has successfully launched on a mission that will take it around the moon and back to Earth. Here's what to expect over their roughly 10-day journey. n.pr/4v5DlFl

San Antonio’s Historic and Design Review Commission gave the go-ahead to plans for a downtown ballpark for the Missions surrounded by apartments and a hotel.

Texas saw a $50B future in clean energy. Then the political winds shifted.

BREAKING: A judge blocks a Trump administration order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS.

County commissioners approved a $1.25 million grant to install flood warning sirens across the county.

Ed Russo insists Trump is an “environmental hero.” He’s also the only member of a White House environmental task force. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/c...

Breaking news: Gas prices at U.S. pumps spiked above $4 a gallon for the first time since the summer of 2022, as the war in Iran sends oil costs surging. Natural gas prices in Europe and Asia have also surged in the past month, roiling global stock markets.

New from me via @mysanantonio.com. Earlier this month, the San Antonio City Council approved $8 million in funding to explore safety and multimodal improvements to Culebra Road from General McMullen Drive to Loop 410. The roadway, in its entirety, runs 16 miles and spans three council districts.

Texas saddles up for data center clash

Republicans split on how to legislate on data centers

New from @texasnewsdude.bsky.social via @texaspublicradio.bsky.social exploring border security moves by the Trump administration to install linked, floating buoys. Construction is underway in a remote part of the Rio Grande near Brownsville. The section would stretch 17 miles.

Hundreds of immigrants have been arrested at immigration courthouses. It is unclear whether the federal government's admission could lead to some of those arrests being overturned. n.pr/4t3NCzU

Following the publication of an intensive investigation from the New York Times and allegations against César Chávez, the City of San Antonio is now soliciting feedback to rename the boulevard named for the late labor leader. Read More👉 ebx.sh/w7hV5l

'A symbol of inclusion': LGBTQ historian on the recent removal of rainbow crosswalks in Dallas: kerane.ws/47hv2Ms

‘We’re a desert’: New Parkland Health clinic to address lack of care in southeast Dallas County: kerane.ws/4bKn3sv

Democrats tonight flipped a Republican-leaning Florida state House seat that encompasses President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, per AP.

Valuable transportation reporting this morning from @kutnathan.bsky.social.

Texas is seeing a surge in AI data centers. Explore our interactive map of operating and proposed projects across the state.

“Accessibility was important. Residents needed to be in a prime location so they could easily ride their bikes to appointments or catch a bus. Zoning was also an issue." Public forums helmed to ease resident concerns and quell zoning issues. Unclear how long that process took. Worth the read.

Dozens of speakers expressed concerns over the possible loss of service in three DART member cities holding withdrawal elections this spring. kerane.ws/4d4ONdK

In a new lawsuit, Voice of America staffers allege that Kari Lake and other officials violated their First Amendment rights by breaching the editorial firewall that insulates the outlet from the government. This comes after two big wins for VOA in court. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The Department of Defense announced a new media policy today, days after a federal judge ruled Trump administration restrictions on Pentagon journalists were a First Amendment violation.

This is the first community center in the Northeast Side of District 2.

The GOP candidate’s cancelation of a Texas Public Radio interview comes after an old clip of him promoting a Confederate heritage group resurfaces.

CBS News said Friday it is shutting down its storied radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation as part of a round of layoffs, citing a shift in radio station programming strategies and challenging economic times.

The City of Corpus Christi is looking to San Antonio's CPS Energy to develop and explore potential options as a water crisis continues to inch closer. The city has been in the midst of a water catastrophe that could have devastating impacts. Read More👉 ebx.sh/irOz23

The proliferation of data centers across San Antonio and surrounding counties and their potential impacts are pertinent. Here is some local reporting on the topic. Both are certainly worth reading. In one, San Antonio wants to create, according to leaders, the playbook to lead.

Worth the read. I’m reading Baron’s “Collision of Power.” It’s undoubtedly relevant today, given all that’s happened with WaPo this year.

Traffic deaths in Portland are now down for the second year in a row, but the city hasn’t hit its target of zero fatalities. To do that, a Metro transportation planner says a city in New Jersey could serve as a model to get there.

An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers co-founder, groomed and sexually abused young girls who worked in the movement. nyti.ms/4bsG2rl

Dolores Huerta's statement on Cesar Chavez: “I am nearly 96 years old, and for the last 60 years have kept a secret because I believed that exposing the truth would hurt the farmworker movement I have spent my entire life fighting for... I can no longer stay silent and must share my own experiences"

This is a sideways reminder that states have more power to curb car characteristics that they don't want than most states think they do.

A new @bostonglobe.com report cites City Hall employees who accuse @mayorwu.boston.gov of personally blocking long-planned street safety and @mbta.com transit projects in @boston.gov. #mapoli Click through for a list of some the projects she's delaying: - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/03/16/g...

Judge orders sidelined Voice of America employees back to work

“Ever found yourself driving to the grocery store or coffee shop even tho it’s a 10-minute walk & perfectly nice day? New research suggests the reason isn’t just distance—it’s how the walk feels…it’s the sights, street life & amenities along the way that strongly shape whether people decide to walk”